Hohenzollern House

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Jorge Federico, Prince of Prussia.

La house of Hohenzollern (in German): Haus Hohenzollern, pronounced###############( listen)in Romanian: House of Hohenzollern) was a prominent German royal dynasty (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) whose members were princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenburg, Prussia, the German Empire and Romania.

It originates from a family of Swabian counts of the 11th century or XII, heirs to the Margraves and Teutonic Knights, and the earliest ancestors of the Hohenzollerns are mentioned in a monk's chronicle in the year 1061. Their name derives from Zollern, a castle from the 13th century — Hohenzollern castle — that the family owned in the surroundings of the city of Hechingen in Swabia – today near Stuttgart, about 30 kilometers south of Tübingen, in Baden-Wurttemberg. Although its origin dates back to the 12th century, the Hohenzollern dynasty is not one of the oldest sovereign dynasties in the German sphere..

The Hohenzollern family split into two branches, the Catholic Swabian branch and the Protestant Franconian branch, which ruled the Nuremberg Burgraviate and later became the Brandenburg-Prussian branch. The Swabian branch ruled the principalities of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen until 1849, and also ruled Romania from 1866 to 1947. Members of the Franconian branch became Margraves of Brandenburg in 1415 and Dukes of Prussia in 1525.

The dynasty was part of the Electors of the Holy Roman Empire beginning in the 15th century. The Margraviate of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Prussia were ruled in personal union after 1618 and were called Brandenburg-Prussia. After reaching its consolidation, embodied in the power of Prussia, in 1701 the Kingdom of Prussia was created, building a set of palaces in Berlin and its surroundings. With Frederick II the Great, Prussia began to increase its power within the German States, which was consolidated by the figure of William I of Germany, who was the architect of the creation of the German Empire in 1871 after the victory in the Franco-Prussian War., with the Hohenzollerns as hereditary German Emperors and Kings of Prussia.

Germany's defeat in World War I in 1918 led to the German Revolution. With the abdication of Wilhelm II, the Weimar Republic was established, thus ending the German monarchy and the Prussian monarchy. The last monarch of the dynasty to hold a throne in Europe was Michael I of Romania, of the House of Romania.

Since 1994, the head of the dynasty —and therefore of the ownership of the royal house of Prussia and the Imperial House of Germany— has been Jorge Federico, although Germany being a federal republic, he does not hold any de facto monarchical position. Karl Frederick of Hohenzollern has been the head of the old Swabian princely line since 2010.

Zollern County

Hohenzollern Castle near Hechingenfue built in the middle of the centuryXIX by Federico Guillermo IV of Prussia.
Abbey of Alpirsbach, founded by the Hohenzollerns

Zollern, from 1218 Hohenzollern, was a county of the Holy Roman Empire. Later its capital was Hechingen.

The Hohenzollerns named their estates after the Hohenzollern castle in the Swabian Alps. Hohenzollern Castle is located on a 855 meter high mountain called Hohenzollern. It still belongs to the family today.

The dynasty was first mentioned in 1061. According to the medieval chronicler Berthold of Reichenau, Burcard I, Count of Zollern (of Zolorin) was born before 1025 and died in 1061.

In 1095, Count Adalbert of Zollern founded the Benedictine monastery of Alpirsbach, located in the Black Forest.

The Zollerns received the title Graf from Emperor Henry V in 1111.

As loyal vassals of the Swabian Hohenstaufen dynasty, they were able to significantly expand their territory. Count Frederick III (c. 1139 - c. 1200) accompanied Emperor Frederick Barbarossa against Henry the Lion in 1180 and, through his marriage, was granted the Nuremberg Burgraviate by Emperor Henry VI in 1192. Around 1185, he became he had married Sophia of Raabs, the daughter of Conrad II, burgrave of Nuremberg. After the death of Conrad II, who left no male heirs, Frederick III was granted Nuremberg as burgrave Frederick I. In 1218, the burgraviate passed to Frederick's eldest son, Conrad I, thus becoming the ancestor of the Franconian branch of the Hohenzollerns, which acquired the Electorate of Brandenburg in 1415.Template:Clear left

Counts of Zollern (1061-1204)

  • up to 1061: Burcardo I
  • before 1125: Federico I
  • Come in. 1125 and 1142: Federico II, eldest son of Federico I
  • Come in. 1143 and 1150-1155: Burcardo II, second oldest son of Federico I
  • Come in. 1150–1155 and 1160: Gotfried de Zimmern, fourth oldest son of Federico I
  • before 1171 - c. 1200: Federico III/I (son of Federico II, also burgrave of Nuremberg)

After Federico's death, his sons divided the family lands among themselves:

  • Conrado I received the county of Zollern and exchanged it for the Burgraviate of Nuremberg with his younger brother Federico IV in 1218, thus founding the branch of Franconia of the House of Hohenzollern. The members of the Franconia line finally became the branch of Brandenburg-Prussia and then became Protestantism.
  • Federico IV received the burgraviate of Nuremberg in 1200 of his father and exchanged it in the county of Zollern in 1218 with his brother, thus founding the suaba branch of the House of Hohenzollern, which remained Catholic.

Francon branch

The main Franconian branch of the House of Hohenzollern was founded by Conrad I, Burgrave of Nuremberg (1186-1261).

The family supported the Hohenstaufen and Habsburg rulers of the Holy Roman Empire during the 12th to XV, being rewarded with several territorial concessions. Beginning in the 16th century, this branch of the family became Protestant and decided to expand through marriage and purchase policies from the surrounding lands. In the first phase, the family gradually added to their lands, at first with many small acquisitions in the Franconian region of Germany:

  • Ansbach in 1331
  • Kulmbach in 1340

In the second phase, the family further expanded its holdings with major acquisitions in the Brandenburg and Prussian regions of present-day Germany and Poland:

  • Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1417
  • Duchy of Prussia in 1525

These acquisitions eventually brought the Franconian Hohenzollerns from a minor German princely family to one of the most important dynasties in Europe.

From January 8, 1701, the title of Elector of Brandenburg was joined to the title of king "in" Prussia and, from September 13, 1772, to King of Prussia.

Burgraves of Nuremberg (1192-1427)

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Nuremberg, Ansbach, Kulmbach and Bayreuth (Franconia)
  • 1192-1200/1204: Federico I (1139-1200/1204), originally Federico III, count of Zollern, married to Sofia, daughter of Conrado II, then became a burgrave through this union;
  • 1204-1218: Federico II (1188-1255, the youngest son of Federico I, also count of Zollern as Federico IV);
  • 1218-1261/1262: Conrado I el Piadoso (ca. 1186-1261/2, eldest son of Federico I, brother of Federico II), also count of Zollern as Conrado III;
  • 1262-1297: Federico III the Heir (ca. 1218-1297, son of Conrado I);
  • 1297-1300: John I (ca. 1279-1300, the eldest son of Frederick III), ruled with his brother Frederick IV;
  • 1297/1300-1332: Federico IV (1287-1332, the youngest son of Frederick III and the brother of John I), took the government of the brograviate to the death of his brother;
  • 1332-1357: John II the Purchaser (1309-1357, son of Frederick IV);
  • 1357-1397: Federico V (1333-1397, son of John II);

On the death of Frederick V on January 21, 1398, his lands were divided between his two sons:

  • 1397-1420: John III/I (1369-1420, son of Frederick V), also Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach since 1398;
  • 1398-1427: Federico VI (1371-1440, son of Federico V), like Federico I, also margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach since 1398, Elector of Brandenburg since 1415, Margrave of Brandenburg since 1417 and Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach since 1420.

