Eitel Frederick von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Eitel Friedrich Graf Cardinal von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (26 September 1582-19 September 1625) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal-Priest, Bishop of Osnabrück and member of the noble and ancient Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family.

On the 15 December 1620 Pope Gregory XV created him Cardinal in pectore, he was publicly proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna on 11 Jan 1621. He was appointed Prince-Bishop of Osnabruck on 28 April 1623. On the 29 October 1623 he chose to become a priest and was ordained.

He was never styled Eminence as this was only done after his death in 1630.

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