Hohenzollern

House of Hohenzollern
CountryGermany, Romania
EtymologyHohenzollern Castle
FoundedBefore 1061
FounderBurkhard I, Lord of Zollern
Current head
  • Germany and Prussia:
    Prince Georg Friedrich (1994–present)
  • Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen:
    Prince Karl Friedrich (2010–present)
Final ruler
Titles
Prince of Romania Grand Voevode of Alba Iulia
Estate(s)Germany, Prussia, Romania, Russia
Deposition
Cadet branches

The Hohenzollern family ruled 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, now in Germany, in 1415.[1]

The family became one of the electors of the Holy Roman Emperor and then were kings of Prussia in 1702 and German emperors in 1871.

It stopped ruling after World War I, when Germany became a republic. Prussia was abolished by the four Alliea that controlled Germany in 1947.

The family took it name from its ancestral home, Hohenzollern Castle, in what is now Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The area around the castle was once ruled as a separate principality.

References

  1. ↑ 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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