Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern

Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen^[1]^[2] (German: Karl Anton Joachim Zephyrinus Friedrich Meinrad Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen^[1]^[2]) (7 September 1811^[1]^[2] – 2 June 1885^[1]^[2]) was head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern from 1869 and Prime Minister of Prussia. He was the son^[1]^[2] of Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, who abdicated in favor of his son on 27 August 1848, and his first wife Marie Antoinette Murat, niece of Joachim Murat.^[1]^[2]

Life

After only slightly over a year ruling his family's small principality, Karl Anton abdicated in December 1849 in favor of his distant cousin, the King of Prussia, and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, along with the neighboring principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, was annexed by Prussia. After his abdication, Karl Anton became a prominent figure in Prussian politics. After the fall of the reactionary Manteuffel ministry in 1858, and the accession of Prince William as regent for his incapacitated brother, King Frederick William IV, a new, moderately liberal ministry was appointed, with Karl Anton as Minister-President. The Prince continued in this role until 1862, when he resigned in the midst of a struggle with parliament over the military budget.

After this, Karl Anton largely resigned from active politics and focused on his role as head of the Catholic branch of the Hohenzollern family, accentuated by the extinction of the Hohenzollern-Hechingen line in 1869. In 1866, his second son, Karl, was offered the throne of Romania, where he would rule for nearly forty years as Carol I. A few years later, in 1870, his eldest son, Leopold, was given a similar offer of the Spanish throne. This so-called "Hohenzollern candidacy" for the Spanish throne was one of the main factors in instigating the Franco-Prussian War.

Marriage and issue

Prince Karl Anton was married^[1]^[2] to Josephine Friederike Luise, Princess of Baden (1813–1900), daughter of Grand Duke Charles of Baden.^[1]^[2]

Leopold (1835–1905).
Stephanie (1837–1859) - married Peter V of Portugal.
Karl (1839–1914), future King of Romania.
Anton (1841–1866), died in battle.
Friedrich (1843–1904).
Marie (1845–1912) - married Philippe of Belgium.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

7 September 1811 – 27 August 1848: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
27 August 1848 – 20 March 1850: His Serene Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
20 March 1850 – 18 October 1861: His Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
18 October 1861 – 3 September 1869: His Royal Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
3 September 1869 – 2 June 1885: His Royal Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern

Ancestry

Ancestors of Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern

16. Joseph Franz Ernst, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

8. Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

17. Countess Maria Franziska Luise of Oettingen-Spielberg

4. Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

18. Franz Wilhelm, Count of Hohenzollern-s'Heerenberg

9. Countess Johanna of Hohenzollern-s'Heerenberg

19. Countess Maria Katharina of Waldburg-Zeil

2. Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

20. Count Heinrich Gabriel of Salm-Kyrburg

10. Philip Joseph, Prince of Salm-Kyrburg

21. Marie Therese of Croÿ, Marchioness of Warnecq

5. Princess Amalie Zephyrine of Salm-Kyrburg

22. Maximilien Emanuel, Prince of Hornes

11. Princess Maria Theresa of Hornes

23. Baroness Marie Therese of Melsbroeck

1. Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern

24. Guillaume Murat

12. Pierre Murat

25. Marguerite Herbeil

6. Pierre Murat

26. Pierre Loubières

13. Jeanne Loubières

27. Jeanne Viellescazes

3. Marie Antoinette Murat

28. Antoine d'Astorg

14. Aymeric d'Astorg

29. Maria de Mary

7. Louise d'Astorg

30. Jean Alanyou

15. Marie Alanyou

31. Louise de Valon

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Darryl Lundy (7 January 2008). "Karl Anton Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Paul Theroff. "HOHENZOLLERN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 28 December 2008.

Regnal titles
Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern Born: 7 September 1811 Died: 2 June 1885
Preceded by Charles	Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 27 August 1848 – 7 December 1849	Principality annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Himself	— TITULAR — Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 7 December 1849 – 2 June 1885 Reason for succession failure: Principality annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850	Succeeded by Leopold
Preceded by Constantine	— TITULAR — Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 3 September 1869 – 2 June 1885 Reason for succession failure: Principality annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850	Succeeded by Leopold
German nobility
Preceded by None	Prince of Hohenzollern 3 September 1869 – 2 June 1885	Succeeded by Leopold
Political offices
Preceded by Baron Otto Theodor von Manteuffel	Prime Minister of Prussia 6 November 1858 – 12 March 1862	Succeeded by Prince Adolf of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen

Ministers President of Prussia

Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918)	Office established 1848 Arnim-Boitzenburg Camphausen Auerswald Pfuel Brandenburg Ladenberg Manteuffel Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen Bismarck Roon Bismarck Caprivi Eulenburg Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Bülow Bethmann Hollweg Michaelis Hertling Baden

Free State of Prussia in the Weimar Republic (1918–1933)	Ebert Hirsch Braun Stegerwald Braun Marx Braun Reichskommisars Papen Schleicher

Free State of Prussia in Nazi Germany (1933–1945)	Papen Göring

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 67604074 LCCN: no2011128473 ISNI: 0000 0000 1978 3069 GND: 131601598 SUDOC: 144634635 ULAN: 500353514

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