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| Portrait by Günter Rittner, 2003. | |
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| Predecessor | Frederick |
| Heir-Apparent | Karl Friedrich |
| Spouse | Princess Margarita of Leiningen |
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Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern Prince Albrecht Prince Ferdinand |
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| German: Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Joseph Maria Manuel Georg Meinrad Fidelis Benedikt Michael Hubert | |
| House | House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
| Father | Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern |
| Mother | Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony |
| Born | 3 February 1924 Schloss Umkirch, Umkirch, Germany |
Frederick William, Prince of Hohenzollern[1][2] (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Joseph Maria Manuel Georg Meinrad Fidelis Benedikt Michael Hubert Fürst von Hohenzollern[1][2]) (born 3 February 1924[1][2]) is the head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
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Frederick William was born in Schloss Umkirch.[1][2] He is the oldest son[1][2] of Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern (1891-1965) and his wife, Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony (1900-1962), the daughter of the last King of Saxony Frederick Augustus III.[1][2] He became the head of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen on the 6 February 1965 following the death of his father Prince Friedrich. According to the Romanian succession laws of the kingdom's last democratic Constitution of 1923, upon the death of King Michael, provided he dies without any male children as is now likely, Prince Frederick William will likely inherit the rights of succession to the Romanian throne, although his grandfather's renunciation of right to the Romanian throne in favor of his brother, King Ferdinand I of Romania may be seen to deprive Frederick William of any such right himself (see "Line of succession to the Romanian throne").
Prince Frederick William married Princess Margarita of Leiningen (1932-1996) on the 3 February 1951 and they had three children:[1][2]
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Frederick William, Prince of Hohenzollern
Cadet branch of the House
of Hohenzollern
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Prince of Hohenzollern 6 February 1965 - present |
Incumbent Heir: Karl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern |
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| Preceded by Frederick |
— TITULAR — Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 6 February 1965 - present Reason for succession failure: Principality annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850 |
Incumbent Heir: Karl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern |
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| First | Line of
succession to the Romanian throne 1st position |
Succeeded by Karl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern |
| Friedrich Wilhelm | |
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| File:Rittner Friedrich Wilhelm Fürst von Hohenzollern | |
| Portrait by Günter Rittner, 2003. | |
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| Reign | 6 February 1965 – 16 September 2010 45 years 222 days |
| Predecessor | Frederick |
| Successor | Karl Friedrich |
| Spouse | Princess Margarita of Leiningen |
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| Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern Prince Albrecht Prince Ferdinand | |
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| German: Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Joseph Maria Manuel Georg Meinrad Fidelis Benedikt Michael Hubert | |
| House | House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
| Father | Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern |
| Mother | Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony |
| Born | February 3, 1924 Schloss Umkirch, Umkirch, Germany |
| Died | September 16, 2010 (aged 86) |
Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern[1][2] (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Joseph Maria Manuel Georg Meinrad Fidelis Benedikt Michael Hubert Fürst von Hohenzollern[1][2]) (3 February 1924[1][2]– 16 September 2010) was the head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
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Friedrich Wilhelm was born in Schloss Umkirch.[1][2] He was the eldest son[1][2] of Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern (1891–1965) and his wife, Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony (1900–1962), the daughter of the last King of Saxony Frederick Augustus III.[1][2] He became the head of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen on the 6 February 1965 following the death of his father Prince Friedrich, and remained so until his death on 16 September 2010.
According to the Romanian succession laws of the kingdom's last democratic Constitution of 1923, upon the demise of King Michael, provided he dies without any male children as is now likely, Friedrich Wilhelm's descendants will likely inherit the rights of succession to the Romanian throne, although his grandfather's renunciation of right to the Romanian throne in favour of his brother, King Ferdinand I of Romania may be seen to deprive Friedrich Wilhelm's lineage of any such right (see "Line of succession to the Romanian throne").
Friedrich Wilhelm married Princess Margarita of Leiningen (1932–1996) on 3 February 1951. They had three children:[1][2]
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Obituary of His Highness Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, The Daily Telegraph, 13 October 2010
| Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern Cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern Born: 3 February 1924
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| Preceded by Frederick | Prince of Hohenzollern 6 February 1965 – 16 September 2010 | Succeeded by Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern |
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| Preceded by Frederick | — TITULAR — Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 6 February 1965 – 16 September 2010 Reason for succession failure: Principality annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850 | Succeeded by Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern |
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