Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern

Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (German: Ferdinand Maria Fidelis Leopold Meinrad Valentin) (born 14 February 1960; Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is the third and youngest son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern and Princess Margarita of Leiningen. Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia was his godfather. He is fourth in line to the Romanian throne though this is unrecognised by the current Romanian King who is deposed. As he is directly descended from Queen Victoria, he is also in the line of succession to the British throne.

Marriage and issue

He married Countess Ilona Kálnoky of Köröspatak, daughter of Count Alois Kálnoky of Köröspatak and Sieglinde Baronin of Oer (they also had another daughter who married Prince Emanuel Alexander Pius Friedrich Joseph Franz Maria of Liechtenstein, a descendant of Prince Eduard Franz of Liechtenstein), on 10 May 1996 in Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, in a civil marriage and remarried in a religious ceremony on 3 August 1996 in Csicso, Slovakia. They have three children:

• HSH Prince Aloys Maria Friedrich Karl of Hohenzollern (b. 6 April 1999)
• HSH Prince Fidelis Maria Anton Alexis Hans of Hohenzollern (b. 25 April 2001)
• HSH Princess Victoria Margarita Sieglinde Johanna Isabella Maria of Hohenzollern b. (28 January 2004)

Personal life

Ferdinand is an architect; he and his family live in a house in Germany that he built himself. Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia was his godfather, and so he spent a lot of time at Hohenzollern Castle.

Ancestry

Family of Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern

16. Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern               8. William, Prince of Hohenzollern                       17. Infanta Antónia of Portugal               4. Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern                             18. Prince Louis, Count of Trani               9. Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies                       19. Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria               2. Frederick William, Prince of Hohenzollern                                   20. George of Saxony               10. Frederick Augustus III of Saxony                       21. Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal               5. Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony                             22. Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany               11. Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany                       23. Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma               1. Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern                                         24. Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen               12. Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen                       25. Princess Marie of Baden               6. Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen                             26. Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg               13. Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg                       27. Princess Leopoldine of Baden               3. Princess Margarita of Leiningen                                   28. Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia               14. Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia                       29. Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin               7. Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia                             30. Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha               15. Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha                       31. Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

External links

• Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen website
• Hohenzollern genealogy
• Genealogy of the Grand-Ducal Family of Baden

Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern Born: 14 February 1960
Lines of succession
Preceded by Princess Eugenia of Hohenzollern	Line of succession to the British throne descended from Alfred, son of Victoria	Succeeded by Prince Aloys of Hohenzollern
German nobility
Preceded by Prince Albrecht of Hohenzollern	Prince of Hohenzollern	Succeeded by Aloys
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Albrecht	— TITULAR — Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen	Succeeded by Aloys
	Line of succession to the Romanian throne (current Head of House doesn't recognise)