Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern

Prince Karl Anton
Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern
Born	1 September 1868 Sigmaringen, Province of Hohenzollern, Prussia
Died	21 February 1919 (aged 50) Namedy
Spouse	Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium
Issue	Princess Stephanie Princess Marie Antoinette Prince Albrecht Princess Henriette
Full name German: Karl Anton Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig
House	House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Father	Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
Mother	Infanta Antónia of Portugal

Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen^[1][2] (German: Karl Anton Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen^[1][2]) (1 September 1868^[1][2] – 21 February 1919^[1][2]) was a member of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.^[1][2] Karl Anton was the third and youngest son^[1][2] of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern and his wife Infanta Antónia of Portugal.^[1][2] Karl Anton's elder brothers were William, Prince of Hohenzollern and Ferdinand I of Romania.^[1][2]

Marriage and issue

On 28 May 1894 in Brussels, Karl Anton married his cousin Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (Brussels 18 October 1872-Namur 6 January 1958), daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders and his wife Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.^[1][2] Karl Anton and Joséphine Caroline had four children:^[1][2]

• Princess Stephanie Josephine Karola Philippine Leopoldine Marie of Hohenzollern (8 April 1895 – 7 August 1975)
• Princess Marie Antoinette Wilhelmine Auguste Viktoria of Hohenzollern (23 October 1896 – 4 July 1965)
• Prince Albrecht Ludwig Leopold Tassilo of Hohenzollern (28 September 1898 – 30 July 1977)
• Princess Henriette Leopoldine Wilhelmine of Hohenzollern (29 September 1907 – 3 October 1907)

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 1 September 1868 – 3 September 1869: His Serene Highness Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
• 3 September 1869 – 21 February 1919: His Serene Highness Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern

16. Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen               8. Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen                       17. Princess Amalie Zephyrine of Salm-Kyrburg               4. Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern                             18. Pierre Murat               9. Marie Antoinette Murat                       19. Louise d'Astorg               2. Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern                                   20. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden               10. Karl, Grand Duke of Baden                       21. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt               5. Princess Josephine of Baden                             22. Claude de Beauharnais               11. Stéphanie de Beauharnais                       23. Claudine Françoise de Lézay-Marnézia               1. Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern                                         24. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld               12. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha                       25. Princess Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf               6. Ferdinand II of Portugal                             26. Ferencz József, Prince Koháry de Csábrág               13. Princess Antonia Koháry de Csábrág                       27. Countess Maria Antonia von Waldstein-Wartenberg               3. Infanta Antónia of Portugal                                   28. John VI of Portugal               14. Pedro I of Brazil                       29. Carlota of Spain               7. Maria II of Portugal                             30. Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor               15. Maria Leopoldina of Austria                       31. Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies

References

1. Darryl Lundy (19 March 2005). "Karl Anton Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-28. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. Paul Theroff. "HOHENZOLLERN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2008-12-28.