Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

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Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was a 19th-century German prince whose candidacy for the Spanish throne helped trigger the Franco-Prussian War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
member of royalty
prince
birthDate 1835-09-22
birthPlace Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Krauchenwies
Province of Hohenzollern
burialPlace Hohenzollern Castle
candidacyFor throne of Spain
candidacyYear 1870
causeOf diplomatic crisis between France and Prussia
child Ferdinand I of Romania
Karl Anton of Hohenzollern
William, Prince of Hohenzollern
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
deathDate 1905-06-08
deathPlace Berlin
German Empire
endTime 1905
ethnicGroup German
familyName Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
father Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
fullName Leopold Stephan Karl Anton Gustav Eduard Tassilo von Hohenzollern
givenName Leopold
houseSeat Hohenzollern Castle
languageSpoken German
memberOf House of Hohenzollern
House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
militaryRank Prussian general of cavalry
mother Princess Josephine of Baden NERFINISHED
nobleRank prince
nobleTitle Prince of Hohenzollern
notableFor candidacy for the Spanish throne in 1870
role in events leading to the Franco-Prussian War
opposedBy Napoleon III
positionHeld head of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
relatedEvent Ems Dispatch
Franco-Prussian War
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Berlin
Sigmaringen Castle
sibling Carol I of Romania
Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
spouse Infanta Antónia of Portugal
startTime 1885
supportedBy Otto von Bismarck
titleHeld Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

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Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen notableMember Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen titleHeldByRuler Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
linked to: Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Carol I of Romania sibling Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
linked to: Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Ferdinand I of Romania father Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
linked to: Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen fullName Leopold Stephan Karl Anton Gustav Eduard Tassilo von Hohenzollern
linked to: Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen