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Prince Joachim Viktor Wilhelm Leopold Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia (17 December 1891 – 6 July 1927) was a German World War I fighter pilot and member of the House of Hohenzollern. He was the son of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia and Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, married in 1916.
Early life[]
At Glenicke Castle, Prince Joachim Viktor Wilhelm Leopold Friedrich Sigismund was born to Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia and his wife Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg on 17 December 1891. He was their second child and eldest son; his siblings would come to include Princess Victoria Margaret, Prince Friedrich Karl, and Prince Friedrich Leopold.
Waiting to be taken-off
Like some other Hohenzollerns like Prince Heinrich of Prussia, Friedrich was greatly interested in aviation.[1] In 1911, he began building an aeroplane at Glenicke Castle, with the hopes of trying it out the following spring.[1] In 1917, he and his brother Friedrich Karl joined the German flying corps.[2] Later that year, his brother died from war wounds.
Marriage and issue[]
On April 27, 1916 he married at Jagdschloss Klein-Glienicke in Berlin Princess Marie Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe (a daughter of Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Louise of Denmark).
They had two children:[3]
- Louise Victoria Margaret Antoinette Sieglinde Alexandrine Stephanie Thyra (1917-2009), married Hans Reinhold.
- Friedrich Karl Viktor Stefan Christian (1919-2006), married Lady Hermione Mary Morton Stuart[4] and secondly Adelheid von Bockum-Dolffs.
Death[]
He and his wife were great lovers of riding and horses, and he was considered one of the best horsemen in Germany.[3] The couple spent most of their time raising and training horses at their Mecklenburg estate, as well as at their estate at Glienicke Castle near Potsdam.[3] He and his wife were great social favorites, and Friedrich was popular with the German people.[5]
On 5 July 1927 at age 35 at Lucerne, Switzerland, Frederich Sigismund fell from a horse.[3][5] He was riding in an international tournament; while doing a difficult jump, he fell and his foot got caught in a stirrup.[3][5] Before he was able to free himself, the horse trod his chest multiple times, breaking five ribs and causing other injuries.[3] He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died the following day from his injuries.[3]
His body was brought back to Potsdam, where a ceremonial funeral was held. Important members of the Hohenzollern dynasty attended, including former Crown Prince Wilhelm and his brother Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia.[6] He was buried at Glienicke Palace, next to his sister Princess Victoria Margaret of Prussia.[6]
Regimental Commissions [7][]
- 1. Garderegiment zu Fuß (1st Regiment of Foot Guards), Leutnant à la suite from 1901; Leutnant by 1908.
- 2. Leib-Husaren-Regiment Königin Viktoria von Preußen Nr. 2, Rittmeister (captain of cavalry), during World War I
- Fliegerabteilung 22 (aerial observer squadron), 1917–1918
Chivalric Orders [7][]
- Knight, Order of the Black Eagle, December 1901[8]
- Knight Grand Cross (with Crown), Order of the Red Eagle, 1901
- Knight, First Class, Prussian Crown Order, 1901
- Knight Grand Commander, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, ca 1901
Military Decorations (1914-1918)[]
- Iron Cross, Second Class
- Iron Cross, First Class
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen (Pilot's qualification badge)
Ancestry[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Prince Builds An Aero". Berlin. 20 February 1911.
- ↑ "Princes Join Aero Corps". Amsterdam. 16 January 1917.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Prince Sigismund Dies After Riding Accident". Berlin. 7 July 1927.
- ↑ "Lady Hermione Stuart Wed to German Prince". Berlin. 14 December 1961.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Prussian Prince Dies; Hurt in Tournament". Lucerne, Switzerland. 7 July 1927.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "German Prince's Body Is Brought To Potsdam". Berlin. 1 July 1927.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Schench, G. Handbuch über den Königlich Preuβischen Hof und Staat fur das Jahr 1908. Berlin, Prussia, 1907.
- ↑ "Error: no
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Sources[]
- Zivkovic, Georg: Heer- und Flottenführer der Welt. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1971 S. 427-428 ISBN 3-7648-0666-4
- C. Arnold McNaughton: The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 67.
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