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Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (German: Fürstentum Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) was a principality in southwestern Germany. Its rulers belonged to the senior Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern. The Swabian Hohenzollerns were elevated to princes in 1623.
- House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern (/ ˌ h oʊ ə n ˈ z ɒ l ər n /, US...
- Sigmaringen
Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the...
- House of Hohenzollern
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ist die schwäbische, katholisch gebliebene Linie der Hohenzollern, eines alten deutschen Hochadelsgeschlechts, und gleichzeitig der Name der von ihr beherrschten Ländereien, der Grafschaft Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, die 1623 zum Fürstentum Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen erhoben wurde und bis 1849 bestand.
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 ...
- Before 1061
Hohenzollern dynasty, dynasty prominent in European history, chiefly as the ruling house of Brandenburg-Prussia (1415–1918) and of imperial Germany (1871–1918). It takes its name from a castle in Swabia first mentioned as Zolorin or Zolre (the modern Hohenzollern, south of Tübingen, in the Land.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. The House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is the cadet branch of the senior Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty, less known than the Franconian branch which became Burgraves of Nuremberg and later ruled Brandenburg-Prussia and the German Empire.
- Sigmaringen
- Roman Catholic
- Principality
- German
Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen district . Sigmaringen is renowned for its castle, Schloss Sigmaringen, which was the seat of the principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen until 1850 and is still owned by the Hohenzollern family.
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ( German: Fürstentum Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) was a principality in southwestern Germany. Its rulers belonged to the senior Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern. The Swabian Hohenzollerns were elevated to princes in 1623.
