Franz Joseph Maria Ludwig Anton Thassilo Prinz von Hohenzollern-Emden[1] (English: Prince Francis Joseph of Hohenzollern-Emden; 30 August 1891 – 3 April 1964) was a member of the Roman Catholic branch of the House of Hohenzollern. He was born as Prince Franz Joseph of Hohenzollern and adopted the surname Prinz von Hohenzollern-Emden in 1933.
During World War I Franz Joseph served in Germany's Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) as the second torpedo officer on the light cruiserSMS Emden at the Battle of Cocos.[2] The SMS Emden had an extraordinary record capturing British ships, and as a result all those who served on her, including Franz Joseph, were given the right to add the ship's name to the end of their surnames.[3][4] Since Germany had converted titles of nobility into family names in 1919, he became Franz Joseph Prinz von Hohenzollern-Emden.[citation needed]
In 1925 Franz Joseph wrote a book recording his naval service, Emden: Meine Erlebnisse auf S.M Schiff Emden (Leipzig: Eckstein, 1925), translated into English and published as Emden: My Experiences in S.M.S. Emden (reprinted as Emden: The Last Cruise of the Chivalrous Raider, 1914, Brighton: Lyon, 1989, ISBN0-904256-45-6).
In 1933 Franz Joseph became a member of the Schutzstaffel (SS) (member number 276 691).[6] On 1 April 1936, he became a full member of the Nazi Party with membership number 3765580.[7] As a leading Roman Catholic nobleman and a near relative of the Habsburg, Bourbon, and Saxon dynasties, Franz Joseph did much to lend respectability to the Nazi Party.[8][9][10]
From 1939 to 1944 Franz Joseph commanded a marine flak battery at the Cuxhaven naval base.[11] In June 1944 he was released from active service. In November 1944 he was expelled from the SS together with other upper class Nazis whose devotion was becoming suspect in the face of Germany's, by then, near-certain defeat.[12] In a letter to Heinrich Himmler dated 3 January 1945, Franz Joseph proclaimed his continued devotion to the Nazi cause and unsuccessfully begged to be readmitted to the SS.[12]
Karl Anton Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Maria Georg Manuel Rupprecht Heinrich Benedikt Tassilo Prinz von Hohenzollern-Emden; born on 28 January 1922 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany; died on 3 November 1993 in Hechingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; married in Rome, Italy on 15 August 1951 to Alexandra Afif (16 November 1919 - 26 June 1996)[citation needed]
Meinrad Leopold Maria Friedrich Christian Ferdinand Albert Prinz von Hohenzollern-Emden; born on 17 January 1925 in Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 9 September 2009 in Murnau Hechendorf, Germany; married (civil) in Frankfurt, Germany on 25 August 1971 and (religious) in Sigmaringen on 11 September 1971 to Edina Freijn von Kap-Herr (born 23 August 1938[citation needed]
Maria Margarethe Anna Viktoria Luise Josephine Mathilde Theresia vom Kinde Jesu Prinzessin von Hohenzollern-Emden; born on 2 January 1928 in Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 4 August 2006 in Hechingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; married (civil) in Hechingen 18 December 1965 and (religious) at Burg Hohenzollern, Hechingen on 18 December 1965 to Duke Carl Gregor of Mecklenburg, second son of George, Duke of Mecklenburg head of the House of House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz[citation needed]
Emanuel Joseph Maria Wilhelm Ferdinand Burkhard Prinz von Hohenzollern-Emden; born in Munich, Bavaria, Germany on 23 February 1929; died in Hechingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 8 February 1999; married (civil and religious) at Burg Hohenzollern on 25 May 1968 to Katharina Feodora Adelheid Sabine Sophie Felicitas Sieglinde, Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (born 30 November 1943) a granddaughter of William Ernest, the last Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach; divorced in 1985[citation needed]
Franz Joseph lived with his family at Villa Eugenia in Hechingen.[13]
^Prinz von Hohenzollern-Emden, Franz Joseph (1914). Emden: The Last Cruise of the Chivalrous Raider, 1914. Brighton, England: Lyon Publishing. pp. i. ISBN0-904256-45-6.
^Ray Riling Arms Books review of Emden: The Last Cruise of the Chivalrous Raider, 1914. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
^Revell 1/350 SMS Emden, previewed by Kyle Bodily 20 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 26 October 2008
^. Time. 6 May 1929. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
^Burleigh, Michael; Wipperman, Wolfgang (29 November 1991). The Racial State: Germany, 1933-1945. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 274. ISBN978-0-521-39114-6.
