defunct thrones and head of the Hohenzollern family. After the reunification of Germany, Louis Ferdinand arranged to have the remains of several Hohenzollern members reinterred at the imperial vault in Potsdam. The prince was a popular figure. In 1968 Der Spiegel reported that in a survey of their readers by Quick magazine about who would be the most honorable person to become President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Louis Ferdinand, the only one of twelve candidates who was not a politician, won with 39.8% before Carlo Schmid and Ludwig Erhard. In a similar survey by the tabloid Bild, readers chose Louis Ferdinand by 55.6%. In an interview with Quick, the prince indicated that he might accept the presidency but would not relinquish his claim to the imperial or Prussian crowns. Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern, a member of the senior Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, is his godson. Ancestry Notes External links European Royal History entry on Prince Louis-Ferdinand 1907 births 1994 deaths House of Hohenzollern Crown Princes of Prussia Prussian princes Pretenders to the German throne Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class) Knights of the Golden Fleece German monarchists People from Potsdam People of the German Empire German people of Prussian descent German people of Russian descent German people of British descent