Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

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former state principality

Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was a small principality in southwestern Germany ruled by a Catholic branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty, historically significant for providing the royal family of Romania.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Hohenzollern 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former state →
principality →
annexationYear 1849 →
annexedBy Prussia →
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Prussia →
associatedCity Sigmaringen Castle →
associatedWithEvent German mediatization →
Hohenzollern principalities cession to Prussia →
borderedBy Baden →
Duchy of Württemberg →
surface form: Württemberg
capital Sigmaringen →
coatOfArmsBearer House of Hohenzollern →
continent Europe →
country Germany →
dynasticConnection House of Hohenzollern →
surface form: Hohenzollern-Hechingen
dynastyReligion Roman Catholicism →
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
elevationToPrincipality 1623 →
endTime 1849 →
ethnicComposition German population →
governmentType principality →
historicalRegion Baden-Württemberg →
Upper Swabia →
historicalSignificance origin of Romanian royal family →
houseStyle His Serene Highness →
surface form: Serene Highness
language German →
locatedIn Duchy of Swabia →
surface form: Swabia

southwestern Germany →
nobleRank princely house →
notableMember Carol I of Romania →
Ferdinand I of Romania →
Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen →
partOf Confederation of the Rhine →
German Confederation →
German Empire →
Holy Roman Empire →
predecessor County of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen →
providedRoyalHouse Kingdom of Romania →
Romania →
religion Roman Catholicism →
rulingBranch Catholic branch of the House of Hohenzollern →
rulingDynasty House of Hohenzollern →
sovereignUntil 1849 →
startTime 1576 →
successor Prussia →
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Province of Hohenzollern →
Prussia →
titleHeldByRuler Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen →
surface form: Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Hohenzollern → hasBranch → Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen →
Baden-Württemberg → hasHistoricalRegion → Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen →
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern
Kingdom of Württemberg → sharesBorderWith → Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen →