House of Hohenzollern

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The House of Hohenzollern is a prominent German royal dynasty that ruled Brandenburg-Prussia and later the German Empire until the end of World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dynasty
noble family
royal house
associatedWithEvent Franco-Prussian War
North German Confederation
surface form: Unification of Germany

World War I
coatOfArms Royal arms of German states
surface form: Arms of the House of Hohenzollern
countryOfOrigin Germany
Holy Roman Empire
currentStatus mediatized princely house
endOfRuleOverGermanEmpire 1918
endOfRuleOverPrussia 1918
endOfRuleOverRomania 1947
ethnicGroup German
hasAncestralSeat Hohenzollern Castle
Hohenzollern-Hechingen Castle
Sigmaringen Castle
surface form: Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Castle
hasBranch House of Hohenzollern self-linksurface differs
surface form: Brandenburg-Prussian line

Franconian branch
House of Hohenzollern self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hohenzollern-Hechingen

Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Swabian branch
historicalRegion Baden-Württemberg
Brandenburg NERFINISHED
Prussia
houseHeadTitle Prince of Hohenzollern
Prince of Prussia
language German
lostThronesAfter German Revolution of 1918–1919
motto Nihil Sine Deo
namedAfter Hohenzollern Castle
surface form: Zollern Castle
notableMember Carol II of Romania
Ferdinand I of Romania
Frederick I of Prussia
Frederick II of Prussia
Frederick III, German Emperor
Frederick William I of Prussia
Frederick II of Prussia
surface form: Frederick the Great

Carol I of Romania
surface form: Karl I of Romania

Michael I of Romania
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
William I, German Emperor
notableTitleHeld Duke of Prussia
Margrave of Brandenburg
surface form: Elector of Brandenburg

German Emperor
King of Prussia
surface form: King in Prussia

King of Prussia
King of Romania
Margrave of Brandenburg
originatesFrom County of Zollern
Duchy of Swabia
surface form: Swabia
religion Calvinism
Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
roseToProminenceAs Burgraves of Nuremberg
ruled Duchy of Prussia
Electorate of Brandenburg
German Empire
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Kingdom of Romania
Margraviate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED
startOfKingshipInPrussia 1701
startOfReignInBrandenburg 1415
startOfReignInPrussia 1525
startOfRuleOverGermanEmpire 1871

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

Order of the Red Eagle associatedWithDynasty House of Hohenzollern
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen coatOfArmsBearer House of Hohenzollern
House of Beauharnais dynasticAlliance House of Hohenzollern
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasticConnection House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Ansbach-Bayreuth dynasty House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern
Duchy of Mark dynasty House of Hohenzollern
Elector Joachim I Nestor of Brandenburg dynasty House of Hohenzollern
subject surface form: Joachim I Nestor of Brandenburg
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern dynasty
Prince of Neuchâtel hasAssociatedDynasty House of Hohenzollern
House of Hohenzollern hasBranch House of Hohenzollern self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern-Hechingen
House of Hohenzollern hasBranch House of Hohenzollern self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Brandenburg-Prussian line
Der Alte Fritz house House of Hohenzollern
subject surface form: Frederick II of Prussia
Frederick William II of Prussia house House of Hohenzollern
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia house House of Hohenzollern
Prince Augustus William of Prussia house House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern
Wilhelmina of Prussia house House of Hohenzollern
William I, German Emperor house House of Hohenzollern
Third Silesian War involvedDynasty House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern dynasty
County of Mark laterRuledBy House of Hohenzollern
County of Ravensberg laterRuler House of Hohenzollern
Frederick William I of Prussia memberOf House of Hohenzollern
Wilhelm II, German Emperor memberOf House of Hohenzollern
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia memberOfRoyalHouse House of Hohenzollern
Caroline of Ansbach nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern
Frederick I of Prussia nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern
Frederick II of Prussia nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern
subject surface form: Joachim I Nestor of Brandenburg
Prince Augustus William of Prussia nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern
Wilhelmina of Prussia nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern
Bonaparte dynasty relatedDynasty House of Hohenzollern
Prince Augustus William of Prussia royalHouse House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern
Ansbach-Bayreuth ruledBy House of Hohenzollern
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen rulingDynasty House of Hohenzollern
Neues Palais usedBy House of Hohenzollern
Orangery Palace usedBy House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Prussian royal family