Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1896–1978)
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This article is about the Prince Sigismund born in 1896. For his uncle of the same name born in 1864, see Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1864–1866).
Prince William Victor Charles Augustus Henry Sigismund of Prussia (German: Wilhelm Viktor Karl August Heinrich Sigismund; 27 November 1896 at Kiel – 14 November 1978 at Esparza, Costa Rica), was the second son of Prince Henry of Prussia and Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine.[1] He was the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia. As the great-grandson of Queen Victoria through both his parents,[1] he was the only one of three brothers who did not have the hemophilia common among her descendants.[2]
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Prince Sigismund of Prussia | |||||
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Born | (1896-11-27)27 November 1896 Kiel, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire | ||||
Died | 14 November 1978(1978-11-14) (aged 81) Puntarenas, Costa Rica | ||||
Burial | 21 November 1978 Esparza, Costa Rica | ||||
Spouse |
Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
(m. 1919) | ||||
Issue | Princess Barbara Prince Alfred | ||||
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House | Hohenzollern | ||||
Father | Prince Henry of Prussia | ||||
Mother | Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine |
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