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Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern (German: Leopold Stephan Karl Anton Gustav Eduard Tassilo Fürst von Hohenzollern; 22 September 1835 – 8 June 1905) was the head of the Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern, and played a fleeting role in European power politics in connection with the Franco-Prussian War.
- House of Hohenzollern
Charles's elder brother, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern,...
- Leopold Prinz von Bayern
Princess Maria Adelgunde of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen....
- Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia
Prinz Friedrich Leopold was the last patron of the Prussian...
- William, Prince of Hohenzollern
William, Prince of Hohenzollern (German: Wilhelm August Karl...
- House of Hohenzollern
Charles's elder brother, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, was offered the Spanish throne in 1870 after a revolt exiled Isabella II in 1868. Although encouraged by Bismarck to accept, Leopold declined in the face of French opposition.
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Leopold (aka "Poldi") was born on Schloss Umkirch near Freiburg im Breisgau in Baden-Württemberg. He is the eldest son of Prince Konstantin of Bavariaand his first wife Princess Maria Adelgunde of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Since his parents separated soon after he was born, Leopold was raised by his grandparents Prince Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Si...
On 21 October 1977 Prince Leopold married Ursula (Uschi) Möhlenkamp, the daughter of Wilhelm (Willi) Möhlenkamp and Ingeborg Brauckmann. The civil ceremony took place at Berg on Lake Starnberg in Bavaria. The religious ceremony followed a month later, on 19 November 1977 in Aufkirchen, Bavaria. Initially the union was considered morganatic, but on ...
The Prince resides in a villa on the Lake Starnberg south of Munich, capital of Bavaria, and is often seen in the company of the current Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, whom he has known since his teens. He is a godfather to King Carl Gustaf's only son, Prince Carl Philip of Sweden. His maternal uncle Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern was King Carl...
Prince Leopold started his career with rallying and in 1969 moved to touring car racing winning the North American Championships with Porsche in 1972. In 1984 he also took part in the legendary sports car endurance race 24 Hours of Le Mans together with Walter Brun and Bob Akin, finishing fourth. In 1986, Leopold became a factory driver for the Mun...
Complete World Sportscar Championship results
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Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results
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Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979Prinz und Demokrat. Konstantin von Bayern: Ein Gedenkbuch.Konstantin, Prinz von Bayern and Arens, Hanns. München; Wien : Langen/Müller, 1970Ich habe einen Traum.DIE ZEIT, 18 September 2003. Nr.39- Prince Manuel, Princess Maria del Pilar, Princess Maria Felipa, Prince Konstantin
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Prinz Friedrich Leopold was the last patron of the Prussian freemasons from the House of Hohenzollern. A member since 1889 in "Friedrich Wilhelm zur Morgenröte", in 1894 he became patron of all three lodges.
William, Prince of Hohenzollern (German: Wilhelm August Karl Joseph Peter Ferdinand Benedikt Fürst von Hohenzollern) (7 March 1864 in Schloss Benrath, near Düsseldorf – 22 October 1927 in Sigmaringen) was the eldest son of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern and Infanta Antónia of Portugal. William was an older brother of Ferdinand ...
Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen. retrieved. 9 October 2017. stated in. The Peerage. The Peerage person ID. p10175.htm#i101743. ... Wikipedia (26 entries) edit.
Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Joseph Maria Manuel Georg Meinrad Fidelis Benedikt Michael Hubert Fürst von Hohenzollern (3 February 1924 – 16 September 2010) was the head of the House of Hohenzollern for over 45 years.
