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Princess Margarita of Leiningen

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Name
  
Princess of


Died
  
June 16, 1996, Uberlingen

Princess Margarita of Leiningen Princess Margarita of Leiningen Full German name Margarita Ileana

Born
  
9 May 1932Coburg, Bavaria, Germany (
1932-05-09
)

Issue
  
Karl Friedrich, Prince of HohenzollernPrince AlbrechtPrince Ferdinand

Father
  
Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen

Spouse
  
Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern (m. 1951–1996)

Children
  
Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern, Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern, Prince Albrecht of Hohenzollern

Parents
  
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, Karl, Prince of Leiningen

House
  
House of Leiningen, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Similar People
  
Karl Friedrich - Prince of, Grand Duchess Maria Kiri, Princess Victoria Melita of, Kirill Vladimirovich - Grand Du, Prince Ferfried of Hohenzollern

Princess Margarita of Leiningen (Full German name: Margarita Ileana Viktoria Alexandra Prinzessin zu Leiningen) (born 9 May 1932 in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany; committed suicide on 16 June 1996 in Überlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) was a Princess of Leiningen by birth and the Princess of Hohenzollern by marriage. Margarita was the fourth child and second-eldest daughter of Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia. Margarita was the Princess consort of Hohenzollern 6 February 1965 – 16 June 1996.

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Marriage and issue

Margarita married Frederick William, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern (later Frederick William, Prince of Hohenzollern), eldest son of Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern and his wife Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony, civilly in Sigmaringen on 5 January 1951 and religiously in Amorbach on 3 February 1951. Margarita and Frederick William had three sons:

  • Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern (born 1952); married, had children, Alexander, Philippa, Flaminia and Antonia.
  • Prince Albrecht Johannes of Hohenzollern (born 3 Aug 1954); married, had two daughters Josephine and Eugenia.
  • Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern (born 14 Feb 1960); married, had children Aloys, Fidelis and Victoria.
  • Titles and styles

  • 9 May 1932 – 5 January 1951: Her Serene Highness Princess Margarita of Leiningen
  • 5 January 1951 – 6 February 1965: Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Hohenzollern
  • 6 February 1965 – 16 June 1996: Her Highness The Princess of Hohenzollern
  • References

    Princess Margarita of Leiningen Wikipedia