County of Hohenzollern
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The County of Hohenzollern was a medieval principality in southwestern Germany that served as an early territorial base of the Hohenzollern dynasty, which later rose to rule Prussia and the German Empire.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hohenzollern lands | 3 |
| Hohenzollern Lands | 2 |
| Hohenzollern ancestral lands | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county
ⓘ
former state ⓘ medieval principality ⓘ |
| capital | Hechingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | quarterly sable and argent (black and white) of Hohenzollern ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | partition among Hohenzollern heirs ⓘ |
| earlyTerritorialBaseOf | Hohenzollern dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1576 ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | immediate county of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| followedBy |
County of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasDynastyBranch |
Franconian branch of the House of Hohenzollern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRuler |
Burchard I of Zollern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick I, Count of Zollern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeat | Hohenzollern Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early territorial base of the rulers of Brandenburg-Prussia
ⓘ
early territorial base of the rulers of the German Empire ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swabia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Hohenzollern Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Hohenzollern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Duchy of Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lordship of Zollern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Zollernalbkreis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern state of Baden-Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionToday | Baden-Württemberg, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledBy | House of Hohenzollern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulerTitle | Count of Hohenzollern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
origin of the dynasty that became German Emperors
ⓘ
origin of the dynasty that became Kings of Prussia ⓘ |
| startTime |
11th century
ⓘ
c. 1061 ⓘ |
| successorState |
Hohenzollern-Hechingen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
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Hohenzollern ancestral lands
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