Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1896–1978)

House of Hohenzollern
Prussian Royalty

Frederick III
Children Wilhelm II Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen Prince Henry Prince Sigismund Princess Viktoria Prince Waldemar Sophia, Queen of the Hellenes Margaret, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel Grandchildren Prince Waldemar Prince Sigismund Prince Heinrich Great Grandchildren Princess Barbara Prince Alfred

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.^[1] He was a nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia and a great-grandson of Queen Victoria through both his parents.^[1]

Life

Sigismund with his older brother and their parents.

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:^[2]^[1]

Princess Barbara of Prussia (2 August 1920 – 31 May 1994) married 5 July 1954 Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and had issue:
- Duchess Donata of Mecklenburg (b. 11 March 1956) married 14 August 1987 Alexander von Solodkoff (b. 1951) and had issue:
  - Thyra von Solodkoff (b. 12 October 1989)
  - Alix von Solodkoff (b. 17 March 1992)
  - Niklot von Solodkoff (b. 8 December 1994)
- Duchess Edwina of Mecklenburg (b. 25 September. 1960) married 20 September 1995 Konrad von Posern (b.1964) and had issue:
  - Leopold von Posern (b. 27 February 1996)
  - Friedrich von Posern (b. 14 June 1997)
  - Ferdinand von Posern (b. 19 June 1999)
Prince Alfred of Prussia (17 August 1924 - 5 June 2013) married 15 December 1984 Maritza Farkas (6 August 1929 – 1 November 1996), no issue.

Costa Rica

In 1927, Prince Sigismund and his family resettled in Costa Rica.^[3] 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.^[3]

Sigismund died in Puntarenas on 14 November 1978.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1896–1978)

16. Frederick William III of Prussia

8. Wilhelm I, German Emperor

17. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

4. Frederick III, German Emperor

18. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

9. Augusta of Saxe-Weimar

19. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia

2. Prince Heinrich of Prussia

20. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

10. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

21. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

5. Victoria, Princess Royal

22. Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn

11. Victoria of the United Kingdom

23. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

1. Prince Sigismund of Prussia

24. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse

12. Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine

25. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden

6. Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse

26. Prince Wilhelm of Prussia

13. Princess Elizabeth of Prussia

27. Landgravine Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg

3. Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine

28. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha = 20

14. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha = 10

29. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg = 21

7. Princess Alice of the United Kingdom

30. Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn = 22

15. Victoria of the United Kingdom = 11

31. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld = 23

References

1 2 3 Eilers, Marlene. Queen Victoria's Descendants. Rosvall Royal Books, Falkoping, Sweden, 1997. pp. 27-28, 131, 173. ISBN 91-630-5964-9
↑ preussen.de
1 2 "Prussian Prince Moves to Costa Rica", The New York Times (Colon), 22 December 1927

Princes of Prussia

The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick I as King in Prussia in 1701.

1st generation	Frederick William I

2nd generation	Frederick Louis, Prince of Orange Frederick William, Prince of Orange Frederick II Prince Louis Charles William Prince Augustus William Prince Henry Prince Augustus Ferdinand

3rd generation	Frederick William II Prince Henry Prince Emil Prince Henry Prince Christian Prince Louis Ferdinand Prince Paul Prince Augustus

4th generation	Frederick William III Prince Louis Prince Henry Prince William

5th generation	Prince Frederick Prince Charles Frederick William IV William I Prince Charles Prince Ferdinand Prince Albert Prince Tassilo Prince Adalbert Prince Tassilo Prince Waldemar

6th generation	Prince Alexander Prince George Prince Frederick Charles Frederick III Prince Albert of Prussia

7th generation	William II Prince Henry Prince Sigismund Prince Frederick Leopold Prince Waldemar Prince Frederick Henry Albert Prince Joachim Albert Prince Friedrich Wilhelm

8th generation	William, Crown Prince Prince Eitel Frederick Prince Adalbert Prince Augustus William Prince Oskar Prince Waldemar Prince Joachim Prince Friedrich Sigismund Prince Frederick Charles Prince Frederick Leopold Prince Sigismund Prince Henry

9th generation	Prince Wilhelm Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Prince Hubertus Prince Frederick Prince Alexander Ferdinand Prince Oskar Prince Karl Franz Prince Burchard Prince Wilhelm Viktor Prince Friedrich Karl Prince Wilhelm-Karl Prince Alfred

10th generation	Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Prince Stephan Prince Michael Prince Franz Wilhelm Prince Friedrich Christian Prince Louis Ferdinand Prince Franz Friedrich Prince Christian-Sigismund Prince Nicholas Prince Andrew Prince Adalbert Prince Rupert Prince Wilhelm-Karl Prince Oskar

11th generation	Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia Prince Alexander Prince Frederick Prince Christian Ludwig Prince Christian Prince Frederick Nicholas Prince Oskar Prince Albert

12th generation	Prince Carl Friedrich Prince Louis Ferdinand

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 308208243 GND: 1050543521

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