Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium
| Princess Joséphine Caroline | |||||
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| Princess Joséphine Caroline of Hohenzollern | |||||
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| Born |
18 October 1872 Brussels, Belgium | ||||
| Died |
6 January 1958 (aged 85) Namur, Belgium | ||||
| Spouse | Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern | ||||
| Issue |
Princess Stephanie Princess Marie Antoinette Prince Albrecht Princess Henriette | ||||
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Father | Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||
Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (18 October 1872 – 6 January 1958). She was the daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
Biography
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Children
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| Leopold II |
| Albert I |
| Leopold III |
| Baudouin |
| Albert II |
| Philippe |
Joséphine Caroline married her maternal first cousin Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen on 28 May 1894 in Brussels. Their relationship is described as a happy one. They lived in the Burg Namedy. During the World War I, she made the residence to a military hospital for wounded soldiers. In 1936, Joséphine Caroline joined the Catholic Benedictine order and became a nun in Namur in Belgium.
Marriage and issue
On 28 May 1894 in Brussels, she married her maternal first cousin Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern (Sigmaringen, 1 September 1868 - Namedy, 21 February 1919), third son of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern and Infanta Antónia of Portugal. They had the following children;
- Princess Stephanie Josephine Karola Philippine Leopoldine Marie of Hohenzollern (8 April 1895 Potsdam, Germany – 7 August 1975 Dießen am Ammersee, Germany), married Joseph Ernst, Count Fugger von Glott (26 October 1895 – 13 May 1981 Miesbach, Germany), on 18 May 1920.
- Princess Marie Antoinette Wilhelmine Auguste Viktoria of Hohenzollern (23 October 1896 – 4 July 1965) married Baron Egon Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich (6 December 1892 Bolzano, Italy – 27 April 1981 Überlingen, Germany), on 27 November 1924)
- Prince Albrecht Ludwig Leopold Tassilo of Hohenzollern (28 September 1898 Potsdam – 30 July 1977), married Isle Margot Klara Willy von Friedeburg (28 June 1901 Potsdam – 2 July 1988) on 19 May 1921, in Potsdam, and had five children.
- Princess Henriette Leopoldine Wilhelmine of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (29 September 1907 – 3 October 1907).
Titles and styles
- 18 October 1872 – 28 May 1894: Her Royal Highness Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
- 28 May 1894 – 21 February 1919: Her Royal Highness Princess Joséphine Caroline of Hohenzollern, Princess of Belgium, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
- 21 February 1919 – 6 January 1958: Her Royal Highness Princess Joséphine Caroline, Dowager Princess of Hohenzollern, Princess of Belgium, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
Honours
Ancestry
| Princess Josephine of Belgium | Father: Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders |
Paternal Grandfather: Leopold I of Belgium |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Countess Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf | |||
| Paternal Grandmother: Princess Marie d'Orléans |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Louis-Philippe I, King of the French | ||
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies | |||
| Mother: Princess Marie of Hohenzollern |
Maternal Grandfather: Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | |
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Marie Antoinette Murat | |||
| Maternal Grandmother: Princess Josephine of Baden |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Karl, Grand Duke of Baden | ||
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Stéphanie de Beauharnais |