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| William | |||||
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| Prince of Hohenzollern | |||||
| Tenure | 8 June 1905 – 22 October 1927 | ||||
| Predecessor | Leopold | ||||
| Successor | Frederick | ||||
| Born | 7 March 1864 Schloss Benrath, near Düsseldorf, Rhine Province, Prussia | ||||
| Died | 22 October 1927 (aged 63) Sigmaringen, Province of Hohenzollern, German Reich | ||||
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| Issue | Princess Augusta Victoria Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern Francis Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden | ||||
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| House | Hohenzollern | ||||
| Father | Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern | ||||
| Mother | Infanta Antónia of Portugal | ||||
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 first cousins included (among others) Carlos I of Portugal, Albert I of Belgium, 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 favour of his brother Ferdinand.[1][2]
- ^ Renunciation letter of Guillaume de Hohenzollern, in French, dated on 20 December 1886
- ^ (in French) Gheorghe Bengescu (1907)- Bibliographie franco-roumaine depuis le commencement du XIXe siècle jusqu'à nos jours.