William, Prince of Hohenzollern, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German prince
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Place of Birth: Benrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About William, Prince of Hohenzollern
- William, Prince of Hohenzollern (German: Wilhelm August Karl Joseph Peter Ferdinand Benedikt Fürst von Hohenzollern) (7 March 1864 in Schloss Benrath, near Düsseldorf – 22 October 1927 in Sigmaringen) was the eldest son of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern and Infanta Antónia of Portugal.William was an older brother of Ferdinand of Romania.
- His maternal first cousins included (among others) Carlos I of Portugal, Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto, Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony. Between 1880 and 1886, William was heir presumptive to the Romanian throne.
- On 20 December 1886, he renounced his rights to the throne in favor of his brother Ferdinand.
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