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REFERENCE TITLE NAME BORN DIED   TITLE NAME BORN DIED COMMENTS
6 Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 1811 1885 Princess Josephine of Baden 1813 1900 See 32.172 - Karl Anton was appointed the Prime Minister of Prussia in 1858. Following the extinction of the Hohenzollern-Hechingen line in 1869, the Princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen adopted the title of Prince of Hohenzollern. Both the Hechingen and Sigmaringen lines ceded their sovereign rights to Prussia on 7 December 1849. Karl Anton was Prime Minister of Prussia from 1858 to 1862.
6.1 Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern 1835 1905 Infanta Antonia of Portugal 1845 1913 See 12.416 - Leopold was offered the Spanish Crown in 1870 following a revolution in Spain on 30 September 1868 and the expulsion of Queen Isabel from Spain; the throne had been offered to three other candidates who had all refused. France, however objected to Leopold's candidacy and eventually it led to the Franco-Prussian war.
6.11 Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern 1864 1927 Princess Maria Theresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 1867 1909 See 37.5521 - Wilhelm renounced his rights to the Roumanian throne in favour of his younger brother Ferdinand, but continued the princely line of Hohenzollern. Wilhelm lived in Bucharest for some time as Crown Prince of Roumania, he came to the conclusion that life as Crown Prince was less agreeable than that of a scion of the House of Hohenzollern, so he renounced his rights to the Roumanian throne and returned to Berlin to live.
6.11 Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern 1864 1927 Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria 1870 1958 See 18.1512 - Wilhelm renounced his rights to the Roumanian throne in favour of his younger brother Ferdinand, but continued the princely line of Hohenzollern. Wilhelm lived in Bucharest for some time as Crown Prince of Roumania, he came to the conclusion that life as Crown Prince was less agreeable than that of a scion of the House of Hohenzollern, so he renounced his rights to the Roumanian throne and returned to Berlin to live.
6.111 Princess Auguste Viktoria of Hohenzollern 1890 1966 King Manuel II of Portugal 1889 1932 See 12.41213 - Manuel was overthrown by a revolution on 5 October 1910 and was forced to flee to England. Manuel suffered a terrible death by suffocation caused by an oedema of the glottis or larynx (depending on which source is consulted).
6.111 Princess Auguste Viktoria of Hohenzollern 1890 1966 Count Carl Robert Douglas 1880 1955  
6.112 Prince Friedrich of Hohenzollern 1891 1965 Princess Margarita of Saxony 1900 1962 See 26.66545 - Prince Friedrich & Prince Franz Joseph were twins
6.1121 Princess Maria-Antonia of Hohenzollern 1921   Count Heinrich von Waldburg zu Wolfegg and Waldsee 1911 1972 Princess Maria-Antonia and Princess Marie Adelgunde are twins
6.1122 Princess Marie Adelgunde of Hohenzollern 1921   Prince Konstantin of Bavaria 1920 1969 See 18.19121 - Princess Maria-Antonia and Princess Marie Adelgunde are twins. Konstantin died in an aeroplane accident at Hechingen.