After the death of John III/I on June 11, 1420, the margraviates of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach were briefly reunited under Frederick VI/I/I. He ruled the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach after 1398. From 1420, he became Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Starting in 1411, Frederick VI became Governor of Brandenburg and later Elector and Margrave of Brandenburg as Frederick I. On his death on September 21, 1440, his territories were divided among his sons:

  • John II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1405-1465),
  • Federico II, elector of Brandenburg (1413-1471),
  • Alberto III, elector of Brandenburg and Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1414-1486).

In 1427, Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg, sold Nuremberg Castle and his rights as burgrave to the imperial city of Nuremberg. The territories of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach remained family possessions, once part of the Nuremberg Burgraviate.


Margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1398-1791)

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  • 1398-1440: Federico I (also margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach);
  • 1440-1486: Alberto I/I/III Achilles (son of the former, also Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Elector of Brandenburg);
  • 1486-1515: Federico II/II (son of the former, also margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach);
  • 1515-1543: Jorge I/I the Piadoso (son of the former, also Duke of Brandenburg-Jägerndorf);
  • 1543-1603: Jorge Federico I/I/I/I (son of the former, also margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Duke of Brandenburg-Jägerndorf and Regent of Prussia);
  • 1603-1625: Joaquín Ernesto (1583-1625), son of the former Juan Jorge de Brandenburg;
  • 1625-1634: Federico III (1616-1634), son of the former;
  • 1634-1667: Alberto II, brother of the former;
  • 1667-1686: Juan Federico (1654-1686), son of the former;
  • 1686-1692: Cristián I Alberto, son of the former;
  • 1692-1703: Jorge Federico II/II the Young (brother of the former, later margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach);
  • 1703-1723: Guillermo Federico (before 1686-1723), brother of the former;
  • 1723-1757: Carlos Guillermo Federico (1712-1757), son of the former;
  • 1757-1791: Cristián Federico Carlos Alejandro (1736–1806) (son of the former, also margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach).

On December 2, 1791, Christian Frederick Charles Alexander sold the sovereignty of his principalities to King Frederick William II of Prussia.

Margraves of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1398-1604), later Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1604-1791)

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  • 1398-1420: John I (c. 1369-1420), the son of Frederick V of Nuremberg;
  • 1420-1440: Federico I (also margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach);
  • 1440-1457: John II/IV the Alchemist (1406-1464), son of;
  • 1457-1486: Alberto I/I/III Achilles (also margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Elector of Brandenburg);
  • 1486-1495: Segismund (1468-1495), son of the former;
  • 1495-1515: Federico II/II (also margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach);
  • 1515-1527: Casimiro (1481-1527), son of the former;
  • 1527-1553: Alberto II Alcibíades (1522-1557), son of the former;
  • 1553-1603: Jorge Federico I/I/I/I (also margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Duke of Brandenburg-Jägerndorf and Regent of Prussia);
  • 1603-1655: Cristián I (1581-1655), son of John George of Brandenburg;
  • 1655-1712: Cristián II Ernestoficient (1644-1712), son of Erdmann Augusto;
  • 1712-1726: Jorge Guillermo (1678-1726), son of the former;
  • 1726-1735: Jorge Federico II/II (previously margrave of Kulmbach since 1708);
  • 1735-1763: Frederick IV (1711-1763), son of the former;
  • 1763-1769: Federico V Cristián (1708-1769), son of Cristián Enrique;
  • 1769-1791: Carlos Alejandro (also margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach).

On December 2, 1791, Charles Alexander sold the sovereignty of his principalities to King Frederick William II of Prussia.

Dukes of Jägerndorf (1523-1622)

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The Duchy of Jägerndorf (Krnov) was purchased in 1523.

  • 1541-1543: Jorge I el Piadoso (also margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach);
  • 1543-1603: Jorge Federico I (also margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and regent of Prussia);
  • 1603-1606: Joaquín I (also regent of Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg)
  • 1606-1621: Johann Georg von Brandenburg.

The duchy of Jägerndorf was confiscated by Emperor Ferdinand III in 1622.

Brandenburg-Prussia Branch

Margraves of Brandenburg (1415-1619)

Federico VI became a margrave of Brandenburg in 1415.

In exchange for supporting Sigismund as Holy Emperor in Frankfurt in 1410, Frederick VI of Nuremberg, a burgrave of the House of Hohenzollern, was given hereditary control over Brandenburg in 1411. Rebellious local nobility, such as the Quitzow family, became opposed his appointment, but Frederick crushed them with artillery. Some nobles had their estates confiscated, and the Brandenburg estates allied in Tangermünde on 20 March 1414. Frederick was officially recognized as margrave and prince elector as Frederick I of Brandenburg in 1415 at the Council of Constance. Frederick's formal investiture with the Kurmark, or electoral mark, and his appointment as Archchamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire it occurred on April 18, 1417, also during the Council of Constance. According to the Kingdom of Iron o, the most comprehensive book on Prussian history written by historian Christopher Clark, in 1417, Elector Frederick bought Brandenburg from his then sovereign, Emperor Sigismund, for 400,000 Hungarian forints.

Frederick made Berlin his residence, although in 1425 he withdrew to his Franconian possessions. He handed over the government of Brandenburg to his eldest son John the Alchemist, while retaining the electoral dignity for himself. The next Elector, Frederick II, forced the submission of Berlin and Cölln, setting an example for the other Brandenburg cities, he reacquired East Brandenburg from the Teutonic Knights by the treaties of Cölln and Mewe and began its reconstruction.

Brandenburg accepted the Protestant Reformation in 1539. The population remained largely Lutheran ever since, although some later electors converted to Calvinism.

