Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1896–1978)
This article is about the Prince Sigismund born in 1896. For his uncle of the same name born in 1864, see Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1864–1866).
| Prince Sigismund | |
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| Prince Sigismund of Prussia | |
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| Spouse | Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg |
| Issue |
Barbara, Duchess Christian Louis of Mecklenburg Prince Alfred of Prussia |
| House | House of Hohenzollern |
| Father | Prince Henry of Prussia |
| Mother | Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine |
| Born |
27 November 1896 Kiel, Germany |
| Died |
14 November 1978 (aged 81) Puntarenas, Costa Rica |
Prince Sigismund of Prussia (Wilhelm Viktor Karl August Heinrich Sigismund) (27 November 1896 at Kiel – 14 November 1978 at Puntarenas, Costa Rica), was the second son of Prince Henry of Prussia and his wife, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine. He was a nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia.
Life
Marriage and issue
Sigismund with his older brother and their parents.
On 11 July 1919 at Hemmelmark, he married Charlotte Agnes Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg (4 March 1899 – 16 February 1989), eldest daughter of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. They had two children:[1]
- Barbara Irene Adelheid Viktoria Elisabeth Bathildis Prinzessin von Preussen (2 August 1920 – 31 May 1994) married Christian Ludwig Herzog zu Mecklenburg and had issue:
- Donata zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 11 March 1956) married Alexander von Solodkoff and had issue:
- Thyra von Solodkoff (b. 12 October 1989)
- Alix von Solodkoff (b. 17 March 1992)
- Niklot Alexis von Solodkoff (b. 8 December 1994)
- Edwina of Mecklenburg (b. 25 September. 1960) married Konrad von Posern and had issue:
- Ludwig Leopold Bernhard Georg Maria von Posern (b. 27 February 1996)
- Paul Friedrich Christian Fabian Maria von Posern (b. 14 June 1997)
- Ferdinand Johann Albrecht Maria von Posern (b. 19 June 1999)
- Donata zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 11 March 1956) married Alexander von Solodkoff and had issue:
- Alfred Friedrich Ernst Heinrich Conrad Prinz von Preussen (17 August 1924 - 5 June 2013) married Maritza Farkas (6 August 1929 – 1 November 1996), no issue.
Costa Rica
In 1927, Prince Sigismund and his family resettled in Costa Rica.[2] He planned to engage in banana and coffee planting on land he owned there. They were accompanied by only a governess, as the children were still young.[2]
Sigismund died in Puntarenas on 14 November 1978.
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See also
| Prussian Royalty |
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| House of Hohenzollern |
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| Frederick III |
| Children |
| Wilhelm II |
| Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen |
| Prince Henry |
| Prince Sigismund |
| Princess Viktoria |
| Prince Waldemar |
| Sophia, Queen of the Hellenes |
| Margaret, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel |
| Grandchildren |
| Prince Waldemar |
| Prince Sigismund |
| Prince Heinrich |
| Great Grandchildren |
| Princess Barbara |
| Prince Alfred |
References
- ↑ preussen.de
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Prussian Prince Moves to Costa Rica", The New York Times (Colon), 22 December 1927
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