Role 1896–1978 | Name Prince of | |
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Born 27 November 1896Kiel, Germany ( 1896-11-27 ) Issue Barbara, Duchess Christian Louis of Mecklenburg-SchwerinPrince Alfred Spouse Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (m. 1919–1978) Children Princess Barbara of Prussia, Prince Alfred of Prussia Parents Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, Prince Henry of Prussia Siblings Prince Waldemar of Prussia, Prince Henry of Prussia Similar People Prince Henry of Prussia, Princess Irene of Hesse an, Prince Waldemar of Prussia, Wilhelm II, Victoria - Princess Royal |
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 and a great-grandson of Queen Victoria through both his parents.
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Marriage and issue

On 11 July 1919 at Hemmelmark, he married Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (4 March 1899 – 16 February 1989), eldest daughter of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. They had two children:
Costa Rica
In 1927, Prince Sigismund and his family resettled in Costa Rica. 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.
Sigismund died in Puntarenas on 14 November 1978.