6.1122 Princess Marie Adelgunde of Hohenzollern 1921     Werner Hess 1907    
6.1122 Princess Marie Adelgunde of Hohenzollern 1921     Hans Huber 1909    
6.1123 Princess Marie Theresia of Hohenzollern 1922 2004          
6.1124 Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern 1924   Princess Margarita of Leiningen 1932 1996 See 39.21234 - Prince Friedrich Wilhelm is the present Head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
6.11241 - QVD Hereditary Prince Karl Friedrich of Hohenzollern 1952   Countess Alexandra Schenk von Stauffenberg 1960    
6.112411 - QVD Prince Alexander of Hohenzollern 1987            
6.112412 - QVD Princess Philippa of Hohenzollern 1988            
6.112413 - QVD Princess Flaminia of Hohenzollern 1992            
6.112414 - QVD Princess Antonia of Hohenzollern 1995            
6.11242 - QVD Prince Albrecht of Hohenzollern 1954     Nathalie Viets-Rocabado 1970    
6.112421 - QVD Princess Josefine of Hohenzollern 2002            
6.112422 - QVD Princess Eugenia of Hohenzollern 2005            
6.11243 - QVD Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern 1960   Countess Ilona Kálnoky de Köröspatak 1968   Ilona is a sister of Countess Maria Kálnoky de Köröspatak (wife of Prince Constantin Ferdinand of Liechtenstein)
6.112431 - QVD Prince Aloys of Hohenzollern 1999            
6.112432 - QVD Prince Fidelis of Hohenzollern 2001            
6.112433 - QVD Princess Victoria of Hohenzollern 2004            
6.1125 Prince Franz Joseph of Hohenzollern 1926 1996 Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Thurn and Taxis 1927   See 24.463415
6.1125 Prince Franz Joseph of Hohenzollern 1926 1996 Princess Diane Marguerite of Bourbon-Parma 1932   See 38.X1
6.1126 Prince Johann-Georg of Hohenzollern 1932   Princess Birgitta of Sweden 1937   See 3.31112
6.11261 - QVD Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern 1962     Nicole Neschitsch 1968    
6.112611 - QVD Prince Nicolas of Hohenzollern 1999            
6.11262 - QVD Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern 1963   Hereditary Count Heinrich zu Ortenburg 1956    
6.11262 - QVD Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern 1963     Eckbert von Bohlen und Halbach 1956    
6.112621 - QVD Count Carl-Theodor of Ortenburg 1992            
6.112622 - QVD Count Frederik-Hubertus of Ortenburg 1995            
6.112623 - QVD Countess Carolina of Ortenburg 1997            
6.11263 - QVD Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern 1966     Uta Maria König 1964    
6.112631 - QVD Prince Lennart of Hohenzollern 2001 2001          
6.1127 Prince Ferfried of Hohenzollern 1943     Angela von Morgen 1941   Angela was a sister to the late Erika von Morgen
6.1127 Prince Ferfried of Hohenzollern 1943     Eliane Etter 1947    
6.1127 Prince Ferfried of Hohenzollern 1943     Majea Meinert 1971    
6.11271 Princess Valerie Alexandra of Hohenzollern 1969     Peter Brenske 1956    
6.11272 Princess Stephanie Michaela of Hohenzollern 1971   Count Hieronymus Wolff Metternich zur Gracht 1955    
6.11273 Princess Henriette Annabelle of Hohenzollern 1978            
6.11274 Prince Moritz Johannes of Hohenzollern 1980            
6.113 Prince Franz Joseph of Hohenzollern-Emden 1891 1964 Princess Maria Alix of Saxony 1901 1990 See 26.66546 - Friedrich & Franz Joseph were twins. Franz Joseph was allowed to add the name "Emden" to Hohenzollern by decree of the German Ministry of the Interior on 18 November 1933 as a tribute to the cruiser Emden. Franz Joseph was apparently 2nd Torpedo officer on the "Emden" and wrote a book "EMDEN - THE LAST CRUISE OF THE CHIVALROUS RAIDER, 1914".
6.1131 Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern 1922 1993   Alexandra Afif-Gessaphe 1919 1996 Alexandra is sister of Robert de Afif-Gessaphe
6.1132 Prince Meinrad of Hohenzollern 1925   Baroness Eddina von Kap-Herr 1938    
6.11321 Princess Stephanie-Antoinette of Hohenzollern 1974     Sebastian Exner 1977    
6.1133 Princess Maria Margarete of Hohenzollern 1928 2006 Duke Carl Gregor of Mecklenburg (Streltz) 1933   See 24.84343
6.1134 Prince Emanuel Joseph of Hohenzollern 1929 1999 Princess Katharina of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1943   See 27.241131
6.11341 Princess Eugenia Maria of Hohenzollern 1969     Alexander Sautter ?    
6.11342 Prince Carl Alexander of Hohenzollern 1970     Angela Stölzle 1942    
6.11342 Prince Carl Alexander of Hohenzollern 1970     Azlet ? 1983   The second marriage of Prince Carl to Azlet (Macedonian nationality) was annulled after 6 weeks
6.12 King Ferdinand I "Nando" of Roumania 1865 1927 Princess Marie "Missy" of Edinburgh (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) (and of Great Britain) 1875 1938 See 1.42 - Ferdinand succeeded his uncle Carol I as King of Roumania
6.121 - QVD King Carol II of Roumania 1893 1953   Ioana "Zizi" Lambrino 1898 1953 Carol renounced his rights to the Roumanian throne in 1925. His son Michael became king on the death of Ferdinand I, however Carol returned to Roumania in 1930 and usurped his son Michael as King of Roumania. Carol was deposed in 1940 and Michael become king for the second time.
