Peerage Record – 10175

     Ileana von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess of Romania was born on 5 January 1909 at Bucharest, Romania^G.¹ She was the daughter of Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania and Marie Alexandra Victoria Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Edinburgh. She married, firstly, Anton Erzherzog von Österreich, son of Leopold Salvator Erzherzog von Österreich and Blanca de Castilla de Borbón, Infanta d’España, on 26 July 1931 at Sinaia, Romania^G.¹ She and Anton Erzherzog von Österreich were divorced on 29 May 1954 at Vienna, Austria^G.^2,3 She married, secondly, Dr. Stefan Virgil Issarescu, son of Ionn Issarescu and Virginia Popescu, on 19 June 1954.¹ She and Dr. Stefan Virgil Issarescu were divorced in 1965.¹ She died on 21 January 1991 at age 82 at Ohio, U.S.A.^G.
     She gained the title of Princess Ileana of Romania.¹ She took the religious name of Mother Alexandra of the Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration in 1968.¹ She was a nun and the Abbess between 1968 and 1980 at Orthodox Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G, which she founded.

     Mircea von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Prince of Romania was born on 3 January 1913 at Bucharest, Romania^G.¹ He was the son of Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania and Marie Alexandra Victoria Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Edinburgh. He died on 2 November 1916 at age 3 at Buftea, Romania^G.¹ He was buried at Cotroceni Palace, Bucharest, Romania^G.
     He gained the title of Prince Mircea of Romania.¹ He gained the title of Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.¹

     Leopold Stephan Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was born on 22 September 1835. He was the son of Karl Anton Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Josephine Prinzessin von Baden. He married Antonia Maria de Bragança e Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha, Infanta de Portugal, daughter of Ferdinand II August Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld and Maria da Glória de Bragança, Rainha de Portugal, on 12 September 1861 at Lisbon, Portugal^G. He died on 8 June 1905 at age 69.
     He was given the name of Leopold Stephan Karl Anton Gustav Eduard Tassilo at birth.¹

     Antonia Maria de Bragança e Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha, Infanta de Portugal was born on 17 February 1845 at Lisbon, Portugal^G. She was the daughter of Ferdinand II August Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld and Maria da Glória de Bragança, Rainha de Portugal.³ She married Leopold Stephan Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, son of Karl Anton Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Josephine Prinzessin von Baden, on 12 September 1861 at Lisbon, Portugal^G. She died on 27 December 1913 at age 68 at Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.
     She gained the title of Infanta de Portugal.⁴ She was given the name of Antonia Maria Fernanda Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Francesca de Assis Ana Gonzaga Silvina Julia Augusta de Bragança e Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha at birth.⁴

     Wilhelm Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was born on 7 March 1864 at Schloss Benrath, Germany^G.² He was the son of Leopold Stephan Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Antonia Maria de Bragança e Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha, Infanta de Portugal. He married, firstly, Maria Teresa di Borbone, Principessa delle Due Sicilie, daughter of Luigi di Borbone, Principe di Borbone delle Due Sicilie and Mathilde Ludovika Herzogin in Bayern, on 27 June 1889 at Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.² He married, secondly, Adelgunde Marie Auguste Therese Prinzessin von Bayern, daughter of Ludwig III König von Bayern and Maria Theresia Henriette Dorothea Erzherzogin von Österreich-Este, on 20 January 1915.² He died on 22 October 1927 at age 63 at Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.²
     He gained the title of Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.³

     Karl Anton Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was born on 1 September 1868 at Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.² He was the son of Leopold Stephan Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Antonia Maria de Bragança e Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha, Infanta de Portugal.² He married Joséphine Caroline Marie Albertine de Belgique, Princesse de Belgique, daughter of Philippe Eugène de Belgique, Comte de Flandre and Marie Luise Alexandrine Karoline Prinzessin von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, on 28 May 1894 at Brussels, Belgium^G.² He died on 21 February 1919 at age 50 at Namedy^G.²
     He was given the name of Karl Anton Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig at birth.²

     Joséphine Caroline Marie Albertine de Belgique, Princesse de Belgique was born on 18 October 1872 at Brussels, Belgium^G.² She was the daughter of Philippe Eugène de Belgique, Comte de Flandre and Marie Luise Alexandrine Karoline Prinzessin von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.² She married Karl Anton Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, son of Leopold Stephan Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Antonia Maria de Bragança e Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha, Infanta de Portugal, on 28 May 1894 at Brussels, Belgium^G.² She died on 6 January 1958 at age 85 at Namur, Belgium^G.²
     She was a member of the House of Wettin. She gained the title of Princesse de Belgique.³

     Karl Anton Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was born on 7 September 1811 at Krauchenwies, Germany^G.² He was the son of Karl Anton Friedrich Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Antoinette Marie Murat, Princesse Murat.^3,4 He married Josephine Prinzessin von Baden, daughter of Karl Ludwig Friedrich Großherzog von Baden and Stéphanie Louise Adrienne de Beauharnais, Vicomtesse de Beauharnais, in 1834.⁴ He died on 2 June 1885 at age 73 at Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.²
     He gained the title of Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.¹ He abdicated as Fürst zu Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in 1849.⁴

     Stephanie Prinzessin von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was born on 15 July 1837. She was the daughter of Karl Anton Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Josephine Prinzessin von Baden. She married Pedro V de Bragança e Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha, Rei de Portugal, son of Ferdinand II August Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld and Maria da Glória de Bragança, Rainha de Portugal, on 18 May 1858 at Lisbon, Portugal^G. She died on 17 July 1859 at age 22 at Lisbon, Portugal^G.

     Carol I von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania was born on 27 April 1839 at Schloss Sigmaringen, Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemburg, Germany. He was the son of Karl Anton Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Josephine Prinzessin von Baden. He married Elisabeth Prinzessin von Wied, daughter of Herman Prinz von Wied and Marie Prinzessin von Nassau-Weilburg, on 15 November 1869 at Neuwied, Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany^G.¹ He died on 10 October 1914 at age 75 at Castle Pelesch, Sinaia, Romania^G.¹
     He was created Prince Carol I of Rumania in 1866.² He was created King Carol I of Romania on 14 March 1881.¹