Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

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Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Summary

Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is a human[1]. He was born in Sigmaringen[2]. He was born on January 22, 1547[3]. He passed away in Sigmaringen[4]. He died on April 8, 1606[5]. He worked as a count[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was born in Sigmaringen[2].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen passed away in Sigmaringen[4].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was born on January 22, 1547[3].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen died on April 8, 1606[5].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's father was Charles I[8].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's mother was Anna von Baden-Durlach[9].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was married to Euphrosyne Gräfin von Oettingen-Wallerstein[10].
  • Among Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's spouses was Elisabeth von Pallandt-Culemborg[11].
  • A child of Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was Eitel Frederick von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[12].
  • A child of Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[13].
  • A child of Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was Maria Cleopha von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[14].
  • A child of Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was Maria Elisabeth von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[15].
  • A child of Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was Maria Eleonore of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[16].
  • A child of Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was Ferdinand von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[17].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen held citizenship in Germany[18].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's professions included count[6].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's religion is recorded as Catholicism[19].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is recorded as male[20].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's family is recorded as Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[22].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's Commons category is recorded as Charles II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[23].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's given name is recorded as Charles[24].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[25].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Karl II von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen'}[26].
  • Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's sibling is recorded as Eitel Frederick IV, Count of Hohenzollern[27].

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Origins and Family

Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was born in Sigmaringen[2]. He was born on January 22, 1547[3]. His father was Charles I[8]. His mother was Anna von Baden-Durlach[9].

Career and Affiliations

Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen worked as a count[6].

Personal Life

Spouses include Euphrosyne Gräfin von Oettingen-Wallerstein[10], 1552–1590[28] and Elisabeth von Pallandt-Culemborg[11]. Children include Eitel Frederick von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[12], a Catholic priest[29], 1582–1625[30], of Germany[31]; Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[13], a chamberlain[32], 1578–1638[33]; Maria Cleopha von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[14], 1599–1685[34], of Germany[35]; Maria Elisabeth von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[15], 1592–1659[36], of Germany[37]; Maria Eleonore of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[16], 1586–1668[38]; and Ferdinand von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[17], 1571–1571[39]. Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's religion is recorded as Catholicism[19].

Death and Burial

Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen died on April 8, 1606[5]. He passed away in Sigmaringen[4].

Why It Matters

Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen born?

Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's place of birth was Sigmaringen[2].

Where did Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen die?

Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen passed away in Sigmaringen[4].

Who were Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's parents?

Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's father was Charles I[8]. Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's mother was Anna von Baden-Durlach[9].

Who was Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen married to?

Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's spouses include Euphrosyne Gräfin von Oettingen-Wallerstein[10] and Elisabeth von Pallandt-Culemborg[11].

What did Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen do for work?

Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen worked as count[6].

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  12. [14] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
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  20. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling Eitel Frederick IV, Count of Hohenzollern, Christopher, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch, Joachim of Zollern +1
    Place of birth Sigmaringen
    Country of citizenship Germany
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