Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern
Friedrich Wilhelm Prince of Hohenzollern ( born February 3, 1924 Castle Umkirch in Freiburg im Breisgau, † 16 September 2010 in Sigmaringen ) was a German industrialist and since 1965 head of the former princely House of Hohenzollern.
Life
Frederick William was the eldest son of Frederick of Hohenzollern (1891-1965) and his wife Margaret of Saxony (1900-1962), daughter of the last Saxon King Friedrich August III. from the House of Wettin and his wife, the Archduchess Luise of Austria - Tuscany.
He grew up in Umkirch castle and visited in Freiburg im Breisgau primary school and as of 1935 the Berthold -Gymnasium. In 1943 he was still the Reich Labour Service (RAD ) fed, but then declared as a result of the so-called Prince decree of 1940 unfit for military service and therefore not called up for military service. From September 1944 to April 1945 he witnessed the forcible eviction of the family and interned at Castle Wilflingen. During this time the Sigmaringen Castle was the seat of the Vichy regime of Marshal Pétain. After graduating from the Friedrich-Gymnasium in Freiburg in 1944, he studied business administration in 1945 at the Albert- Ludwigs- University of Freiburg and the University of Geneva. In 1948 he completed his studies. He married on February 3, 1951 Princess Margarita of Leiningen ( 1932-1996 ), daughter of Karl zu Leiningen and Maria Kirillovna Grand Duchess of Russia. In 1954 he was admitted to the Order of Constantine.
As the former Princely metallurgical plants were in debt in the late 1970s with DM 100 million, he separated from private ownership to rehabilitate the company. He was Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign - Bailli Military Order of Malta and 1972-1992 President of the Order of Malta in Germany as well as a great patron of the Maltese in Baden- Württemberg. He had done great service particularly to the construction of Malteser eV.
Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern was the owner of the group Prince of Hohenzollern, the 2006 from the Court Chamber, the management of the entire possessions of Hohenzollern- Sigmaringen, newly formed itself. Among others, these include Sigmaringen Castle, the Arber mountain railway Ski Area, Big Arber in the Bavarian Forest and investments in the industry operating ZOLLERN GmbH & Co. KG and the wine and champagne corporate Prince of Hohenzollern GmbH.
He died at Schloss Sigmaringen on 16 September 2010. Requiem for the prince took place at the Church of the Redeemer in Hedingen monastery on 23 September 2010. There is also the grave lay the Hohenzollern, where he was subsequently buried. The motto of the Swabian Hohenzollern Nihil sine Deo ( " Nothing without God " ) was for the prince always the premise of his actions.
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Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern (1811-1885) ∞ 1834 princess Josephine of Baden (1813-1900)
King Ferdinand II of Portugal (1816-1885) ∞ 1836 queen Maria II of Portugal (1819-1853)
King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810-1859) ∞ 1837 Archduchess Maria Theresa Isabella of Austria (1816-1867)
Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria (1808-1888) ∞ 1828 princess Ludovica Wilhelmine von Bayern (1808-1892)
King John of Saxony (1801-1873) ∞ 1822 princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1801-1877)
King Ferdinand II of Portugal (1816-1885) ∞ 1836 queen Maria II of Portugal (1819-1853)
Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany (1797-1870) ∞ 1833 princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies (1814-1898)
Duke Charles III. of Bourbon- Parma (1823-1854) ∞ 1845 princess Louise of France (1819-1864)
Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern (1835-1905) ∞ 1861 princess Maria Antonia of Portugal (1845-1913)
Prince Louis of Naples and Sicily (1838-1886) ∞ 1861 duchess Mathilde in Bavaria (1843-1925)
King George of Saxony (1832-1904) ∞ 1859 Princess Maria Anna of Portugal (1843-1884)
Grand Duke Ferdinand IV of Tuscany (1835-1908) ∞ 1868 Princess Alicia of Bourbon- Parma (1849-1935)
Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern (1864-1927) ∞ 1889 princess Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1867-1909)
King Friedrich August III. of Saxony (1865-1932) ∞ 1892 Archduchess Luise of Austria - Tuscany (1870-1947)
Friedrich von Hohenzollern (1891-1965) ∞ 1920 Princess Margaret of Saxony (1900-1962)
Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern (1924-2010)
Progeny
On the question of how the Hohenzollern possession is held together in the family, said Karl Friedrich of Hohenzollern that despite the modern inheritance law, the assets will be passed on still to the eldest offspring, while the siblings received a severance package. In the case of the late Frederick William of Hohenzollern are subsequent children inheritance legitimate offspring:
- Karl Friedrich ( born April 20, 1952) ∞ 1985 to 2010 Alexandra Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg ( b. 1960 ); ∞ 2010 Catherine de Zomer (* 1959)
- John Albrecht ( born August 3, 1954) ∞ 2001 Nathalie Viets - Rocabado ( b. 1970 )
- Ferdinand Maria ( born February 14, 1960) ∞ 1990 Countess Ilona Kálnoky of Kőröspatak ( b. 1968 )
Honors
He was due to his social commitment, the Cross of Merit, First Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the honorary citizenship in Sigmaringen, Sigmaringen village, Umkirch and Bavarian Eisenstein. On May 7 of 1988 he Medal of Merit of the State of Baden -Württemberg was also awarded.
Friedrich Wilhelm Prince of Hohenzollern had since 1951 Honorary Member of the KDSt.V. Wildenstein Freiburg im Breisgau.
On 3 February 2004 him the golden badge of honor of the Bavarian Ski Association was awarded.
Other awards are
- Konrad badge of the Archdiocese of Freiburg
- Justice Grand Cross of Constantine Order of St. George