6.121 - QVD King Carol II of Roumania 1893 1953 Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark 1896 1982 See 16.13 - Carol renounced his rights to the Roumanian throne in 1925. His son Michael became king on the death of Ferdinand I, however Carol returned to Roumania in 1930 and usurped his son Michael as King of Roumania. Carol was deposed in 1940 and Michael become king for the second time.
6.121 - QVD King Carol II of Roumania 1893 1953   Elena (Magda) Lupescu 1899 1977 Carol renounced his rights to the Roumanian throne in 1925. His son Michael became king on the death of Ferdinand I, however Carol returned to Roumania in 1930 and usurped his son Michael as King of Roumania. Carol was deposed in 1940 and Michael become king for the second time.
6.1211 - QVD   Mircea (Carol) Hohenzollern (Roumania) 1920 2006   Helene Nagavitzine 1925    
6.1211 - QVD   Mircea (Carol) Hohenzollern (Roumania) 1920 2006   Thelma Jeanne Williams 1930 1988  
6.1211 - QVD   Mircea (Carol) Hohenzollern (Roumania) 1920 2006   Antonia Colville 1939 2007  
6.12111 - QVD   Paul Hohenzollern (Roumania) 1948     Lia Georgia Triff 1949    
6.12112 - QVD   George Alexander Hohenzollern (Roumania) 1961            
6.1212 - QVD King Michael of Roumania 1921   Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma 1923   See 38.S2 - Michael succeeded his grandfather Ferdinand I as King of Roumania in 1927. However, Michael's father Carol reneged on his earlier renunciation to the rights to the Roumanian throne and Michael's position as King was usurped by Carol who became King in 1930. Carol was eventually deposed in 1940 and Michael returned to the throne for the second time. Michael was forced to abdicate in December 1947 by the communists.

King Michael signed the "Fundamental Rules Of The Royal Family Of Romania" document on 30 December 2007, this laid out the Membership of the Royal House of Romania and the Line of Succession to the Throne and to the Headship of the Royal House of Romania. It specifically mentions Margarita being created Crown Princess of Romania, her husband Radu as His Royal Highness Radu, Prince of Romania (ad personam) and Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills, who shall assume the title, style and rank of Prince of Romania and Royal Highness on 1 April 2010, upon his 25th birthday.
6.12121 - QVD Crown Princess Margarita of Roumania 1949     Radu Duda 1960   Radu was created His Royal Highness Radu, Prince of Romania (ad personam) by King Michael on 30 December 2007 having been created Prince of Hohenzollern-Veringen (ad personam) by order of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern on 1 January 1999 
6.12122 - QVD Princess Helena of Roumania 1950     Robin Medforth-Mills 1942 2002  
6.12122 - QVD Princess Helena of Roumania 1950     Alexander McAteer 1964    
6.121221 - QVD   Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills 1985           Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills will assume the title, style and rank of Prince of Romania and Royal Highness on 01 April 2010, upon his 25th birthday, or immediately upon the death of King Michael. This is in accordance with a document signed by King Michael on 5 January 2005.
6.121222 - QVD   Elisabeta Karina de Roumanie 1989            
6.12123 - QVD Princess Irina of Roumania 1953     John Kreuger 1945    
6.121231 - QVD   Michael de Roumanie Kreuger 1985            
6.121232 - QVD   Angelica de Roumanie Kreuger 1986            
6.12124 - QVD Princess Sophie of Roumania 1957     Alain Michel Biarneix 1957   Alain Biarneix is also known as Michel de Laufenborg
6.121241 - QVD   Elisabeta Marie Biarneix 1999            
6.12125 - QVD Princess Marie of Roumania 1964     Kazimierz Mystkowski 1958    
6.122 - QVD Princess Elisabeth of Roumania 1894 1956 King Georg II of the Hellenes 1890 1947 See 16.11 - King Georg lost his throne on 25 March 1924 when Greece was proclaimed a Republic. But was returned following elections on 3 November 1935.
