Prince Sigismund of Prussia

1896 - 1978  (81 years)

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  Frederick III, German Emperor
            b. 18 Oct 1831, New Palace, Potsdam, Prussia
            d. 15 Jun 1888, New Palace, Potsdam, Germany  (Age 56 years)  (Grandfather) 
  Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
            b. 19 Jan 1757, Ebersdorf
            d. 16 Nov 1831, Coburg  (Age 74 years)  (3 x Great Grandmother) 

  Name	Sigismund of Prussia
  Birth	27 Nov 1896	Kiel, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire
  Given names	William Victor Charles Augustus Henry Sigismund
  Given names in German	Wilhelm Viktor Karl August Heinrich Sigismund
  Death	14 Nov 1978	Puntarenas, Costa Rica
  Origins
  Siblings	2 brothers
  	> 01. Prince Waldemar of Prussia           b. 20 Mar 1889, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire           d. 2 May 1945, Tutzing, Bavaria, Nazi Germany  (Age 56 years) └─Princess Calixta of Lippe           b. 14 Oct 1895             d. 15 Dec 1982  (Age 87 years),  m. 14 Aug 1919, Hemmelmark   > 02. Prince Sigismund of Prussia           b. 27 Nov 1896, Kiel, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire           d. 14 Nov 1978, Puntarenas, Costa Rica  (Age 81 years) └─Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg           b. 4 Mar 1899             d. 16 Feb 1989  (Age 89 years),  m. 11 Jul 1919, Hemmelmark     03. Prince Henry of Prussia           b. 9 Jan 1900, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire           d. 26 Feb 1904, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire  (Age 4 years)
  Person ID	P8342	Europe
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Prince Henry of Prussia           b. 14 Aug 1862, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation           d. 20 Apr 1929, Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, Weimar Republic (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 11 Jul 1866, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire           d. 11 Nov 1953, Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1888	Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
  Age at Marriage	Henry was 25 years and 9 months old. Irene was 21 years and 10 months old. Their age difference is 3 years and 11 months. They were married for 40 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F4043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg           b. 4 Mar 1899             d. 16 Feb 1989 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	11 Jul 1919	Hemmelmark
  Age at Marriage	Sigismund was 22 years and 8 months old. Charlotte was 20 years and 4 months old. Their age difference is 2 years and 4 months. They were married for 59 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F4079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Prince Sigismund of Prussia(1896 – 1978) 2Prince Henry of Prussia(1862 – 1929) 4Frederick III, German Emperor(1831 – 1888) 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Victoria, Princess Royal(1840 – 1901) 10Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1819 – 1861) 20Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1784 – 1844) 21Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg(1800 – 1831) 11Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom(1819 – 1901) 22Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn(1767 – 1820) 23Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1786 – 1861) 3Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine(1866 – 1953) 6Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine(1837 – 1892) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Princess Alice of the United Kingdom(1843 – 1878) 14Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1819 – 1861) 28Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1784 – 1844) 29Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg(1800 – 1831) 15Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom(1819 – 1901) 30Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn(1767 – 1820) 31Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1786 – 1861)