Leopold Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ( German: Leopold Stefan Karl Anton Gustav Eduard Tassilo von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ; September 22, 1835 , Krauchenvis - June 8, 1905 , Berlin ) - Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and the head of the Catholic Church the Hohenzollern House ( June 2, 1885 - June 8, 1905 ).
Prince Leopold Hohenzollern | |||||||
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Leopold Stephan Karl Anton Gustav Eduard Tassilo Fürst von Hohenzollern | |||||||
Leopold Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | |||||||
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Predecessor | Karl Anton Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||||
Successor | Wilhelm Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||||
Birth | September 22, 1835 Krauchenvis , Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||||
Death | June 8, 1905 (69 years old) Berlin , Prussia , German Empire | ||||||
Kind | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||||
Father | Karl Anton Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||||
Mother | Josephine of Baden | ||||||
Spouse | Antonia Maria of Portugal | ||||||
Children | Wilhelm , Ferdinand and Karl Anton | ||||||
Religion | Catholicism | ||||||
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Biography
The eldest son of Prince Charles Anton Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1811–1885) and Princess Josephine of Baden (1813–1900). The elder brother of the King of Romania Carol I and the father of the future King of Romania Ferdinand I. Until 1880, he was then the heir to Prince Karol I (whom, however, he still didn’t survive), but refused inheritance in favor of his eldest son Wilhelm ( 1880 ), who, in turn, renounced in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand ( 1888 )
In 1861, when organizing the Mexican intervention, Napoleon III considered the possibility of nominating the prince or his brothers Carol and Frederick as candidates for the throne of Mexico, since they were Catholics and at the same time would please England, Austria and Prussia. However, a thorough discussion of this issue by the French imperial couple with Paulina Metternich led to the choice of Archduke Maximilian .
After the Spanish Revolution of 1868 and the overthrow of Queen Isabella II, the new government offered Leopold a Spanish crown. This appointment was supported by the Prussian minister Otto von Bismarck , but the French emperor Napoleon III was against it. Leopold was forced to refuse, however, the exaggerated demands of France and the publication of the Ems dispatch provoked the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 [1] . The result of the war was the creation of the German Empire and the fall of the Second Empire and Napoleon III.
Family
On September 12, 1861, in Lisbon, Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen married the infantry of Anthony Maria of Portugal (February 17, 1845 - December 27, 1913 ), daughter of Queen Mary II and consort king Fernando II . Children:
- Wilhelm (March 7, 1864 - October 22, 1927 ), the next prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1905-1927)
- Ferdinand (August 24, 1865 - July 20, 1927 ), King of Romania Ferdinand I (1914-1927). Since 1893, married to Princess Mary of Edinburgh , daughter of Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha , Duke of Edinburgh, and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna Romanova
- Karl Anton (September 1, 1868 - February 21, 1919 ), was married since 1894 to Princess Josephine Caroline of Belgium , the daughter of Philip of Belgium and Maria Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen .
Notes
- ↑ Laviss E., Rambo A. Revolutions and national wars. 1848-1870. - T. 6, part 2. - S. 331. - 673 p. - ISBN 9785446086191 .