6.123 - QVD Princess Marie "Mignon" of Roumania 1900 1961 King Alexander I of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes 1888 1934 See 7.54 - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was renamed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia on 3 October 1929. King Alexander was assassinated on 9 October 1934 in Marseilles at the start of a state visit to France by Velucko Kerin a Macedonian revolutionary, working with Croat revolutionists. The assassin who was shot during the affray died a few hours later. Marie escaped possible assassination as she was recovering from an illness and being a poor sailor had travelled separately from Yugoslavia to France by train. For strategic purposes Alexander had travelled by boat from Yugoslavia to Marseilles and was due to meet up with his wife in Dijon/Lyon for the final journey to Paris.
6.124 - QVD Prince Nicolas of Roumania 1903 1978   Joana Dumitrescu-Doletti 1902 1963 Nicolas was deprived of his Royal title in 1937 and was allowed to use the title Prince Nicolas of Hohenzollern by the Prince of Hohenzollern on 15 January 1947. There is conflicting information regarding the date of birth of Joana Dumitrescu-Doletti, which range from 1902 to 1909. I have no reason to suppose that 1902 is the correct year.
6.124 - QVD Prince Nicolas of Roumania 1903 1978   Theresa Figueira de Mello 1913 1997  
6.125 - QVD Princess Ileana of Roumania 1909 1991 Archduke Anton of Austria (Tuscany Line) 1901 1987 See 20.3827 - Princess Ileana became a nun in the USA
6.125 - QVD Princess Ileana of Roumania 1909 1991   Stefan Issarescu 1906 2002  
6.126 - QVD Prince Mircea of Roumania 1913 1916         Mircea died from typhoid
6.13 Prince Carl Anton of Hohenzollern 1868 1919 Princess Josephine Caroline of Belgium 1872 1958 See 14.34
6.131 Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern 1895 1975 Prince Joseph Ernst of Glott 1895 1981  
6.132 Princess Marie of Hohenzollern 1896 1965 Baron Eyrl von und zu Waldgries u.Liebenaich 1892 1981  
6.133 Prince Albrecht of Hohenzollern 1898 1977   Isle Margot von Friedeburg 1901 1988  
6.1331 Princess Josephine Wilhelma of Hohenzollern 1922 2006 Count Harald von Posadowsky-Wehner 1910 1990  
6.1332 Princess Luise-Dorothea Stephanie of Hohenzollern 1924 1988 Count Egbert von Plettenberg 1917 1995  
6.1333 Princess Rose-Margrethe (Rosemargot) Adelgunde of Hohenzollern 1930 2005   Edgar Pfersdorf 1920 1997  
6.1334 Princess Maria of Hohenzollern 1935 1935          
6.1335 Prince Godehard-Friedrich Karl Anton of Hohenzollern 1939 2001   Heide Hansen 1943    
6.13351 Prince Carlos of Hohenzollern 1978            
6.13352 Princess Anna of Hohenzollern 1983            
6.134 Princess Henriette of Hohenzollern 1907 1907          
6.2 Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern 1837 1859 King Pedro V of Portugal 1837 1861 See 12.411 - Pedro died of typhoid fever, whilst his wife Princess Stephanie died from diphtheria
6.3 King Carol I of Roumania (born Prince Karol of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) 1839 1914 Princess Elisabeth of Wied 1843 1916 See 33.81 - Carol was created the first King of Roumania in 1881. He was proclaimed Prince of Roumania in 1866 which was subsequently approved by a plebiscite in Roumania with 685,969 votes in his favour and 224 votes against. Elisabeth was a well known poet who wrote under the name of Carmen Sylva
6.31 Princess Marie of Roumania 1870 1874          
6.4 Prince Anthony of Hohenzollern 1841 1866          
6.5 Prince Friedrich of Hohenzollern 1843 1904 Princess Louise of Thurn and Taxis 1859 1948 See 24.4631
6.6 Princess Marie of Hohenzollern 1845 1912 Prince Phillippe of Belgium (Count of Flanders) 1837 1905 See 14.3 - Phillippe was considered as a candidate for Prince of Roumania but declined the offer

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