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County of Hohenlohe

1153 CE – 1806 CE (approx.) · capital Öhringen

A Franconian county on the Kocher and Jagst rivers whose many branches of the Hohenlohe family ruled until mediatisation in 1806.

Origins

The lords of Weikersheim, later called Hohenlohe after a castle near Uffenheim, appear around 1153 as Staufer ministerials. They acquired lands on the Tauber, Kocher and Jagst, and in 1450 were recognised as counts of the Empire, building a territory centred on Öhringen, Weikersheim and Neuenstein.

Rule and society

Hohenlohe was a rural land of farms, vineyards and small residence towns. The family split into numerous lines, divided between Lutheran Hohenlohe-Neuenstein and Catholic Hohenlohe-Waldenburg after the Reformation. Weikersheim castle, with its baroque garden, and Langenburg are among their residences. Several branches were raised to princes in the 18th century.

Decline and legacy

In 1806 the Hohenlohe principalities were mediatised and divided between Württemberg and Bavaria. The family remained prominent: Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst served as German Chancellor from 1894 to 1900.

Lineage

County of HohenloheKingdom of Württemberg 1806 CE – 1918 CE

Connections (2)

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). County of Hohenlohe. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-hohenlohe
MLA
“County of Hohenlohe.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-hohenlohe. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “County of Hohenlohe.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-hohenlohe.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘County of Hohenlohe’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-hohenlohe (Accessed: ).

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