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House of Hohenzollern

Also known as Hohenzollerns, Hohenzollern dynasty

The House of Hohenzollern is a German dynasty named after its castle near Hechingen in Swabia. Its Franconian line, descended from Frederick of Zollern, burgrave of Nuremberg from 1192, gained Brandenburg in 1415 and later ruled Prussia and, from 1871 to 1918, the German Empire. A Swabian line kept the principalities of Hohenzollern, and from its Sigmaringen branch came the kings of Romania.

House of Hohenzollern
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Prince-Bishopric of HavelbergDuchy of ClevesBurgraviate of NurembergMargraviate of BrandenburgFree Imperial City of NurembergFree Imperial City of WindsheimPrince-Bishopric of LebusFree Imperial City of SchweinfurtDuchy of KrnovPrincipality of Brandenburg-AnsbachPrincipality of Brandenburg-BayreuthMargraviate of Brandenburg-Küstrinand 2 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). House of Hohenzollern. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/house-of-hohenzollern
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“House of Hohenzollern.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/house-of-hohenzollern. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “House of Hohenzollern.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/house-of-hohenzollern.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘House of Hohenzollern’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/house-of-hohenzollern (Accessed: ).

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