^Mayer, Arno J. (17 March 1990). Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?. New York: Pantheon. p. 139. ISBN978-0-679-72899-3.Perhaps most controversial work of Marxist historian Arno J. Mayer, but the fact that he has been professor at Wesleyan University (1952-1953), Brandeis University (1954-1958) and Harvard University (1958-1961), before settling at Princeton in 1961 (where he is now Dayton-Stockton Professor of History, Emeritus), and the fact that publisher Pantheon is a division of Random House (one of the world's largest publishers) give credence to his scholarship if not his conclusions. None of the criticism of Why Did the Heavens Not Darken? challenged his statement that the Nazi nobility, among who he specifically cites Hohenzollern-Emden, gave valuable support and prestige to the Nazi movement.
^Thomas, W Hugh (22 March 2002). The strange death of Heinrich Himmler: a forensic investigation. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 32. ISBN0-312-28923-5.
^Lohmann, Walter; Hildebrand, Hans H. (1956). Die deutsche Kriegsmarine 1939 - 1945. Vol. 3. Bad Nauheim, Hessen, Germany: Podzun-Verlag.
^Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser VIII (1968): 75.
^. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
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Franz Joseph Maria Ludwig Anton Thassilo Prinz von Hohenzollern Emden 1 English Prince Francis Joseph of Hohenzollern Emden 30 August 1891 3 April 1964 was a member of the Roman Catholic branch of the House of Hohenzollern He was born as Prince Franz Joseph of Hohenzollern and adopted the surname Prinz von Hohenzollern Emden in 1933 Prince Franz JosephBorn 1891 08 30 30 August 1891Heiligendamm Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg SchwerinDied3 April 1964 1964 04 03 aged 72 Tubingen Baden Wurttemberg GermanySpousePrincess Maria Alix of SaxonyIssuePrince Karl AntonPrince Meinrad LeopoldPrincess Maria MargarethePrince Emanuel JosephNamesFranz Joseph Maria Ludwig Anton ThassiloHouseHohenzollern SigmaringenFatherWilliam Prince of HohenzollernMotherPrincess Maria Teresa of Bourbon Two Sicilies Contents 1 Early life 2 Military service 3 Nazi Party membership 4 Marriage and family 5 Ancestry 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editFranz Joseph was born in Heiligendamm in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Schwerin citation needed the second son of Wilhelm Prince of Hohenzollern and Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon Two Sicilies He had a twin brother Prince Friedrich Prince of Hohenzollern who was born a few minutes before he was Military service editDuring World War I Franz Joseph served in Germany s Imperial Navy Kaiserliche Marine as the second torpedo officer on the light cruiser SMS Emden at the Battle of Cocos 2 The SMS Emden had an extraordinary record capturing British ships and as a result all those who served on her including Franz Joseph were given the right to add the ship s name to the end of their surnames 3 4 Since Germany had converted titles of nobility into family names in 1919 he became Franz Joseph Prinz von Hohenzollern Emden citation needed In 1925 Franz Joseph wrote a book recording his naval service Emden Meine Erlebnisse auf S M Schiff Emden Leipzig Eckstein 1925 translated into English and published as Emden My Experiences in S M S Emden reprinted as Emden The Last Cruise of the Chivalrous Raider 1914 Brighton Lyon 1989 ISBN 0 904256 45 6 Franz Joseph also had the rank of Konteradmiral in the Romanian Naval Forces 5 Nazi Party membership editIn 1933 Franz Joseph became a member of the Schutzstaffel SS member number 276 691 6 On 1 April 1936 he became a full member of the Nazi Party with membership number 3765580 7 As a leading Roman Catholic nobleman and a near relative of the Habsburg Bourbon and Saxon dynasties Franz Joseph did much to lend respectability to the Nazi Party 8 9 10 From 1939 to 1944 Franz Joseph commanded a marine flak battery at the Cuxhaven naval base 11 In June 1944 he was released from active service In November 1944 he was expelled from the SS together with other upper class Nazis whose devotion was becoming suspect in the face of Germany s by then near certain defeat 12 In a letter to Heinrich Himmler dated 3 January 1945 Franz Joseph proclaimed his continued devotion to the Nazi cause and unsuccessfully begged to be readmitted to the SS 12 Marriage and family edit nbsp Princess Maria Alix of Saxony in the 1910sOn 25 May 1921 Franz Joseph married his second cousin Princess Maria Alix of Saxony 1901 1990 a daughter of Friedrich August III of Saxony and Archduchess Luise Princess of Tuscany citation needed His twin brother was married to Maria Alix s sister Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony 1900 1962 Franz Joseph and Maria Alix had four children citation needed Karl Anton Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Maria Georg Manuel Rupprecht Heinrich Benedikt Tassilo