Prince Ferfried | |||||
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Born | Umkirch Palace, Baden, Germany | 14 April 1943||||
Died | 27 September 2022 Munich, Bavaria, Germany | (aged 79)||||
Spouse | Angela von Morgen (1968–1973) Eliane Etter (1977–1987) Maja Synke Meinert (1999–2007) | ||||
Issue | Valerie-Alexandra Stefanie Michaela Henriette Annabelle Moritz Johannes | ||||
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House | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Hohenzollern | ||||
Father | Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern | ||||
Mother | Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony |
Ferfried Maximilian Pius Meinrad Maria Hubert Michael Justinus Prinz von Hohenzollern (14 April 1943 – 27 September 2022[1]) was a member of the princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and champion race car driver.[2] He was also known as the "black sheep" of Hohenzollern after several divorces and alcoholism including binge drinking scandals.[3][4]
Ferfried was the youngest child and fourth son of Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern and his wife Margarete Karola, daughter of the last Saxon king, Frederick Augustus III. The Swabian Hohenzollerns were elevated to princes in 1623 and ruled until 1849. Pope Pius XII was Ferfried's godfather.[5]
In 1971 Ferfried won the second 24-hour race at Nürburgring in Germany with a BMW 1600 Alpina. After 36 years of absence from active racing, he raced again for the private racing team Racing Strip.com live in 2007, again in a BMW.[6]
His first marriage, on 21 September 1968, was to Angela von Morgen (11 November 1942 – 11 January 2019), daughter of Ernst von Morgen and Countess Margarethe von Schlitz gen. von Görtz. They were divorced in 1973, having had two daughters:
His second marriage, on 7 April 1977, was to Eliane Etter (born 4 May 1947), daughter of Dr. Hans Etter and Irmgard Zosso. They were divorced in 1987, having had two children:
In 1999 he married Maja Synke Meinert (born 8 October 1971). They were divorced in early March 2007.[8]
Ferfried's three marriages were morganatic, although the first marriage to Angela von Morgen in 1968 (sister of Erika von Morgen, wife of Carl-Philip, Prince of Salm-Salm) was to a member of Germany's historical nobility, albeit untitled.[9][7]
Beginning 8 May 2006 the reality programme Tatjana & Foffi – Cinderella Becomes A Princess was broadcast on television, focusing on Ferfried's former relationship with Tatjana Gsell. He appeared on TV Gusto's Royal Dinner, co-hosting alongside Birte Karalus.
Ancestors of Prince Ferfried of Hohenzollern |
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