Margraves of Brandenburg of the house of Hohenzollern (1415-1619)
Image Home Final Name Notes Consort Home Final
GLAMonTour-Jagdschloss Grunewald-4801.jpg01415-04-30 30 April 141501426-01-13 13 January 1426Federico I
(01371-09-21 21 September 1371-01440-09-02 2 September 1440)
Son of John of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Originally burgrave of Nuremberg as Federico VI. Named by King Segismund in 1415 and shaved in 1417.
Although he was granted the Electorate in 1415, only in 1417 was the Margraviate granted him, of which he abdicated in favor of his son in 1426. In 1420 he joined all the Nurembergian lands of his ancestors with Brandenburg.
Elisabeth von Bayern-Landshut als Stifterin.jpgIsabel de Baviera-Landshut (10 children)
(383-01442-11-13 13 November 1442; mat. 01401-09-18 18 September 1401)
01415-04-30 30 April 141501440-09-02 2 September 1440
John the Alchemist.jpg01426-01-13 13 January 142601440-09-20 20 September 1440Juan VI the Alchemist
(regent)
Friedrich II 300f.jpg01440-09-20 20 September 144001470-04 April 1470 (abdiction) Federico II the Iron
(01413-11-19 19 November 1413-01471-02-10 10 February 1471)
He finally reunited the Margraviate and the Electorate of Brandenburg; however, his father gave his brothers the lands of Ansbach and Kulmbach. KatharinaSaxony.jpgCatherine of Saxony, Brandenburg electr (3 children)
(1421-01476-08-23 23 August 1476; (mat. 01441-06-11 11 June 1441)
01441-06-11 11 June 144101470-04 April 1470
AlbrechtAchilles.jpg01470-04 April 147001486-03-11 11 March 1486Alberto III Achilles He received Ansbach after his father's death. In 1457 he inherited Kulmbach from his brother John. At the death of his brother in 1471, he became an elector. Anna of Saxony.JPGAna de Saxony, electr of Brandenburg (13 children)
(01437-03-07 7 March 1437-01512-10-31 31 October 1512; mat. 01458-11-12 12 November 1458
01471-02-10 10 February 147101486-03-11 11 March 1486
JohannCicero1500.JPG01486-03-11 11 March 148601499-01-09 9 January 1499John VII Cicero Elder son of Alberto Achilles. Margaret of Thuringia.jpgMargarita de Turingia or Saxony (6 children)
(1449-01501-07-13 13 July 1501; mat. 01476-08-15 15 August 1476)
01486-03-11 11 March 148601499-01-09 9 January 1499)
Lucas Cranach (I) - Joachim I Nestor - Jagdschloss Grunewald.jpg01499-01-09 9 January 149901535-07-11 11 July 1535Joaquin I Néstor Son of John VII Cicero Elisabeth av Danmark, Norge og Sverige.JPGIsabel de Denmark (5 children)
(01485-06-24 24 June 1485-01555-06-10 10 June 1555; mat. 01502-04-10 10 April 1502)
01502-04-10 10 April 150201535-07-11 11 July 1535
Joachim II of Brandenburg by Lucas Cranach the Younger.jpg01535-07-11 11 July 153501571-01-03 3 January 1571Joaquín II Héctor Son of Joaquin I Nestor. Brandenburg's first Protestant elector. Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Bildnis der Magdalene von Sachsen (Art Institute of Chicago).jpg

Jadwiga Jagiellonka.jpg
Magdalena de Saxony (6 h.)
(01507-03-07 7 March 1507-01534-01-25 25 January 1534)
(mat. 01524-11-06 6 November 1524)

Eduviges Jagellón (6 children)
(01513-03-15 15 March 1513-01573-02-07 7 February 1573; mat. 29 August/01535-09-01 1 September 1535)


01535-09-01 1 September 1535


01571-01-03 3 January 1571
(abdiction)
JohannGeorg1564.JPG01571-01-03 3 January 157101598 1598Juan VIII Jorge Sophia of Legnica.jpg

Brandenburg Court miniaturist (Royal Collection) - Sabina, Electress of Brandenburg.jpg

Brandenburg Court miniaturist (Royal Collection) - Elizabeth, Electress of Brandenburg.jpg
Sofia de Legnica (1 child)
(1525-01546-02-06 6 February 1546)
(mat. 01545-02-15 15 February 1545

Sabine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (11 children)
(01529-05-12 12 May 1529-01575-11-02 2 November 1575; mat. 01548-02-12 12 February 1548

Isabel de Anhalt-Zerbst (11 children)
(01563-09-15 15 September 1563-01607-10-05 5 October 1607; mat. 01577-10-06 6 October 1577)
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01571-01-03 3 January 1571



01577-10-06 6 October 1577
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01575-11-02 2 November 1575



01598-01-18 18 January 1598
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Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin (11 son)
(01549-08-10 10 August 1549-01602-09-30 30 September 1602); mat. 01570-01-08 8 January 1570)

Leonor de Prussia (1 child)
(01583-08-21 21 August 1583-01607-04-09 9 April 1607; mat.01603-11-02 2 November 1603)
01598-01-18 18 January 1598

01603-10-23 23 October 1603
01602-09-30 30 September 1602

01607-04-09 9 April 1607
Margraves of Brandenburg and Dukes of Prussia (1618-1701)
Johann Sigismund Grunewald.jpg01608-07-18 18 July 1608
(01618-08-27 27 August 1618)
01619-11-12 12 November 1619
(01619-12-23 23 December 1619)
John IX Segismundo
(John Segismund of Prussia)
(01572-11-08 8 November 1572-01619-12-23 23 December 1619)
Son of Joaquín III Federico.
In 1618, at the death of his father-in-law, Duke Alberto Federico, was appointed Duke of Prussia governing from then on in personal union with Prussia, named Brandenburg-Prussia.
AnnaPreußenBrand.jpgAna de Prussia
(01576-07-03 3 July 1576-01625-08-30 30 August 1625; mat. 01594-10-30 30 October 1594
01608-07-18 18 July 160801619-12-23 23 December 1619

Margraves of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1535-1571)

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The short-lived Margraviate of Brandenburg-Küstrin established itself as a second-born of the House of Hohenzollern.

  • 1535-1571: Juan el Sabio, margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin (son of Joaquin I Néstor, prince elector of Brandenburg). He died without descendants. The margraviate of Brandenburg-Küstrin was absorbed in 1571 by Brandenburg.

Margraves of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1688-1788)

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Though recognized as a branch of the dynasty since 1688, the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Schwedt remained subservient to the Electors and was never an independent principality.

  • 1688-1711: Philip William, Prince of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (son of Federico Guillermo I, elector of Brandenburg)
  • 1731-1771: Frederick William, Prince of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (son of)
  • 1771-1788: Federico Enrique, prince in Prussia, margrave of Brandenburg Schwedt (brother of)

Dukes of Prussia (1525-1701)

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Growth of Brandenburg-Prussian, 1600-1795

In 1525 the Duchy of Prussia was established as a fief of the King of Poland. Albert of Prussia was the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Order and the first Duke of Prussia. He belonged to the Ansbach branch of the dynasty. The Duchy of Prussia adopted Protestantism as the official state religion.

