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The House of Hohenzollern (/ ˌ h oʊ ə n ˈ z ɒ l ər n /, US also /-n ˈ z ɔː l-,-n t ˈ s ɔː l-/; German: Haus Hohenzollern, pronounced [ˌhaʊs hoːənˈtsɔlɐn] ⓘ; Romanian: Casa de Hohenzollern) is a formerly royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) German dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors ...
- Karl Friedrich
Karl Friedrich Emich Meinrad Benedikt Fidelis Maria Michael...
- Hohenzollern Castle
Hohenzollern Castle (German: Burg Hohenzollern [bʊʁk...
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Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia (born 10 June 1976, as...
- Hohenzollern (Disambiguation)
Hohenzollern may refer to: . House of Hohenzollern, German...
- Margraviate of Brandenburg
The Margraviate of Brandenburg (German: Markgrafschaft...
- Hohenzollern-Hechingen
History Hechingen and Hohenzollern Castle, c. 1830. The...
- Romanian Royal Family
The Romanian royal family (Romanian: Familia regală a...
- Brandenburg-Prussia
Brandenburg-Prussia (German: Brandenburg-Preußen; Low...
- German Revolution
The German revolution of 1918–1919, also known as the...
- Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (German: Fürstentum...
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The House Order of Hohenzollern (German: Hausorden von Hohenzollern or Hohenzollernscher Hausorden) was a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Hohenzollern awarded to military commissioned officers and civilians of comparable status.
Hohenzollern Castle (German: Burg Hohenzollern [bʊʁk hoːənˈtsɔlɐn] ⓘ) is the ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern. The third of three hilltop castles built on the site, it is located atop Mount Hohenzollern, above and south of Hechingen, on the edge of the Swabian Jura of central Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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 family came from the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the late 11th century and took their name from Hohenzollern Castle.
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.
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. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle.
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Our family’s ancestral Seat, Hohenzollern Castle near Hechingen, in Baden-Württemberg, sees 350,000 visitors from all over the world each year, making it one of the most popular private museums in Germany. Hohenzollern Castle is still privately owned by the two branches of our house.
