Name Prince of | ||
Role Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern's son Parents Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern, Princess Margarita of Leiningen Siblings Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern, Prince Albrecht of Hohenzollern Grandparents Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern Nephews Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern Cousins Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Princess Desiree of Hohenzollern, Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern, Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern, Stefanie Michaela Sigrid Bir Similar People Karl Friedrich - Prince of, Prince Ferfried of Hohenzollern, Prince Johann Georg of, Carol I of Romania | ||
Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern (Ferdinand Maria Fidelis Leopold Meinrad Valentin; born 14 February 1960 is the youngest of three children of Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern and his wife Princess Margarita of Leiningen.
Contents
Birth
Prince Ferdinand Maria Fidelis Leopold Meinrad Valentin was born at Sigmaringen Castle, on 14 February 1960, the youngest of the three children of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern (son of Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern and his wife Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony) and his wife Princess Margarita of Leiningen (daughter of Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia).
Marriage and issue
He married Countess Ilona Kálnoky de Köröspatak, daughter of Count Alois Kálnoky de Köröspatak and Baroness Sieglinde von Oer, on 10 May 1996 in Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, civilly and religiously on 3 August 1996 in Csicso, Slovakia. They have three children:
Personal life
Ferdinand has a degree in engineering and is an architect; he and his family live in a house in Germany that he built himself. Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia was his godfather, and so he spent a lot of time at Hohenzollern Castle.