Hohenzollern

The Hohenzollerns are a European royal family which came to rule Brandenburg, in 1415. They ruled the Duchy of Prussia from 1525?1701; and the Kingdom of Prussia from 1701?1918. They ruled the German Empire from 1871?1918. They were dethroned following World War I.

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Europe - Royal family - Brandenburg - 1415 - Duchy of Prussia - 1525 - 1701 - Kingdom of Prussia - 1918 - German Empire - 1871 - World War I

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The Hohenzollern family came originally from south-west Germany; their name derives from their 13th-century castle of Zollern, near Stuttgart, Germany. Later, they became rulers of Nuremberg and other territories in Franconia and Swabia. Nonetheless, the real importance of the Hohenzollerns began with their being raised to the rank of Elector for the Holy Roman Empire in 1415 upon the acquisition of Brandenburg by the first Hohenzollern Elector, Friedrich I; the Brandenburg lands would form the core of the family's power for the next five hundred years.

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Zollern - Stuttgart - Germany - Nuremberg - Franconia - Swabia - Holy Roman Empire - Friedrich I

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The Order of the House of Hohenzollern was a chivalric order of the family during their tenure in Prussia.

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In chronological order, and grouped according to their most important title, the Hohenzollern rulers were:

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