Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern

Charles Anthony
Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Prince of Hohenzollern
Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Reign	27 August 1848 – 7 December 1849
Predecessor	Charles
Successor	none
Prince of Hohenzollern
Reign	3 September 1869 – 2 June 1885
Predecessor	none
Successor	Leopold
Spouse	Princess Josephine of Baden
Issue
Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern Stephanie, Queen of Portugal Carol I of Romania Prince Anthony Prince Frederick Princess Marie, Countess of Flanders
Full name
German: Karl Anton Joachim Zephyrinus Friedrich Meinrad
House	House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Father	Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Mother	Marie Antoinette Murat
Born	7 September 1811(1811-09-07) Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Died	2 June 1885(1885-06-02) (aged 73) Berlin, German Empire

Prince Charles Anthony of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen^[1][2] (German: Karl Anton Joachim Zephyrinus Friedrich Meinrad Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen^[1][2]) (7 September 1811^[1][2] – 2 June 1885^[1][2]) was head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern from 1869 and Prime Minister of Prussia. He was the son^[1][2] of Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, who abdicated in favor of his son on 27 August 1848, and his first wife Marie Antoinette Murat, niece of Joachim Murat.^[1][2]

Marriage and issue

Prince Charles Anthony was married^[1][2] to Josephine Friederike Luise, Princess of Baden (1813–1900), daughter of Grand Duke Charles of Baden.^[1][2]

• Leopold (1835–1905)
• Stephanie (1837–1859) - married Peter V of Portugal
• Karl (1839–1914), future King of Romania
• Anton (1841–1866)
• Friedrich (1843–1904)
• Maria Luise (1845–1912) - married Philippe of Belgium

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 7 September 1811 – 27 August 1848: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
• 27 August 1848 – 20 March 1850: His Serene Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
• 20 March 1850 – 18 October 1861: His Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
• 18 October 1861 – 3 September 1869: His Royal Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
• 3 September 1869 – 2 June 1885: His Royal Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern

Ancestry

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Darryl Lundy (7 January 2008). "Karl Anton Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen". thePeerage.com. http://www.thepeerage.com/p10175.htm#i101748. Retrieved 2008-12-28. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Paul Theroff. "HOHENZOLLERN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/hohenzollern.html. Retrieved 2008-12-28. ^{[dead link]}

Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern Born: 7 September 1811 Died: 2 June 1885
Regnal titles
Preceded by Charles	Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 27 August 1848 – 7 December 1849	Principality annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Himself	— TITULAR — Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 7 December 1849 – 2 June 1885 Reason for succession failure: Principality annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850	Succeeded by Leopold
Preceded by Constantine	— TITULAR — Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 3 September 1869 – 2 June 1885 Reason for succession failure: Principality annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850
German nobility
Preceded by None	Prince of Hohenzollern 3 September 1869 – 2 June 1885	Succeeded by Leopold
Political offices
Preceded by Baron Otto Theodor von Manteuffel	Prime Minister of Prussia 6 November 1858 – 12 March 1862	Succeeded by Prince Adolf of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen

Persondata
Name	Charles Anthony Of Hohenzollern, Prince
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	7 September 1811
Place of birth	Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Date of death	2 June 1885
Place of death	Berlin, German Empire