Overview

• Prince Harald von Hohenzollern, 63, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on June 30 while on a work trip in Windhoek, Namibia to explore diamond mines.
• Princess Josefa announced his death on Instagram with a heartfelt tribute and said she needs time to mourn and support their unborn child due in July.
• She has suspended her campaign activities and social media engagement but will remain on the Leonberg mayoral ballot.
• The couple met at a trade fair in 2022 and married in September 2024, uniting civic leadership with the legacy of Germany’s former royal House of Hohenzollern.
• The House of Hohenzollern, which traces its lineage to the 11th century, remains a prominent aristocratic family though Germany’s monarchy was abolished after World War I.