Duchess of Prussia of the house of Hohenzollern (1415-1619)
Image Home Final Name Notes Consort Home Final
Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Bildnis des Markgrafen Albrecht von Brandenburg-Ansbach (Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum).jpg01525-04-10 10 April 152501568-03-20 20 March 1568Alberto de Prusia
(01490-05-16 16 May 1490-01568-03-20 20 March 1568)
Son of Frederick of Brandenburg-AnsbachBinck Dorothea of DenmarkFXD.jpg

Anna Maria of Brunswick-Calenberg-Gottingen duchess of Prussia cropped.jpg
Dorotea de Denmark, daughter of Federico I de Denmark
801504-08-01 1 August 1504-01547-04-11 11 April 1547; mat. 01526-07-01 1 July 15269

Anna Marie of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen, daughter of Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
01532-04-23 23 April 1532-20/01568-03-21 21 March 1568; mat. 01550-02-26 26 February 1550
01526-07-01 1 July 1526

01550-02-26 26 February 1550
01547-04-11 11 April 1547

01568-03-20 20 March 1568
(dead husband)
AlbrechtFriedrichPreußen.1612.JPG01568-03-20 20 March 156801618-08-27 27 August 1618Alberto II Federico
(01553-04-29 29 April 1553-01618-08-28 28 August 1618)
Son of the former. In 1572, he began to show signs of mental disorder. At the beginning of 1578, the regency was assumed by his cousin:
• 1578-1603: Jorge Federico I/I/I (1539-1603) (regent, also margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Duke of Brandenburg-Jägerndorf).
• 1603-1608: Joaquín I/I/III Federico (regent, also Duke of Brandenburg-Jägerndorf and Elector of Brandenburg)
Marie Eleonore von Jülich-Kleve-Berg (1550-1608), Herzogin von Preußen c.1600 (cropped).jpgMaría Leonor de Cléveris, daughter of Guillermo de Jülich-Cléveris-Berg
801550-06-25 25 June 1550-01608-06-01 1 June 1608; mat. 01573-10-14 14 October 1573)
01573-10-14 14 October 157301608-06-01 1 June 1608
John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg.JPG01618-08-27 27 August 161801619-12-23 23 December 1619Juan Segismundo
(01572-11-08 8 November 1572-01619-12-23 23 December 1619)
Primo del anterior;
• Also regent and elector of Brandenburg since July 18, 1608.
• After 1618 Brandenburg-Prussian
Anna of Prussia, Duchess of Prussia (1576-1625).jpgAna de Prusia, daughter of Alberto Federico de Prusia
(01576-07-03 3 July 1576-01625-08-30 30 August 1625; mat. 01594-10-30 30 October 1594)
01618-08-28 28 August 1618
(scene husband)
01619-12-23 23 December 1619
(dead husband)
GeorgWilhelm.1635.Ausschnitt.JPG01619-12-23 23 December 161901640-12-01 1 December 1640Jorge Guillermo I/II
(01595-11-13 13 November 1595-01640-12-01 1 December 1640)
Son of the former.
• Also Brandenburg Elector
ElisabethCharlottePfalz.JPGIsabel Carlota del Palatinado, daughter of Federico IV del Palatinado
(01597-11-19 19 November 1597-01660-04-26 26 April 1660; mat. 01616-07-24 24 July 1616)
01619-12-23 23 December 1619
(scene husband)
01640-12-01 1 December 1640
(dead husband)
Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg 2.gif01640-12-01 1 December 164001688-04-29 29 April 1688Federico Guilermo The Great Elector Son of the former; he stands out for rebuilding Prussia after the Thirty Years War.
• Also Brandenburg Elector
1627 louise Henriette.jpg

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Luisa Enriqueta of Orange-Nassau, daughter of Federico Enrique, Prince of Orange
01627-12-07 7 December 1627-01667-06-18 18 June 1667; mat. 01646-12-07 7 December 1646

Sofia Dorotea de Schleswig-Holstein, daughter of Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
(01636-09-28 28 September 1636-01689-08-06 6 August 1689)
01646-12-07 7 December 1646

01668-06-13 13 June 1668
01667-06-18 18 June 1667

01688-04-29 29 April 1688
(dead husband)
Frederick I of Prussia (cropped).jpg01688-04-29 29 April 168801701-01-18 18 January 1701Federico II/IV/I Son of the former
• Also elector of Brandenburg and king in Prussia
Circle of Kneller - Sophia Charlotte of Hannover (so-called Anne, Queen of Great Britain).pngSofia Carlota de Hannover, daughter of Ernesto Augusto de Brunswick-Luneburg
(01668-10-30 30 October 1668-01705-02-01 1 February 1705; mat. 01684-10-08 8 October 1684)
01688-04-29 29 April 1688
(scene husband)
01701-01-18 18 January 1701
(converted to queen)
  • 1568-1571: Joachim I/II Hector coherer of (also elector of Brandenburg)

From 1701, the title of Duke of Prussia was attached to the title of King of Prussia.

Dukes and kings in Prussia (1701-1772)

Arms of East Prussia.svg
Coronation of Federico I in Königsberg

In 1701, the title of "King in Prussia" was bestowed, without the Duchy of Prussia being elevated to a kingdom within Poland, but recognized as a kingdom by the Holy Roman Emperor, theoretically the highest sovereign of Poland. West. From 1701, the titles of "Duke of Prussia" and "Elector of Brandenburg" were always attached to the title of "King in Prussia". The Duke of Prussia adopted the title of king as Frederick I establishing his status as a monarch whose real territory was outside the limits of the Holy Roman Empire, with the consent of Emperor Leopold I: Frederick could not be "King of Prussia" because part of the Prussian lands were under the sovereignty of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. In Brandenburg and the other Hohenzollern domains within the empire's borders, he was still legally an elector under the emperor's overlordship. However, by this time, the emperor's authority had become purely nominal over the other German princes outside of the emperor's immediate hereditary lands. Brandenburg was still legally part of the empire and ruled in personal union with Prussia, although the two states came to be treated as one de facto. The king was officially "Margrave of Brandenburg" within the Empire until the Empire's dissolution in 1806. In the era of absolutism, most monarchs were obsessed with the desire to emulate Louis XIV of France with his lavish Palace of Versailles.

In 1772, the duchy of Prussia was elevated to a kingdom.

Dukes and “kings in Prussia» of the house of Hohenzollern (1701-1772)
Image Home Final Name Notes Consort Home Final
Frederick I of Prussia (cropped).jpg01701-01-18 18 January 1701 01713-02-25 25 February 1713
Duke of Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg since 1688
Federico I
(01657-07-11 11 July 1657-01713-02-25 25 February 1713)
Son of Frederick William I of Brandenburg, crowned "king in Prussia" with the help of Austria in the framework of the Spanish war of succession. -

Circle of Kneller - Sophia Charlotte of Hannover (so-called Anne, Queen of Great Britain).png

Sophie Luise von Mecklenburg-Schwerin.jpg
Isabel Enriqueta de Hesse-Kassel
(1661-1683; mat. 01679-08-13 13 August 1679)

Sofia Carlota de Hannover, daughter of Ernesto Augusto, elector of Hanover
(01668-10-30 30 October 1668-01705-02-01 1 February 1705; mat. 01684-10-08 8 October 1684)

Sofia Luisa de Mecklenburg-Schwerin, daughter of Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Grabow
(01685-05-06 6 May 1685-01735-07-29 29 July 1735; mat. 01708-11-28 28 November 1708)
-

01701-01-18 18 January 1701
(elected from duchess)


