Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
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| Leopold | |
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| Prince of Hohenzollern | |
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| Predecessor | Charles Anthony |
| Successor | William |
| Spouse | Infanta Antónia of Portugal |
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| William, Prince of Hohenzollern Ferdinand I of Romania Prince Karl Anton |
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| German: Leopold Stephan Karl Anton Gustav Eduard Tassilo | |
| Father | Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern |
| Mother | Princess Josephine of Baden |
| Born | September 22, 1835 Krauchenwies |
| Died | June 8, 1905 (aged 69) Berlin |
Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern[1][2] (German: Leopold Stephan Karl Anton Gustav Eduard Tassilo Fürst von Hohenzollern[1][2]) (22 September 1835[1][2] – 8 June 1905[1][2]) was the head of the Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern, and played a fleeting role in European power politics.
He was born into the dynasty's surviving Sigmaringen branch, which inherited all the dynasty's Swabian lands when the Hohenzollern-Hechingen branch went extinct.
Leopold's parents were Josephine of Baden and Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern.[1][2] Leopold was the older brother[1][2] of King Carol I of Romania and father of future King Ferdinand I of Romania.[1][2]
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[edit] Entry into European Controversy
After the Spanish Revolution of 1868 that overthrew Queen Isabella II, Leopold was offered the Spanish crown by the new government. This offer was supported by the Prussian Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck, but opposed by the French emperor Napoleon III on the grounds that the installation of a relative of the Prussian king would result in the expansion of Prussian influence and the encirclement of France. Leopold was forced to decline the offer. Additional demands made by the French government heightened diplomatic tensions between Paris and Berlin; deliberate or accidental mistranslations of a diplomatic communique, Ems Telegram, also known as the Ems Dispatch, led to the declaration of war by France. Prussia's speedy mobilization, and the support of the other members of the North German Confederation resulted the defeat and capture of Emperor Napoleon III, the collapse of his government and the institution of the French Third Republic, and to the creation of the German Empire.
[edit] Marriage and issue
In 1861 Prince Leopold married Antonia of Portugal, daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal and King Consort Ferdinand II of Portugal of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Kohary.[1][2] They had the following children:[1][2]
- Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1864–1927); succeeded as Prince of Hohenzollern
- Ferdinand (1865–1927), King of Romania
- Karl Anton (1 September 1868–21 February 1919); married Princess Josephine Caroline of Belgium
[edit] Ancestry
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Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
Cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern
Born: 22 September 1835 Died: 8 June 1905 |
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| Preceded by Charles Anthony |
Prince of Hohenzollern 2 June 1885 - 8 June 1905 |
Succeeded by William |
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| Preceded by Charles Anthony |
— TITULAR — Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 2 June 1885 - 8 June 1905 Reason for succession failure: Principality annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850 |
Succeeded by William |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Darryl Lundy (19 March 2005). "Leopold Stephan Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen". thePeerage.com. http://www.thepeerage.com/p10175.htm#i101743. Retrieved on 2008-12-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Paul Theroff. "HOHENZOLLERN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/hohenzollern.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-28.
