NOBLEMAN
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
1896 - 1978

Prince Sigismund of Prussia
Prince William Victor Charles Augustus Henry Sigismund of Prussia (German: Wilhelm Viktor Karl August Heinrich Sigismund; 27 November 1896 at Kiel – 14 November 1978 at Esparza, Costa Rica), was the second son of Prince Henry of Prussia and Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine. He was the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia. As the great-grandson of Queen Victoria through both his parents, he was the only one of three brothers who did not have the hemophilia common among her descendants. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Sigismund of Prussia is the 1,007th most popular nobleman (down from 885th in 2019), the 3,478th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,166th in 2019) and the 222nd most popular German Nobleman.
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Among NOBLEMEN
Among noblemen, Prince Sigismund of Prussia ranks 1,007 out of 1,415. Before him are Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt, Dorothea Maria of Anhalt, Helen of Sweden, and Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. After him are Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen, François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Diane, Duchess of Württemberg, Władysław Odonic, Duke Eugen of Württemberg, and García Sánchez of Castile.
Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPrince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1825 - 1901
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,001
Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine
1003 - 1065
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,002
Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt
1652 - 1712
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,003
Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
1574 - 1617
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 1,004
Helen of Sweden
1130 - 1158
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,005
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,006
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,007
Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen
1085 - 1122
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,008
François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
1558 - 1614
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,009
Diane, Duchess of Württemberg
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,010
Władysław Odonic
1190 - 1239
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,011
Duke Eugen of Württemberg
1758 - 1822
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,012
García Sánchez of Castile
1009 - 1029
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 1,013
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Prince Sigismund of Prussia ranks 151. Before him are Prince Wolfgang of Hesse, Edward Arthur Milne, Raymond Massey, Franz Blücher, Frank Loomis, and Norman Thomas Gilroy. After him are Tommy Johnson, Jaromír Weinberger, Fritz Julius Kuhn, Friedrich Sämisch, Josef Kammhuber, and Teinosuke Kinugasa. Among people deceased in 1978, Prince Sigismund of Prussia ranks 126. Before him are Raymond Braine, Jerzy Kuryłowicz, Harold Abrahams, José Gonzalvo, Zivia Lubetkin, and Franz Bäke. After him are Rudolf Svensson, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, Mario Varglien, Julio Jaramillo, Leo Genn, and Willy Hansen.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsPrince Wolfgang of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1989
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 145
Edward Arthur Milne
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1950
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 146
Raymond Massey
ACTOR
1896 - 1983
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 147
Franz Blücher
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1959
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 148
Frank Loomis
ATHLETE
1896 - 1971
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 149
Norman Thomas Gilroy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 1977
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 150
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 151
Tommy Johnson
MUSICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 152
Jaromír Weinberger
COMPOSER
1896 - 1967
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 153
Fritz Julius Kuhn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1951
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 154
Friedrich Sämisch
CHESS PLAYER
1896 - 1975
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 155
Josef Kammhuber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1986
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 156
Teinosuke Kinugasa
ACTOR
1896 - 1982
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 157
Others Deceased in 1978
Go to all RankingsRaymond Braine
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1978
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 120
Jerzy Kuryłowicz
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1978
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 121
Harold Abrahams
ATHLETE
1899 - 1978
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 122
José Gonzalvo
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1978
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 123
Zivia Lubetkin
WRITER
1914 - 1978
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 124
Franz Bäke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1978
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 125
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 126
Rudolf Svensson
WRESTLER
1899 - 1978
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 127
Raúl Alberto Lastiri
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1978
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 128
Mario Varglien
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1978
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 129
Julio Jaramillo
SINGER
1935 - 1978
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 130
Leo Genn
ACTOR
1905 - 1978
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 131
Willy Hansen
CYCLIST
1906 - 1978
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 132
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Prince Sigismund of Prussia ranks 3,480 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl Kaufmann (1900), Engelbert II of Berg (1185), Ingo Schwichtenberg (1965), Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1893), Konrad Ernst Ackermann (1712), and Erwin Rösener (1902). After him are Carl Ludwig Koch (1778), Johannes Lingelbach (1622), Paul Wallot (1841), Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1832), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (1989), and Hannes Löhr (1942).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKarl Kaufmann
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1969
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 3,474
Engelbert II of Berg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1185 - 1225
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 3,475
Ingo Schwichtenberg
MUSICIAN
1965 - 1995
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 3,476
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
NOBLEMAN
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 3,477
Konrad Ernst Ackermann
ACTOR
1712 - 1771
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 3,478
Erwin Rösener
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1946
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 3,479
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 3,480
Carl Ludwig Koch
BIOLOGIST
1778 - 1857
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,481
Johannes Lingelbach
PAINTER
1622 - 1674
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,482
Paul Wallot
ARCHITECT
1841 - 1912
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,483
Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1913
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,484
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 3,485
Hannes Löhr
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 3,486
Among NOBLEMEN In Germany
Among noblemen born in Germany, Prince Sigismund of Prussia ranks 222. Before him are Salomea of Berg (1093), Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1699), Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1825), Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt (1652), Dorothea Maria of Anhalt (1574), and Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1893). After him are Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1758), Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1811), Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1661), Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1619), Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (1537), and Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1827).
Salomea of Berg
1093 - 1144
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 216
Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
1699 - 1772
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 217
Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1825 - 1901
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 218
Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt
1652 - 1712
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 219
Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
1574 - 1617
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 220
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 221
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 222
Duke Eugen of Württemberg
1758 - 1822
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 223
Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
1811 - 1902
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 224
Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1661 - 1708
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 225
Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
1619 - 1681
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 226
Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg
1537 - 1604
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 227
Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1827 - 1879
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 228