Princely House of Hohenzollern


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Karl-Friedrich of Hohenzollern participated in a jazz concert in Munich yesterday, January 19:


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There is a new for the House of Hohenzollern. Prince Alexander the son of Fürst Karl Friedrich has no interest to became Head of the family and the Family business and has other Plans for his Life. So the Fürst sought for another solution and 2 foundations were made, one for the Business and for the Family. The new Heir is Prince Aloys, the older son of his brother Ferdinand


https://www.schwaebische.de/regiona...nes-wie-der-fuerst-die-zukunft-regelt-1950878
 
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Stefan said:
Prince Alexander the son of Fürst Karl Friedrich has no interest to became Head of the family and the Family business and has other Plans for his Life. So the Fürst sought for another solution and 2 foundations were made, one for the Business and for the Family. The new Heir is Prince Aloys, the older son of his brother Ferdinand
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Thank you, Stefan, for this snippet!

I wonder, how these foundations look like. Because they can be problematic: The family fortune is so-to-say "frozen" in these funds. And in the case of external shocks or other troubles it might be impossible, to manage them actively, to sell parts etc.

It is surely unfortunate, that the eldest son of the Prince does not want to become "Chief of the House".
 
victor1319 said:
Thank you, Stefan, for this snippet!

I wonder, how these foundations look like. Because they can be problematic: The family fortune is so-to-say "frozen" in these funds. And in the case of external shocks or other troubles it might be impossible, to manage them actively, to sell parts etc.
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I think this could also be a reason that last year several of the Families Jewels have been sold at auction.
 
Stefan said:
There is a new for the House of Hohenzollern. Prince Alexander the son of Fürst Karl Friedrich has no interest to became Head of the family and the Family business and has other Plans for his Life. So the Fürst sought for another solution and 2 foundations were made, one for the Business and for the Family. The new Heir is Prince Aloys, the older son of his brother Ferdinand


https://www.schwaebische.de/regiona...nes-wie-der-fuerst-die-zukunft-regelt-1950878
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I read that Alexander secretly married Michelle Vincentia Keith, an American in 2021.

Could this be the reason for the resignation?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CyBefeeoZ03/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
 
Perhaps because he sees his future in the US? I doubt the father will have problem with his daughter-in-law not being a member of the nobility as he himself married a non-noble woman as well.
 
Marengo said:
Perhaps because he sees his future in the US? I doubt the father will have problem with his daughter-in-law not being a member of the nobility as he himself married a non-noble woman as well.
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Yes, but his ex-wife was noble and she’s Alexander’s mother. Nina de Zomer, his current wife isn’t going to have any children with Fürst Karl. Anyways, Alexander just doesn’t wasn’t to take on the responsibilities of the headship and the running of the family companies among other things so it has nothing to do with his marriage to his American bride and you are partially right the marriage is not the issue.

Stefan said:
I think this could also be a reason that last year several of the Families Jewels have been sold at auction.
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Which jewels? You mean the sapphire jewels? Weren’t those ones owned by Johan-Georg of Hohenzollern, ex-husband of Princess Birgitta?
 
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SirGyamfi1 said:
Which jewels? You mean the sapphire jewels? Weren’t those ones owned by Johan-Georg of Hohenzollern, ex-husband of Princess Birgitta?
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Last year the sold several sapphire Jewels. Don't think they where owned by Prince Johann Georg. One of the sold tiaras had been worn by the first wife of the present Fürst at her Wedding.
 
Alexandra of Hohenzollern (with a VITA assistance dog) attended the VITA Charity Gala in Wiesbaden, Germany, on October 14:


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Katharina of Hohenzollern attended the SummerFest2024 at Southampton Arts Center, New York on August 17:


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Does anyone know who Prince Harald's parents are? I can't find him anywhere in the Hohenzollern family tree, so I'm wondering if he's another fraud, like the guy who runs the hotel in Scotland...
 
I only found this information about Harald von Hohenzollern. His position with the diamond company in Namibia was also mentioned in another article.