01708-11-28 28 November 1708
-

01705-02-01 1 February 1705

01713-02-25 25 February 1713
(dead husband)
Friedrich Wilhelm I 1713.jpg01713-02-25 25 February 171301740-05-31 31 May 1740Federico
(01688-08-14 14 August 1688-01740-05-31 31 May 1740)
Son of the former. Queen Sophie Dorothea of Prussia.jpgSofia Dorotea de Hannover, daughter of George I of Great Britain
(01687-03-16 16 March 1687-01757-06-28 28 June 1757; 01706-11-28 28 November 1706)
01713-02-25 25 February 1713
(scene husband)
01740-05-31 31 May 1740
(dead husband)
Friedrich der Große (1781 or 1786) - Google Art Project.jpg01740-05-31 31 May 1740 01772-09-22 22 September 1772
(King of Prussia from 1772 to 01786-08-17 17 August 1786)
Frederick II the Great
(01712-01-24 24 January 1712-01786-08-17 17 August 1786)
Son of the former Koningin elisabeth christine.jpgIsabel Cristina de Brunswick-Bevern, daughter of Fernando Alberto II de Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(01715-11-08 8 November 1715-01797-01-13 13 January 1797; mat. 01733-06-12 12 June 1733)
01740-05-31 31 May 1740
(scene husband)
01772-02-19 19 February 1772
(changes to be queen of Prussia)


Kings of Prussia (1772-1918)

Expansion of Prussia, 1807-1871

Frederick William's successor, Frederick the Great, won Silesia in the Silesian Wars in order for Prussia to emerge as a great power. The king was heavily influenced by French culture and civilization and preferred the French language.

In the First Partition of Poland (ratified on September 22, 1772), the Prussian King Frederick the Great annexed neighboring Royal Prussia, i.e., the Polish Pomeranian Voivodeships (Gdańsk Pomerania or Pomerelia), Malbork, Chełmno and the Principality-Bishopric of Warmia, thus connecting its Prussian territory and the Farther Pomeranian lands and separating the rest of Poland from the Baltic coast. The territory of Warmia was incorporated into the lands of the former Ducal Prussia, which, by administrative deed of January 31, 1772, were named "East Prussia". The former Polish lands of Pomeralia beyond the Vistula river together with Malbork and Chełmno formed the province of West Prussia with its capital at Marienwerder (Kwidzyn) in 1773. The Polish Partition Sejm ratified the cession on September 30, 1772, after what which Federico officially went on to call himself "king "of" Prussia". From 1772, the titles of Duke of Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg were always attached to the title of King of Prussia.

In 1871, the Kingdom of Prussia became a constituent member of the German Empire, and the King of Prussia was given the additional title of German Emperor.

Kings of Prussia of the house of Hohenzollern (1772-1918)
Image Home Final Name Notes Consort Home Final
Friedrich Zweite Alt.jpg01772-09-22 22 September 177201786-08-17 17 August 1786Frederick II The Great
(01712-01-24 24 January 1712-01786-08-17 17 August 1786)
Son of Federico Guillermo I and "rey in Prussia» since 1740. Remembered as one of the greatest rulers of his time. His leadership in the Seven Years War consolidated Prussia as a true European power. the date of ratification of the First Partition of Poland (September 22, 1772), is considered the date on which it became a "kingdom of Prussia". Koningin elisabeth christine.jpgIsabel Cristina de Brunswick-Bevern, daughter of Fernando Alberto II de Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(01715-11-08 8 November 1715-01797-01-13 13 January 1797; mat. 01733-06-12 12 June 1733)
01772-09-22 22 September 1772
(changes to be queen of Prussia)
01797-01-13 13 January 1797
Frederick Wilhelm II.png01786-08-17 17 August 178601797-11-16 16 November 1797Federico Guillermo II
(01744-09-25 25 September 1744-01797-11-16 16 November 1797
Sobrino de Federico II el Grande; grandson of Federico Guillermo I Elisabeth Christine Ulrike von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Ziesenis).jpg

Friederike Luise von Hessen-Darmstadt.jpg
Isabel Cristina Ulrica de Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1 child)
(01746-11-08 8 November 1746 - 01840-02-18 18 February 1840; mat. 01765-07-14 14 July 1765

Federica Luisa de Hesse-Darmstadt (7 children)
(01751-10-16 16 October 1751-01805-02-25 25 February 1805; mat. 01769-07-14 14 July 1769

Julie von Voss (mat. morganat in 01787-04-07 7 April 1787)

Sophie von Dönhoff (mat. morganat in 01790-04-11 11 April 1790)
01765-07-14 14 July 1765
01769-07-14 14 July 1769
01769-04-18 18 April 1769
(divorce)

01797-11-16 16 November 1797
(dead husband)
FWIII.jpg01797-11-16 16 November 179701840-06-07 7 June 1840Federico Guillermo III
(01770-08-03 3 August 1770-01840-06-07 7 June 1840)
Son of the former. The Holy Roman German Empire was dissolved on August 6, 1806 along with the State of Brandenburg, whose lands were incorporated into the independent kingdom of Prussia from that moment. Grassi, Josef Mathias - Luise von Mecklenburg-Strelitz.jpg

Luisa de Mecklenburg-Strelitz (9 children)
(01776-03-10 10 March 1776-01810-07-19 19 July 1810; mat. 01793-02-24 24 February 1793)

Augusta von Harrach (Matt. morgana 01824-11-09 9 November 1824)
01797-11-16 16 November 1797
(scene husband)


-
01810-07-19 19 July 1810

-
Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia (1847).jpg01840-06-07 7 June 184001861-01-02 2 January 1861Federico Guillermo IV
(01795-10-15 15 October 1795-01861-01-02 2 January 1861)
Son of the former, he was offered the throne of Germany during the revolutions of 1848, but he rejected it. Joseph Karl Stieler nach Robert Bussler - Königin Elisabeth Ludovika von Preussen geb-von Bayern.jpgIsabel Luisa de Baviera
(01801-11-13 13 November 1801-01873-12-14 14 December 1873; mat. 01823-11-29 29 November 1823)
01840-06-07 7 June 1840
(scene husband)
01861-01-02 2 January 1861
(dead husband)
Kaiser Wilhelm I..JPG01861-01-02 2 January 1861

01871-01-18 18 January 1871
(as emperor)
01871-01-18 18 January 1871
(as king)

01888-03-09 9 March 1888
Guillermo I
(01797-03-22 22 March 1797-01888-03-09 9 March 1888)
Brother of the former; also President of the German Confederation of the North (1867-1871). He proclaimed the German Empire on January 18, 1871, after winning wars against Austria and France. Empress Augusta.jpgAugusta de Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach
(01811-09-30 30 September 1811-01890-01-07 7 January 1890; mat. 01829-06-11 11 June 1829)
01861-01-02 2 January 1861
(scene husband)


01871-01-18 18 January 1871
(as an empress)
01871-01-18 18 January 1871
(as queen)

01888-03-09 9 March 1888
(dead husband)
Emperor Friedrich III.png01888-03-09 9 March 188801888-06-15 15 June 1888Federico III
(01831-10-18 18 October 1831-01888-06-15 15 June 1888)
German Emperor, the son of the former, ascended to the throne with 57 years of age, but died prematurely after becoming ill with larynx cancer. Empress Viktoria of Germany (1840-1901).pngVictoria, royal princess (8 children)
(01840-11-21 21 November 1840-01901-08-05 5 August 1901; mat. 01858-01-25 25 January 1858)
01888-03-09 9 March 1888
(scene husband)
01888-06-15 15 June 1888
(dead husband)
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany - 1902.jpg01888-06-15 15 June 188801918-11-09 9 November 1918William II

(01859-01-27 27 January 1859-01941-06-04 4 June 1941)
German Emperor, son of the former, abducted during the November Revolution of 1918, in the framework of the First World War. Augusta Victoria de Schleswig-Holstein (7 children)
(01858-10-22 22 October 1858-01921-04-11 11 April 1921; mat. 01881-02-27 27 February 1881)
Herminia de Reuss-Greiz

German Emperors (1871-1918)

Wappenschild des Deutschen Kaiserreiches (1889-1918).svg
Prussia in the German Empire, 1871–1918

In 1871 the German Empire was proclaimed. With the accession of Wilhelm I to the newly established imperial throne, the titles of King of Prussia, Duke of Prussia, and Elector of Brandenburg were always joined to the title of German Emperor. The Prussian minister-president, Otto von Bismarck, convinced William I that he would be appropriately German Emperor instead of German Emperor. He became primus inter pares among other German sovereigns.

