Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was Queen of Portugal from her marriage to King Peter V on 18 May 1858 until her death the following year.
Portrait, c. 1858
Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was the last reigning prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen before the territory was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1849. Afterwards, he continued to
Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
…May 1858 until her death the following year. Born in Krauchenwies Castle in Krauchenwies, Sigmaringen, in 1837, Stephanie was the eldest daughter of Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern, head of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and his wife Princess Josephine of Baden. Her maternal grandparents were Karl, Grand Duke of Baden, and…
Karl Anton in 1858
Portrait of Karl Anton by Richard Lauchert, 1852
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (later Emperor Wilhelm I) in about 1840. He appointed Karl Anton Minister President in 1858.
Sigmaringen Castle on the Danube River, the ancestral home of the princes of Sigmaringen-Hohenzollern