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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 ...
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Hohenzollern Castle (German: Burg Hohenzollern [bʊʁk...
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History Hechingen and Hohenzollern Castle, c. 1830. The...
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The Romanian royal family (Romanian: Familia regală a...
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Brandenburg-Prussia (German: Brandenburg-Preußen; Low...
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The German Revolution of 1918–1919, also known as the...
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The House of Hanover (German: Haus Hannover) is a European royal house with roots tracing back to the 17th century. Its members, known as Hanoverians, ruled Hanover, Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Empire at various times during the 17th to 20th centuries.
- 1634; 389 years ago
- George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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Apr 22, 2020 · The House of Hohenzollern – The Rise and Fall of German Emperors. Read Later. Print. In the history of the European Middle Ages, noble families and powerful feudal lords always played a very important role.
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.
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.
At that time it must have been a vast and artistically valuable furnished complex. Contemporary sources praised it as "Crown of all Castles in Swabia" and as "the most fortified House in Germany". However in 1423, the Castle was completely destroyed.
