Friedrich Hermann Otto, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
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Friedrich Hermann Otto of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (born 22 July 1776 in Namur; died 13 September 1838 at Schloss Lindich in Hechingen) was the penultimate Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen. Friedrich was the only child of Hermann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1751–1810) and his wife Princess Maximiliane of Gavre (1753 or 1755 – 1778). From 1806 to 1812, he fought on the French side in the Napoleonic Wars and was severely wounded in the 1812 Russian campaign.
| Friedrich Hermann Otto | |||||
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 Portrait by an unknown artist, c. 1810-1838 | |||||
| Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen | |||||
| Reign | 2 November 1810 – 13 September 1838 | ||||
| Predecessor | Hermann | ||||
| Successor | Constantine | ||||
| Born | 22 July 1776 Namur | ||||
| Died | 13 September 1838 (aged 62) Schloss Lindich, Hechingen | ||||
| Spouse | Luise Pauline Maria Biron | ||||
| Issue | Constantine | ||||
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| House | Hohenzollern-Hechingen | ||||
| Father | Hermann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maximiliane of Gavre | ||||
He ordered the demolishing of the Friedrichsburg castle in 1812 in order to replace it with the Neues Schloss in Hechingen
A portrait of Otto by German engraver Carl Ermer is held in the Royal Collection Trust.[1]
Marriage and issue
Friedrich married Princess Pauline Biron von Kurland, Princess of Sagan (1782–1845) in Prague on 26 April 1800. Friedrich and Luise had one child:
- Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (16 February 1801 – 3 September 1869)
- ∞ Eugénie de Beauharnais, no issue.
- ∞ Baroness Amalie Schenk von Geyern, issue.