Prinz von Hohenzollern Emden born on 28 January 1922 in Munich Bavaria Germany died on 3 November 1993 in Hechingen Baden Wurttemberg Germany married in Rome Italy on 15 August 1951 to Alexandra Afif 16 November 1919 26 June 1996 citation needed Meinrad Leopold Maria Friedrich Christian Ferdinand Albert Prinz von Hohenzollern Emden born on 17 January 1925 in Sigmaringen Baden Wurttemberg Germany died on 9 September 2009 in Murnau Hechendorf Germany married civil in Frankfurt Germany on 25 August 1971 and religious in Sigmaringen on 11 September 1971 to Edina Freijn von Kap Herr born 23 August 1938 citation needed Maria Margarethe Anna Viktoria Luise Josephine Mathilde Theresia vom Kinde Jesu Prinzessin von Hohenzollern Emden born on 2 January 1928 in Sigmaringen Baden Wurttemberg Germany died on 4 August 2006 in Hechingen Baden Wurttemberg Germany married civil in Hechingen 18 December 1965 and religious at Burg Hohenzollern Hechingen on 18 December 1965 to Duke Carl Gregor of Mecklenburg second son of George Duke of Mecklenburg head of the House of House of Mecklenburg Strelitz citation needed Emanuel Joseph Maria Wilhelm Ferdinand Burkhard Prinz von Hohenzollern Emden born in Munich Bavaria Germany on 23 February 1929 died in Hechingen Baden Wurttemberg Germany on 8 February 1999 married civil and religious at Burg Hohenzollern on 25 May 1968 to Katharina Feodora Adelheid Sabine Sophie Felicitas Sieglinde Princess of Saxe Weimar Eisenach born 30 November 1943 a granddaughter of William Ernest the last Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar Eisenach divorced in 1985 citation needed Franz Joseph lived with his family at Villa Eugenia in Hechingen 13 Franz Joseph died on 3 April 1964 at Tubingen Baden Wurttemberg citation needed He and his wife are buried in the Erloserkirche in Sigmaringen 14 Ancestry editAncestors of Franz Joseph Prince of Hohenzollern Emden8 Karl Anton Prince of Hohenzollern4 Leopold Prince of Hohenzollern9 Princess Josephine of Baden2 William Prince of Hohenzollern10 Ferdinand II of Portugal5 Infanta Antonia of Portugal11 Maria II of Portugal1 Franz Joseph Prince of Hohenzollern Emden12 Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies6 Prince Louis Count of Trani13 Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria3 Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon Two Sicilies14 Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria7 Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria15 Princess Ludovika of BavariaReferences edit Prinz von Hohenzollern Emden Franz Joseph 1914 Emden The Last Cruise of the Chivalrous Raider 1914 Brighton England Lyon Publishing pp i ISBN 0 904256 45 6 Ray Riling Arms Books review of Emden The Last Cruise of the Chivalrous Raider 1914 Retrieved on 26 October 2008 Revell 1 350 SMS Emden previewed by Kyle Bodily Archived 20 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 26 October 2008 Junk Emden Time 6 May 1929 Archived from the original on 27 October 2010 Retrieved 25 October 2008 Stammbaum der Hohenzollern Hohne Heinz Zollin Barry Richard 2001 The Order of the Death s Head the Story of Hitler s SS Penguin Books p 129 ISBN 0 14 139012 3 Petropoulos Jonathan 2006 Royals and the Reich Oxford Oxford University Press p 383 ISBN 0 19 533927 4 Burleigh Michael Wipperman Wolfgang 29 November 1991 The Racial State Germany 1933 1945 New York Cambridge University Press pp 274 ISBN 978 0 521 39114 6 Mayer Arno J 17 March 1990 Why Did the Heavens Not Darken New York Pantheon p 139 ISBN 978 0 679 72899 3 Perhaps most controversial work of Marxist historian Arno J Mayer but the fact that he has been professor at Wesleyan University 1952 1953 Brandeis University 1954 1958 and Harvard University 1958 1961 before settling at Princeton in 1961 where he is now Dayton Stockton Professor of History Emeritus and the fact that publisher Pantheon is a division of Random House one of the world s largest publishers give credence to his scholarship if not his conclusions None of the criticism of Why Did the Heavens Not Darken challenged his statement that the Nazi nobility among who he specifically cites Hohenzollern Emden gave valuable support and prestige to the Nazi movement Thomas W Hugh 22 March 2002 The strange death of Heinrich Himmler a forensic investigation New York St Martin s Press pp 32 ISBN 0 312 28923 5 Lohmann Walter Hildebrand Hans H 1956 Die deutsche Kriegsmarine 1939 1945 Vol 3 Bad Nauheim Hessen Germany Podzun Verlag a b Petropoulos 425 Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels Furstliche Hauser VIII 1968 75 Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Archived from the original on 19 October 2008 Retrieved 16 July 2010 External links editWorks by or about Franz Joseph Prince of Hohenzollern Emden at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franz Joseph Prince of Hohenzollern Emden amp oldid 1179769920 Marriage and family, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
