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Prince Anton of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen

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Name
  
Prince of


Born
  
7 October 1841 Sigmaringen (
1841-10-07
)

Died
  
6 August 1866(1866-08-06) (aged 24) Dvur Kralove nad Labem

House
  
House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Father
  
Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern

Mother
  
Princess Josephine of Baden

Prince Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (October 7, 1841 – August 6, 1866) was a German prince and soldier. He was a member of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. During the Austro-Prussian War, while serving with the First Foot Guards, Prince Anton was mortally wounded at Königgrätz and died 33 days later of his wounds.

Family

His father was Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern and his mother was Josephine Friederike Luise, Princess of Baden, daughter of Grand Duke Charles of Baden. Anton had several siblings, including:

  • Leopold (1835–1905)
  • Stephanie (1837–1859)
  • Karl (1839–1914)
  • Friedrich (1843–1904)
  • Maria Luise (1845–1912)
  • He was very close with his brother, Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

    References

    Prince Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Wikipedia