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Jul 21, 2021 · Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia is the current pretender to the Prussian throne, and head of the Prussian branch of the House of Hohenzollern. He is the direct male-line descendent of Prussia’s last King (and German Emperor), Kaiser Wilhelm II.
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"The Crown Estate belongs to the reigning monarch 'in right of the Crown,' that is, it is owned by the monarch for the duration of their reign, by virtue of their accession to the throne," the company explains on its website. "But it is not the private property of the monarch — it cannot be sold by the monarch, nor do revenues from it belong to the...
Laura Clancy is a lecturer at Lancaster University and is the author of the forthcoming book "Running the Family Firm: How the Monarchy Manages its Image and Our Money." She says The Crown Estate "reproduces their power" and argues that the royal family escapes appropriate scrutiny for its inherited wealth at a time of rising global inequality, par...
In the most recent YouGov opinion poll on support for the British monarchy, 61% of respondents said Britain should continue to have a monarchy, compared to just 24% in favor of an elected head of state. Support remains very strong. However, should Britain ever move towards republicanism, the question of who actually owns The Crown Estate may become...
Jan 9, 2020 · The 43-year-old current head of the House of Hohenzollern, a great-great-grandson of the kaiser, last year lodged a claim for the return of scores of valuable objects, from paintings to...
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Apr 22, 2020 · The story of the Hohenzollern family is one of the most important insights into the glorious rise and tragic fall of European nobility and royalty. With the rise of Marxism and communism, and with that the fall of the monarchies of Europe, the latter’s future was thoroughly changed.
The House of Hohenzollern is a formerly royal German dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenburg, Prussia, the German Empire, and Romania.
The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of Prince-electors, kings, and emperors of Prussia, Germany, and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the eleventh century.
Hohenzollern hōˌən-tsôlˈərn [ key], German princely family that ruled Brandenburg (1415–1918), Prussia (1525–1918), and Germany (1871–1918).
