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| Prince Carl Christian in the arms of his great-grandfather King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden while his mother Princess Birgitta looks on, 1962. |
Today, Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern celebrates his sixtieth birthday!
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| Prince Johann Georg and Princess Birgitta with their three children: Prince Carl Christian, Princess Désirée, and baby Prince Hubertus, 1966. Photo (c) Getty Images / Keystone-France. |
Born on 5 April 1962 at Munich, Prince Carl Christian Friedrich Johannes Meinrad Maria Hubertus Edmund of Hohenzollern was the first child of Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern (1932-2016) and Princess Birgitta of Sweden (b.1937), who wed in 1961. Carl Christian was followed by a younger sister and a brother: Princess Désirée (b.1963) and Prince Hubertus (b.1966).
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| Prince Carl Christian and Princess Nicole on their wedding day, 1999. Photo (c) Seeger-Presse. |
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| Princess Nicole with Prince Nicolas, and Prince Carl Christian at the wedding of Prince Hubertus in 2000. |
In July 1999, Prince Carl Christian married Nicole Neschitsch (b.1968). Later that year, the couple welcomed the birth of their son and only child, Prince Nicolas.
