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
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
startOfKingshipInPrussia 1701
startOfReignInBrandenburg 1415
startOfReignInPrussia 1525
startOfRuleOverGermanEmpire 1871

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Province of Hohenzollern coatOfArms House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: arms of Hohenzollern
Province of Hohenzollern rulingDynasty House of Hohenzollern
King William I of Prussia familyName House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern
King William I of Prussia nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern
State of Württemberg-Hohenzollern namedAfter House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern
Prussian crown associatedWith House of Hohenzollern
Prince Frederick of Prussia memberOf House of Hohenzollern
Prince Frederick of Prussia nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern
Prince Frederick of Prussia dynasty House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern dynasty
Prince Frederick of Prussia partOf House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Prussian royal family
Prince Frederick of Prussia hasRoyalHouse House of Hohenzollern
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach ruledBy House of Hohenzollern
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach dynasty House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern dynasty
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach foundedBy House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern family
Treaty of Bromberg beneficiary House of Hohenzollern
House Order of Hohenzollern associatedWith House of Hohenzollern
House Order of Hohenzollern namedAfter House of Hohenzollern
Berg ruledBy House of Hohenzollern
John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern
John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg dynasty House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern dynasty
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine memberOf House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: House of Hohenzollern (by marriage)
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg house House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern
Adolf Frederick of Sweden spouseFamily House of Hohenzollern
Margaret of Thuringia notableFamilyConnection House of Hohenzollern
John of Brandenburg-Küstrin memberOf House of Hohenzollern
John of Brandenburg-Küstrin nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern dynasty
Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt memberOf House of Hohenzollern
Albert of Brandenburg memberOf House of Hohenzollern
Treaty of Xanten relatedTo House of Hohenzollern
Duchess of Prussia governingDynasty House of Hohenzollern
Russian forces briefly occupied parts of Brandenburg opponent House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern monarchy
Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen memberOf House of Hohenzollern
Louise, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau memberOf House of Hohenzollern
Louise, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern
Brandenburg-Prussia rulingDynasty House of Hohenzollern
Duchy of Berg ruledBy House of Hohenzollern
de Beauharnais marriageAllianceWith House of Hohenzollern
Prince Heinrich of Prussia memberOfDynasty House of Hohenzollern
The Old Fritz referentDynasty House of Hohenzollern
Prince of Prussia house House of Hohenzollern
Prince of Prussia dynasty House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern dynasty
Prince of Prussia heldByMembersOf House of Hohenzollern
Prince of Prussia usedBy House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Prussian royal family
Prince of Prussia usedBy House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: German imperial family
Prince of Prussia nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern
this entity surface form: Hohenzollern family
Grand Duke of Posen isRoyalTitleOf House of Hohenzollern
Duchy of Lauenburg wasRuledBy House of Hohenzollern