Charles Ier de Hohenzollern

Charles Ier de Hohenzollern , (in German Karl Ier von Hohenzollern), born in 1516 with Brussels, deceased in 1576 with the castle of Sigmaringen.

He was count de Hohenzollern of 1525 with 1576.

Family

Wire of Eitel-Frederic III of Hohenzollern and Jeanne von Witherm.

Marriage and descent

In 1537, Charles Ier de Hohenzollern married Anne de Bade-Durlach (1512 - 1579), (girl of the margrave Ernest de Bade-Durlach).

Fifteen children were born from this union:

Frederic de Hohenzollern (1538 - 1556)

Ernest de Hohenzollern (1539 - 1539)

Jacques de Hohenzollern (1543 - 1543)

Marie de Hohenzollern (1544 - 1611), in 1561, it married the count Schweikart von Helfenstein († 1599)

Eitel-Frederic Ier de Hohenzollern-Hechingen, count de Hohenzollern-Hechingen

Charles II of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, count de Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, (founder of the line of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) and ancestor of Michel Ier of Romania

Jeanne de Hohenzollern (1548 - 1604), in 1564, it married the count Guillaume II von Oettingen († 1602)

Jacqueline de Hohenzollern (1549 - 1578), in 1563, it married the count Léonard von Harrach († 1597)

Éléonore de Hohenzollern (1551 - 1598), in 1572, it married Charles Ier Truchsess († 1593)

Christophe de Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (1552 - 1592), count de Hohenzollern-Haigerloch, it founded the line of Hohnezollern-Haigerloch, in 1577, it married Catherine von Welsperg, (girl of the knight Christophe von Weisperg, (six children)

Madeleine de Hohenzollern (1553 - 1571), it was nun

Joachim de Hohenzollern-Hohenzollern (1554 - 1587), count de Hohenzollern-Hohenzollern, in 1578, it married Anne von Honstein, (girl of the count Volkmar von Honstein)

Christine de Hohenzollern (1555 -?)

Amélie de Hohenzollern (1557 - 1603)

Cunégonde de Hohenzollern (1558 - 1595), it was nun

Biography

Charles Ier de Hohenzollern succeeded his father in 1525. In 1534, it obtained Charles Quint the county of Sigmaringen, the county of Veringen.

With its death its strongholds were shared between its four sons, thus was born the lines from:

Hohenzollern-Hechingen of Eitel-Frederic Ier de Hohenzollern-Hechingen,

Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen of Charles II of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen,

Hohenzollern-Haigerloch of Christophe de Hohenzollern-Haigerloch,

Hohenzollern-Hohenzollern of Joachim de Hohenzollern.

Genealogy

Charles Ier belongs to the fourth branch resulting from the first branch of the Maison of Hohenzollern. This fourth line belongs to the branch of Souabe of the House of Hohenzollern, this line died out in 1869 with died of Constantin de Hohenzollern-Hechingen. Charles Ier de Hohenzollern is the ascending one of Michel Ier of Romania.

Internal bonds

Eitel-Frederic II of Hohenzollern

External bonds and sources

de.wikipedia.org

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