William II intended to develop a German navy capable of challenging Britain's Royal Navy. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on June 28, 1914 triggered the chain of events that led to World War I. As a result of the war, the German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman empires ceased to exist.

In 1918, the German Empire was abolished and replaced by the Weimar Republic. After the outbreak of the German revolution in 1918, both Emperor Wilhelm II and Crown Prince Wilhelm signed the abdication document.


Swabian Branch

Combined coat of arms of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1849)

The Swabian cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern was founded by Frederick IV, Count of Zollern. The family ruled three territories with seats at, respectively, Hechingen, Sigmaringen, and Haigerloch. The counts were raised to princes in 1623. The Swabian branch of the Hohenzollerns was Roman Catholic.

Affected by economic problems and internal disputes, the counts of Hohenzollern from the 14th century found themselves pressured by their neighbors, the counts of Württemberg, and the cities of the Swabian League, whose troops besieged and eventually destroyed the Hohenzollern castle in 1423. The Hohenzollerns, however, retained their estates, backed by their Brandenburg cousins and the Imperial house of Habsburg. In 1535 Count Charles I of Hohenzollern (1512-1576) received the counties of Sigmaringen and Veringen as imperial fiefs.

In 1576, when Charles I died, his county was divided to form the three branches of Swabia:

  • Eitel Federico I/IV de Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1545-1605) took Hohenzollern with the title of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
  • Carlos II de Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1547-1606), took Sigmaringen and Veringen,
  • Cristóbal de Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (1552-1592) obtained Haigerloch. The family of Christopher was extinct in 1634.

In 1695, the two remaining Swabian branches entered into an agreement with the Margrave of Brandenburg, which provided that if both branches died out, the principalities were to revert to Brandenburg. Due to the revolutions of 1848, Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen abdicated their thrones in December 1849. The principalities were ruled by the Kings of Prussia from December 1849 onwards, with the Hechingen and Sigmaringen branches. obtaining official treatment as cadets of the Prussian royal family.

The Hohenzollern-Hechingen branch died out in 1869. A descendant of this branch was Countess Sophie Chotek, morganatic wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Lotharingen.

Counts of Hohenzollern (1204-1575)

Hohenzollern-herb-rodowy.jpg
Hohenzollern Region, present Baden-Württemberg, Germany (red color) and the kingdom of its Prussian nephews (light beige)

In 1204, Hohenzollern County was established from the merger of Zollern County and the Nuremberg Burgraviate. The Swabian branch inherited the County of Zollern and, being descendants of Frederick I of Nuremberg, they were all called Frederick (Friedrich) up to the 11th generation. The number of each is counted from the first Frederick to rule the appanage of his branch.

The eldest of them in the 12th century, Count Frederick VIII (d. 1333), had two sons, the eldest of whom became Count Frederick IX (d. 1379), 1st Count of Hohenzollern, and fathered Frederick X, who left no children when he died in 1412.

But Frederick VIII's youngest son, named Frederick of Strasbourg, only took no number of his own, retained the old title of "Count of Zollern" and predeceased his brother in 1364/ 65. The 1957 Genealogical Series of Prince Wilhelm Karl zu Isenburg, Europäische Stammtafeln, says that Frederick of Strasbourg rather shared rule of Zollern with his older brother until his untimely death.

It appears, but is not stated, that the son of Strasbourg became recognized co-ruler of his cousin Frederick X (as compensation for not having received any appanage and/or incapacity from Frederick X) and, as such, he assumed (or is historically attributed to) the designation of Frederick XI, although he actually predeceased Frederick X, dying in 1401.

Frederick XI, however, left two sons who jointly succeeded his cousin, once removed, Count Frederick XII (d. childless 1443) and Count Eitel Friedrich I (d. 1439), the latter becoming became the ancestor of all subsequent branches of Hohenzollern princes.

  • 1204-1251/1255: Federico IV, also burgrave of Nuremberg as Federico II until 1218; in 1218, the inheritance was divided: the branch of Suabia of the family obtained the county of Hohenzollern, the branch of Franconia obtained the burgraviate of Nuremberg, and later the Electorate of Brandenburg, the Kingdom of Prussia, etc.
  • 1251/1255-1289: Federico V, son of the former;
  • 1289-1298: Federico VI (fall. 1298), son of the former;
  • 1298-1309: Federico VII (fall. after 1309), son of the former;
  • 1309-1333: Federico VIII, nicknamed Easter Sunday (fall. 1333), brother of the former;
  • 1333-1377: Federico IX;
  • 1377-1401: Federico XI;
  • 1401-1426: Federico XII;
  • 1426-1439: Eitel Federico I, brother of the former;
  • 1433-1488: Jobst Nicolas I (1433-1488), son of the former;
  • 1488-1512: Eitel Frederick II (c. 1452-1512), son of the former;
  • 1512-1525: Eitel Federico III (1494-1525), son of the former;
  • 1525-1575: Carlos I (1516-1576), son of the former.

In the 12th century, a son of Frederick I secured the county of Hohenberg. The earldom remained in the family's possession until 1486.

The influence of the Swabian line was weakened by several partitions of their lands. In the 16th century the situation changed completely when Eitel Frederick II, friend and adviser to Emperor Maximilian I, received the district from Haigerloch. Carlos V granted his grandson Carlos I the counties of Sigmaringen and Vehringen.

Counts, later princes of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1576-1849)

The Stetten Abbey church in Hechingen, the burial place of the line suaba
Hohenzollern-Hechingen-1.PNG

The county of Hohenzollern-Hechingen was established in 1576 with allodial rights. It included the original county of Zollern, with the Hohenzollern castle and the Stetten monastery.

In December 1849, the ruling princes of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen abdicated their thrones and their principalities were incorporated as part of the Prussian province of Hohenzollern. The Hechingen branch died out in dynastic line with the Konstantin's death in 1869.


