Joséphine of Belgium

Joséphine Caroline Marie Albertine, Princess of Belgium

Named in memory of her late sister Josephine, who had died in 1871.

Daughter of Philippe Prince of Belgium, Comte de Flandre (1837-1905) and his wife Marie Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1845-1912).

Born: Brussels 18. Oct 1872

Married: Brussels 28. May 1894 Karl Anton Prince of Hohenzollern (1868-1919), her first cousin, son of Leopold Fürst von Hohenzollern (1835-1905) and Antonia Infanta of Portugal (1845-1913)

Issue:

• Stephanie Princess of Hohenzollern (1895-1975) m. 1920 Joseph Ernst Fürst Fugger von Glött (1895-1981)

• Marie Antoinette Princess of Hohenzollern (1896-1965) m. 1924 Egon Freiherr Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich (1892-1981)

• Albrecht Prince of Hohenzollern (1898-1977) m. 1921 Ilse Margot von Friedeburg (1901-1988)

• Henriette Princess of Hohenzollern (1907-1907)

Died: Namur, Belgium 6. Jan 1958

Georges Dufoux ”Les Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha. Une dynastie mythique”, Fontainbleau 2000