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Friedrich Hermann Otto, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen

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Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Friedrich Hermann Otto
Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Reign2 November 1810 – 13 September 1838
PredecessorHermann
SuccessorConstantine
Born(1776-07-22)22 July 1776
Namur
Died13 September 1838(1838-09-13) (aged 62)
Schloss Lindich, Hechingen
SpouseLuise Pauline Maria Biron
IssueConstantine
Names
German: Friedrich Hermann Otto
HouseHohenzollern-Hechingen
FatherHermann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
MotherPrincess Maximiliane of Gavre

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.

He ordered the demolishment of the Friedrichsburg castle in 1812 in order to replace it with the Neues Schloss in Hechingen.

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:

∞ Eugénie de Beauharnais, no issue.
∞ Baroness Amalie Schenk von Geyern, issue.
Friedrich Hermann Otto, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen House of Hohenzollern-HechingenCadet branch of the House of HohenzollernBorn: 22 July 1776 Died: 13 September 1838
Regnal titles
Preceded byHermann Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
2 November 1810 – 13 September 1838 		Succeeded byConstantine
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