Counts (and princes) of Hohenzollern-Hechingen of the house of Hohenzollern (1576-1849)
Image Home Final Name Notes Consort Home Final
Eitelivs Fridericvs Comes Zollerensis.jpg01576 157601605 1605Eitel Federico IV
(01545-09-07 7 September 1545-01605-01-16 16 January 1605)
Son of Charles I of Hohenzollern Sin foto.svgVeronica de Ortenburg
Zimmern Sibylle
Johanna de Eberstein
Sin foto.svg01605-01-16 16 January 1605
01623-03-23 23 March 1623
(choked to prince)
01623-03-23 23 March 1623
01623-09-28 28 September 1623
Juan Jorge
(01577 1577-01623-09-28 28 September 1623)
Son of the former Sin foto.svgFrancisca de Salm-Neufville
Sin foto.svg01623 162301661 1661Eitel Federico V
(01601-01 January 1601-01661-07-11 11 July 1661)
Son of the former

also count of Hohenzollern-Hechingen

Sin foto.svgMaria Elisabeth van Bergh ’s-Heerenberg
Sin foto.svg01661-07-11 11 July 166101671-01-24 24 January 1671Felipe
(01616-06-24 24 June 1616-01671-01-24 24 January 1671)
Brother of the former Sin foto.svgMaría Sidonia de Baden-Rodemachern
Friedrich Wilhelm, Fùrst von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1663-1735).jpg01671-01-24 24 January 167101735-11-14 14 November 1735Federico
(01663-09-20 20 September 1663-01735-11-14 14 November 1735)
Son of the former Sin foto.svgMaria Leopoldina de Sinzendorf
Maximiliana Magdalena de Lützau
Sin foto.svg01735-11-14 14 November 173501750-06-04 4 June 1750Federico Luis
(01688-09-01 1 September 1688-01750-06-04 4 June 1750)
Son of the former -not married--
JosefHohenzollernHechingen.jpg01750-06-04 4 June 175001798-04-09 9 April 1798José Federico Guillermo
(1717-1798)
Son of Herman Frederick of Hohenzollern-Hechingen Sin foto.svgPrincess María Teresa Folch de Cardona y Silva
Countess Maria Theresia de Waldburg-Zeil
Hermannhohenzollern.jpg01798-04-09 9 April 179801810-11-02 2 November 1810Herman
(01751-07-30 30 July 1751-01810-11-02 2 November 1810)
Son of Francisco Javier de Hohenzollern-Hechingen Sin foto.svgLuisa de Merode-Westerloo
Maximiliana de Gavre
Maria Antonia de Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach
Sin foto.svg01810-11-02 2 November 181001838-09-13 13 September 1838Federico Hermann Otón
(01776-07-22 22 July 1776-01838-09-13 13 September 1838)
Son of the former Sin foto.svgPaulina, duchess of Sagan
Konstantin von Hohenzollern-Hechingen.jpg01838-09-13 13 September 183801849-12-07 7 December 1849Constantine
(01801-02-16 16 February 1801-01869-09-03 3 September 1869)
Son of a Sin foto.svgEugenia de Beauharnais
Amalia Schenk von Geyern (morganic)

Counts of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (1576-1634 and 1681-1767)

Wappen Haigerloch.svg

The county of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch was established in 1576 without allodial rights.

  • 1576-1601: Cristóbal (1552-1592), son of Carlos I de Hohenzollern;
  • 1601-1623: Juan Cristóbal (1586-1620), son of the former;
  • 1601-1634: Carlos (1588-1634), brother of the previous and second son of Carlos I.

Between 1634 and 1681, the county was temporarily integrated into the principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

  • 1681-1702: Francisco Antonio, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch,
  • 1702-1750: Fernando Leopoldo, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
  • 1750-1767: Francisco Cristóbal Antonio, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

After the death of Francisco Cristóbal Antonio in 1767, the territory of Haigerloch was incorporated into the principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

Counts, later princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1576-1849)

Sigmaringen Castle
Hohenzollern-2.PNG

The county of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was established in 1576 with allodial rights and a seat at Sigmaringen Castle.

In December 1849, suzerainty over the principality was ceded to the Franconian branch of the family and incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia, which granted the Swabian Hohenzollerns the status of cadets of the Prussian royal family. The last ruling prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Charles Antony, would later serve as Prussia's Minister-President between 1858 and 1862.

Counts (and princes) of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen of the house of Hohenzollern (1576-1849)
Image Home Final Name Notes Consort Home Final
Karl II hohenzollern.jpg157601606-04-08 8 April 1606Carlos II
(01547-01-22 22 January 1547-01606-04-08 8 April 1606)
Son of Charles I (1547-1606) Sin foto.svg

Sin foto.svg
• Oettingen-Wallerstein Euprosine (1552-1590)

• Isabel de Pallandt-Culemborg (1567-1620; mat. 01591-10-13 13 October 1591)
1569

1591
1590

1606
Jean de Hohenzollern 1578-1638.jpg 01606-04-08 8 April 1606
01623-03-28 28 March 1623 (Prince)
01623-03-28 28 March 1623
01638-03-22 22 March 1638
Juan
(01578-08-17 17 August 1578- 01638-03-22 22 March 1638)
Son of the former
Elevado a prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in 1623.
Sin foto.svgJuana de Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1581-01634-04-26 26 April 1634)01623-03-28 28 March 162301634-04-26 26 April 1634
Meinrad von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.jpg 01638-03-22 22 March 163801681-01-30 30 January 1681Meinrado I
(1605-01681-01-30 30 January 1681)
Son of the former Sin foto.svgAna María de Törring (1613-01682-02-12 12 February 1682)01638-03-22 22 March 1638 01681-01-30 30 January 1681
Maximilien I de Hohenzollern.jpg01681-01-30 30 January 168101689-08-13 13 August 1689Maximilian
(01636-01-20 20 January 1636-01689-01-13 13 January 1689)
Son of the former Sin foto.svgMaria Clara de Berg-'s-Heerenberg (01644-04-27 27 April 1644-01715-07-15 15 July 1715) 01681-01-30 30 January 168101689-08-13 13 August 1689
Sin foto.svg 01689-08-13 13 August 168901715-10-20 20 October 1715Meingrad II
(01673-11-01 1 November 1673-01715-10-20 20 October 1715)
Son of the former Sin foto.svgJohanna Catharina de Montfort (01678-10-09 9 October 1678-01759-01-26 26 January 1759) 01700-11 22 November 170001715-10-20 20 October 1715
JosefFriedrErnstHohenzSig.jpg01715-10-20 20 October 171501769-12-08 8 December 1769José Federico
(01702-05-24 24 May 1702-01769-12-08 8 December 1769)
Son of the former Sin foto.svgMarie Franziska of Oettingen-Spielberg (01703-05-21 21 May 1703-01737-11-29 29 November 1737; mat. 01722-05-20 20 May 1722)

