Hohenzollern
| House of Hohenzollern Germany, Prussia, Romania | |||
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| Country: | Germany, Romania | ||
| Parent House: | Burchardinger dynasty | ||
| Titles: | Count of Zollern Margrave of Brandenburg Duke of Prussia Burgrave of Nuremberg Margrave of Bayreuth Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach King of Prussia German Emperor Prince of Neuchâtel King of Romania | ||
| Founder: | Burgrave Frederick I of Nuremberg | ||
| Final Ruler: | Germany and Prussia: Emperor William II (1888–1918) Romania: King Michael (1927–1930, 1940–1947) | ||
| Current Head: | Germany and Prussia: HI&RH Prince Georg Friedrich (1994–) Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen: | ||
| Founding Year: | 1100s AD | ||
| Ethnicity: | German, Romanian | ||
| Cadet Branches: | Hohenzollern-Hechingen Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Hohenzollern-Haigerloch | ||
The Hohenzollern family were rulers of various territories in and near modern Germany, and later of all Germany. The Royal House of Hohenzollern began ruling the area around Berlin and Brandenburg in modern Germany in 1415.[1]
They became one of the Electors of the Holy Roman Emperor, Kings of Prussia in 1702 and in 1871 German Emperors.
They stopped ruling after World War I, when Germany became a republic. Prussia was abolished by the 4 allied powers controlling Germany in 1947.
The Royal Family took their name from their ancestral home Hohenzollern Castle in what is now Baden-Württemberg. The area around the castle was once ruled as a separate principality.
References[edit | change source]
- ↑ Hall (trans), Colkin (2005). The Electors of Brandenburg, Kings of Prussia, German Kaisers. Karwe, Germany: Edition Rieger. p. 36. ISBN 3935231644.
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