Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern

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German nobleman Prime Minister of Prussia Prince of Hohenzollern human

Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern was a 19th-century German nobleman and former Prime Minister of Prussia, notable as the head of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen line and the father of Romania’s first king, Carol I.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern canonical	3
Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen	2
Karl Anton of Hohenzollern	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10591557 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
Context triple: [Carol I of Romania, father, Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern]

A. Prince Karl Theodor von Wrede
Prince Karl Theodor von Wrede was a Bavarian field marshal and nobleman who played a prominent role in the Napoleonic Wars, notably leading Bavarian forces in several key campaigns.
B. Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was a 19th-century German prince whose candidacy for the Spanish throne helped trigger the Franco-Prussian War.
C. Hermann Prinz
Hermann Prinz is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Prinz, though specific widely known biographical details are not clearly established.
D. Karl Magnus Friedrich of Baden-Durlach
Karl Magnus Friedrich of Baden-Durlach was a German nobleman of the House of Baden, known primarily as a younger son of Margrave Charles III William of Baden-Durlach in the early 18th century.
E. Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine
Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine was a young German prince of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, notable mainly as a son of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and for dying in childhood.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
Target entity description: Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern was a 19th-century German nobleman and former Prime Minister of Prussia, notable as the head of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen line and the father of Romania’s first king, Carol I.

A. Prince Karl Theodor von Wrede
Prince Karl Theodor von Wrede was a Bavarian field marshal and nobleman who played a prominent role in the Napoleonic Wars, notably leading Bavarian forces in several key campaigns.
B. Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was a 19th-century German prince whose candidacy for the Spanish throne helped trigger the Franco-Prussian War.
C. Hermann Prinz
Hermann Prinz is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Prinz, though specific widely known biographical details are not clearly established.
D. Karl Magnus Friedrich of Baden-Durlach
Karl Magnus Friedrich of Baden-Durlach was a German nobleman of the House of Baden, known primarily as a younger son of Margrave Charles III William of Baden-Durlach in the early 18th century.
E. Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine
Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine was a young German prince of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, notable mainly as a son of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and for dying in childhood.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German nobleman ⓘ Prime Minister of Prussia ⓘ Prince of Hohenzollern ⓘ human ⓘ
aristocraticTitleHolder	true ⓘ
birthPlace	Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigmaringen NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
deathPlace	Sigmaringen NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup	German ⓘ
familyName	Hohenzollern NERFINISHED ⓘ
father	Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen NERFINISHED ⓘ
fatherOf	Carol I of Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Friedrich of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Anton NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl NERFINISHED ⓘ
headOf	House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen NERFINISHED ⓘ
headOfGovernmentOf	Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberOf	Prussian House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ
monarchist	true ⓘ
mother	Princess Marie Antoinette Murat NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleFamily	House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleTitle	Prince of Hohenzollern NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	being father of Carol I of Romania ⓘ being head of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen line ⓘ serving as Prime Minister of Prussia in the 19th century ⓘ
positionHeld	Minister President of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister of Prussia ⓘ Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse	Princess Josephine of Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carol I of Romania → father → Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern ⓘ

Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen → father → Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern ⓘ

Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen → child → Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karl Anton of Hohenzollern

Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen → father → Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern ⓘ

Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen → lastRuler → Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen → notableRuler → Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern ⓘ