Harald Prinz von Hohenzollern

Diamond exploration, mining, financing and driving entrepreneurial behaviour.
vonhz.com vonhz.com

GondorHasNoPants said:
Does anyone know who Prince Harald's parents are? I can't find him anywhere in the Hohenzollern family tree, so I'm wondering if he's another fraud, like the guy who runs the hotel in Scotland...
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You might be right. The only information I found is that there is a Hohenzollern-Emden branch (Wikipedia) he is part of that branch, but they didn't take care to complete the info on Wikipedia. That happens (you might remember my question about the Count Matuschka-Greiffenklau ancestry) if family members don't care to add new infos.
The same with Anna von Hohenzollern who is living in the castle of Namedy. I happen to know her husband's mother who is not living anymore. I never found any information about her or her mother Heide von Hohenzollern, nor of Anna's marriage to Roman Goldschmidt
Schloss Burg Namedy | Impressum ~ Heide Prinzessin von Hohenzollern
 
It could be that he was adopted at some point by a member of the Hohenzollern-Emden line?
His name does not appear in the Online Gotha of Paul Theroff at least. But if he was a fraud indeed, I imagine the head of the family would have published a statement of some sort.
 
I suspect he is an adoption, yes. I was digging through the Hohenzollern genealogy a few months ago, and I'm absolutely *sure* I found a child from a wife's previous or subsequent marriage who had taken on the Hohenzollern name. But I can't find him again this morning, so it's possible I'm misremembering.

About ten years ago, when I was visiting family in Scotland, one of the Sunday papers had a puff piece about a Hohenzollern prince who had just opened a hotel of some kind. He also claimed to be a member of the Hohenzollern-Emden branch. I wonder if he and Harald are related.
 
I suppose it is the House Hohenzollern, Sigmaringen you are speaking about ?
 
It is, yes. But perhaps there is another branch of the family that still uses the title Prince of Hohenzollern? I am not sure. I don't think the House of Prussia branch does - they usually go by Prince or Princess of Prussia instead.
 
GondorHasNoPants said:
It is, yes. But perhaps there is another branch of the family that still uses the title Prince of Hohenzollern? I am not sure. I don't think the House of Prussia branch does - they usually go by Prince or Princess of Prussia instead.
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I think there are. The princess Anna von Hohenzollern of Castle Namedy and her mother both do (see the link I posted)
I found this info about Hohenzollern-Emden

de.wikipedia.org

Franz Joseph von Hohenzollern-Emden – Wikipedia

de.wikipedia.org de.wikipedia.org
 
The Hohenzollern-Emdens are a recognized sub-branch of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringens, but there are no male line descendants anywhere in this branch called Harald. Franz Joseph had three sons - Karl Anton, who left no issue, Meinrad who left a daughter, and Emanuel, whose only son Carl also has no issue.

Princess Anna and her mother, the former Heide Hansen, are the daughter and wife respectively of Prince Godehard of Hohenzollern, so they are recognized, and listed in all family genealogies.

This Harald chap is nowhere to be found. Which makes me smell a liar :)
 
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GondorHasNoPants said:
The Hohenzollern-Emdens are a recognized sub-branch of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringens, but there are no male line descendants anywhere in this branch called Harald. Franz Joseph had three sons - Karl Anton, who left no issue, Meinrad who left a daughter, and Emanuel, whose only son Carl also has no issue.

Princess Anna and her mother, the former Heide Hansen, are the daughter and wife respectively of Prince Godehard of Hohenzollern, so they are recognized, and listed in all family genealogies.

This Harald chap is nowhere to be found. Which makes me smell a liar :)
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Perhaps, but he could perhaps be a descendant by adoption, or from a extramarital relationship, or through a female line, or related to the family through a spouse's previous or subsequent marriage. Such family members are often conveniently omitted by those who compile family genealogies.
 
Philippa of Hohenzollern attended the Sophie Hermann x Glamoda launch dinner in London yesterday, October 22:

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