Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
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Karl Anton | |||||
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Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | |||||
Reign | 27 August 1848 – 7 December 1849 | ||||
Predecessor | Charles | ||||
Successor | none | ||||
Head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern | |||||
Tenure | 3 September 1869 – 2 June 1885 | ||||
Predecessor | none | ||||
Successor | Leopold | ||||
Born | Krauchenwies, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
7 September 1811||||
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Sigmaringen, German Empire |
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Spouse | Princess Josephine of Baden | ||||
Issue | Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern Stephanie, Queen of Portugal Carol I, King of Romania Prince Anthony Prince Frederick Princess Marie, Countess of Flanders |
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House | Hohenzollern | ||||
Father | Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||
Mother | Marie Antoinette Murat |
Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[1] (German: Karl Anton Joachim Zephyrinus Friedrich Meinrad Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[1]) (7 September 1811[1] – 2 June 1885[1]) was head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern from 1869 and Prime Minister of Prussia which made him the only Prussian Prince to hold that post. He was the son[1] of Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, who abdicated in favour of his son on 27 August 1848, and his first wife Marie Antoinette Murat, niece of Joachim Murat.[1]
Life
After only slightly over a year ruling his family's small principality, Karl Anton abdicated in December 1849 in favor of his distant cousin, the King of Prussia, and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, along with the neighboring principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, was annexed by Prussia. After his abdication, Karl Anton became a prominent figure in Prussian politics. After the fall of the reactionary Manteuffel ministry in 1858, and the accession of Prince William as regent for his incapacitated brother, King Frederick William IV, a new, moderately liberal ministry was appointed, with Karl Anton as Minister-President. The Prince continued in this role until 1862, when he resigned in the midst of a struggle with parliament over the military budget.
After this, Karl Anton largely resigned from active politics and focused on his role as head of the Catholic branch of the Hohenzollern family, accentuated by the extinction of the Hohenzollern-Hechingen line in 1869. In 1866, his second son, Karl, was offered the throne of Romania, where he would rule for nearly fifty years as Carol I. A few years later, in 1870, his eldest son, Leopold, was given a similar offer of the Spanish throne. This so-called "Hohenzollern candidacy" for the Spanish throne was one of the main factors in instigating the Franco-Prussian War.
Marriage and issue
Prince Karl Anton was married[1] to Josephine Friederike Luise, Princess of Baden (1813–1900), daughter of Grand Duke Charles of Baden.[1]
- Leopold (1835–1905).
- Stephanie (1837–1859), married Peter V of Portugal.
- Karl (1839–1914), future King of Romania.
- Anton (1841–1866), died in battle.
- Friedrich (1843–1904).
- Marie (1845–1912), married Philippe of Belgium.
Honours
- German decorations[2]
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- Hohenzollern: Joint Founder of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 5 December 1841
- Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 17 April 1860[3]
- Baden:[4]
- Grand Cross of the House Order of Fidelity, 1831
- Grand Cross of the Zähringer Lion, 1831
- Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, 1858[5]
- Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, May 1835[6]
- Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 25 December 1868[7]
- Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 18 September 1861[8]
- Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 1 March 1858[9]
- Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown
- Württemberg:[10]
- Grand Cross of the Friedrich Order, 1832
- Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1845
- Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Black Eagle, with Collar, 24 January 1832[11]
- Pour le Mérite (military), 20 September 1866[12]
- Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Grand Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, with Swords
- Military Service Cross
- Foreign decorations[2]
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- Austrian Empire:[13]
- Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1853
- Grand Cross of St. Stephen, 1859
- Knight of the Golden Fleece, 1860
- Military Merit Cross, with War Decoration
- Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (military), 30 June 1869[14]
- Empire of Brazil: Grand Cross of the Southern Cross
- 23x15px French Empire: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, 28 June 1860[15]
- File:Naval Royal Standard of Greece (1833-1858).svg Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
- Monaco: Grand Cross of St. Charles
- Kingdom of Portugal: Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword
- United Principalities of Romania:
- Russian Empire:
- 23x15px Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, with Collar, 8 February 1882[16]
- Sweden-Norway: Knight of the Seraphim, 24 February 1864[17]
Ancestry
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References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Preußen (1884/85), Genealogy p.5
- ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 18
- ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1834), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 32, 50
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- ↑ Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1837), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 12
- ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 12
- ↑ Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg: für das Jahr 1872/73, "Der Großherzogliche Haus-und Verdienst Orden" p. 31
- ↑ Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1869), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 12
- ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1869), "Königliche Orden" pp. 31, 56
- ↑ Liste der Ritter des Königlich Preußischen Hohen Ordens vom Schwarzen Adler (1851), "Von Seiner Majestät dem Könige Friedrich Wilhelm III. ernannte Ritter" p. 20
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Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
Cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern
Born: 7 September 1811 Died: 2 June 1885 |
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Regnal titles | ||
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Preceded by | Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 27 August 1848 – 7 December 1849 |
Principality annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia |
German nobility | ||
Preceded by
Himself (Principality annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia)
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Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 7 December 1849 – 2 June 1885 |
Succeeded by Leopold |
Preceded by
Himself, after the extinction of the Hechingen Branch of the House of Hohenzollern
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Prince of Hohenzollern 3 September 1869 – 2 June 1885 |
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Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Prime Minister of Prussia 6 November 1858 – 12 March 1862 |
Succeeded by Prince Adolf of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen |
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