Karl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern
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Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern (born 20 April 1952; Sigmaringen
, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is the eldest son of the late Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern
and Princess Margarita of Leiningen
. He became head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
on his father's death on 16 September 2010.
Karl Friedrich is a member of the band Charly and the Jivemates, in which he sings and plays guitar and saxophone, and The Present Sovereign Grand Master of The Order of The Dragon.
, daughter of Count Clemens Anton Schenck von Stauffenberg (a relative of Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
) and his wife Countess Clementine Elisabeth of Wolff-Metternich, on 17 May 1985 in Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg. They were divorced on 21 January 2010, in Sigmaringen. They have four children:
On 17 July 2010 Karl Friedrich married for the second time with Katharina (Nina) de Zomer (born 1959), a German photographer.
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Sigmaringen
Sigmaringen is a town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen district....
, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is the eldest son of the late Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern
Frederick William, Prince of Hohenzollern
Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern was the head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.-Biography:Friedrich Wilhelm was born in Schloss Umkirch...
and Princess Margarita of Leiningen
Princess Margarita of Leiningen
Princess Margarita of Leiningen was a Princess of Leiningen and Princess consort of Hohenzollern...
. He became head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
-Noble jurisdictions:Prince Karl Eitel of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and descendants of his nephew Ferdinand ruled over the Kingdom of Romania, as Karl Eitel did not have children...
on his father's death on 16 September 2010.
Karl Friedrich is a member of the band Charly and the Jivemates, in which he sings and plays guitar and saxophone, and The Present Sovereign Grand Master of The Order of The Dragon.
Marriage and children
He married Countess Alexandra Schenck von StauffenbergStauffenberg
The Schenken von Stauffenberg are an aristocratic Roman Catholic family from Swabia in Germany, whose best-known member was Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg – the key figure in the 1944 "20 July plot" to assassinate Adolf Hitler....
, daughter of Count Clemens Anton Schenck von Stauffenberg (a relative of Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg commonly referred to as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg was a German army officer and Catholic aristocrat who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler and remove the Nazi Party from...
) and his wife Countess Clementine Elisabeth of Wolff-Metternich, on 17 May 1985 in Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg. They were divorced on 21 January 2010, in Sigmaringen. They have four children:
- HSH Alexander Friedrich Antonius Johannes, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern (b. 16 March 1987)
- HSH Princess Philippa Marie Carolina Isabelle of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (b. 2 November 1988)
- HSH Princess Flaminia Pia Eilika Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (b. 9 January 1992) – Her godmother is Archduchess Eilika of AustriaArchduchess Eilika of AustriaDuchess Eilika of Oldenburg is the wife of Georg von Habsburg, the third in the line of succession to the titular Austro-Hungarian throne. She is currently 794th in line for the British throne. She is a daughter of Duke Johann of Oldenburg and his wife Countess Ilka of Ortenburg...
- HSH Princess Antonia Elisabeth Georgina Tatiana of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (b. 22 June 1995) – Her godmother is Princess Tatiana of Liechtenstein
On 17 July 2010 Karl Friedrich married for the second time with Katharina (Nina) de Zomer (born 1959), a German photographer.
Titles and styles
- 20 April 1952 – 6 February 1965: His Serene Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Hohenzollern
- 6 February 1965 – 16 September 2010: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern
- 16 September 2010 – present: His Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern
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