Judith ode f Closen-Arnstorf

Maria Theresa de Waldburg-Trauchburg
01722-05-20 20 May 172201737-11-29 29 November 1737
Sin foto.svg01769-12-08 8 December 176901785-12-20 20 December 1785Carlos Federico
(01724-01-09 9 January 1724-01785-12-20 20 December 1785)
Son of the former Sin foto.svgJohanna de Hohenzollern-Bergh
(01727-05-14 14 May 1727-01787-02-22 22 February 1787)
01769-12-08 8 December 176901785-12-20 20 December 1785
Adel im Wandel401.jpg01785-12-20 20 December 178501831-10-17 17 October 1831Antonio Aloisio
(01762-06-20 20 June 1762-01831-10-17 17 October 1831
Son of the former Laby - Amalie Zephyrine von Salm-Kyrburg.jpgAmalia Ceferina de Salm-Kyrburg
(01760-03-06 6 March 1760-01841-10-17 17 October 1841; mat. 01782-08-13 13 August 1782)
01785-12-20 20 December 178501831-10-17 17 October 1831
Adel im Wandel403.jpg01831-10-17 17 October 183101848-10-27 27 October 1848Carlos
(01785-02-20 20 February 1785-01853-03-11 11 March 1853)
Son of the former Antoinette Murat Fürstin von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.jpg

Katharina von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.jpg
María Antonieta Murat
(01793-01-03 3 January 1793-01847-01-19 19 January 1847; mat. 01808-02-04 4 February 1808)

Catherine of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
(01817-01-19 19 January 1817-01893-02-15 15 February 1893; mat. 01848-03-14 14 March 1848)
01831-10-17 17 October 1831

01848-03-14 14 March 1848
01847-01-19 19 January 1847

01848-08-27 27 August 1848
Richard Lauchert - Fürst Karl Anton von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1811–1885).jpg01848-08-27 27 August 184801849-12-07 7 December 1849Carlos Antonio
(01811-11-07 7 November 1811-01885-06-02 2 June 1885)
Son of the former JosephineBaden.jpgJosefina Federica de Baden (01813-10-21 21 October 1813-01900-06-19 19 June 1900; mat. 01834-10-21 21 October 1834)01848-08-27 27 August 184801849-12-07 7 December 1849

House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen after 1849

Map of the Prussian Province of Hohenzollern after 1850
Carlos Federico I, head of the branch suaba

The family continued to use the title Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. After the Hechingen branch died out in 1869, the Sigmaringen branch adopted the title "Prince of Hohenzollern".

  • 1849-1885: Carlos Antonio (1811-1885);
  • 1885-1905: Leopoldo I (1835-1905), son of the former;
  • 1905-1927: William I (1864-1927), the son of the former;
  • 1927-1965: Federico I (1891-1965), son of the former;
  • 1965-2010: Federico Guillermo I (1924-2010), son of the former;
  • 2010-present: Carlos Federico I (1952-), son of the former;
  • apparent heir: Alexander

1849-1885: Carlos Antón i (1811-1885) 1885-1905: Leopold I (1835-1905), son of 1905-1927: William i (1864-1927), son of 1927-1965: Federico i (1891-1965), son of 1965-2010: Friedrich Wilhelm i (1924-2010), son of 2010-present: Karl Friedrich i (1952-), son of:

In 1866, Prince Charles of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was elected Prince of Romania and became King Charles I of Romania in 1881.

Charles' older brother, Leopoldo I, was offered the Spanish throne in 1870 after a revolt exiled Isabella II from Spain in 1868. Although encouraged by Bismarck to accept, Leopold declined in the face of French opposition. However, Bismarck modified and later published the Ems telegram to create a casus belli: France declared war, but Bismarck's Germany won the Franco-Prussian war.

The head of the Sigmaringen branch (the only extant line of the Swabian branch of the dynasty) is Charles Frederick I, called His Highness the Prince of Hohenzollern. His official seat is Sigmaringen Castle.

Family tree of the House of Hohenzollern

House of Hohenzollern
Wappen Hohenzollern 2.svg
House of
Hohenzollern
Burcardo I
Count of Zollern
av.1025-?-1061
Federico I
Count of Zollern
r. ?-before 1125
?-before 1125
Frederick II
Count of Zollern
r. c. 1125-1145
before 1125-c. 1145
Burcardo II
Count of Zollern
r. c. 1145-1150/5
Gotfried
Count of Zollern
r. c. 1150/5-1160
Federico I
Burgrave de Núremberg
r. c. 1192-1200

Federico III
Count of Zollern
r. after 1145-c. 1200
before 1139-c. 1200
Rama francnia
Rama suaba
Conrado I
Burgrave de Núremberg
1186-1218-1261
Federico IV
Conde deHohenzollern
r. 1218-1255

Frederick II
Burgrave de Núremberg
r. 1204-1218
c. 1188-1255
Federico III
Burgrave de Núremberg
c.1220-1261-1297
Federico V the Illustrated
Conde deHohenzollern
?1255-1289
Juan I
Burgrave de Núremberg
c.1279-1297-1300
Federico IV
Burgrave de Núremberg
1287-1300-1332
Federico VI the Knight
Conde deHohenzollern
?1289-1298
John II the Acquirer
Burgrave de Núremberg
c.1309-1332-1357
Federico VII
Conde deHohenzollern
?1298-1309
Federico VIII Easter Sunday
Conde deHohenzollern
?1309-1333
Federico V
Burgrave de Núremberg
r. 1357-1397
1333-1398
Federico IX the Old
Conde deHohenzollern
r. 1333-1377/9
♪ 1377/9
Federico
Conde de Strasbourg
Rama Brandenburg-Prussian
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John III
Burgrave de Núremberg
r. 1397-1420

Juan I
Margrave de Brandeburg-Kulmbach
1369-1398-1420
Ducal Hat.svg
Federico I
Elector de Brandeburg
r. 1415-1440

Federico VI
Burgrave de Núremberg
r. 1397-1427
1371-1440
Federico X the Young
Conde deHohenzollern
?1377/39-1412
Federico XI the Old
Conde deHohenzollern
?1377/9-1401
John II the Alchemist
Margrave de Brandeburg-Kulmbach
r. 1440-1457
Margrave de Brandeburg
r. 1426-1440
1406-1464
Ducal Hat.svg
Federico II the Iron
Elector de Brandeburg
r. 1440-1470
1413-1471
Ducal Hat.svg
Alberto III Achilles
Elector de Brandeburg
1414-1471-1486
Eitel Federico I
Conde deHohenzollern
c.1384-1426-1439
Federico XII
Conde deHohenzollern
r. 1401-1426
before 1401-1443
Ducal Hat.svg
John II Cicero
Elector de Brandeburg
1414-1486-1486
Frederick II
Margrave de Brandeburg-Ansbach
r. 1486-1536
Margrave de Brandeburg-Kulmbach
r. 1495-1515
1460-1536
Segismundo
Margrave de Brandeburg-Kulmbach
1468-1486-1495
Jobst Nicolas I
Conde deHohenzollern
1433-1433-1488
Ducal Hat.svg
Joaquín I Nestor
Elector de Brandeburg
1484-1499-1535
Casimiro
Margrave de Brandeburg-Kulmbach
1481-1515-1527
Jorge
Margrave de Brandeburg-Ansbach
1484-1536-1543
Alberto
Duke of Prussia
1490-1525-1568
Eitel Federico II
Conde deHohenzollern
c.1452-1488-1512
Ducal Hat.svg
Joaquin II Hector
Elector de Brandeburg
1505-1535-1571
Juan
Margrave de Brandeburg-Küstrin
1513-1535-1571
Alberto II Alcibiades
Margrave de Brandeburg-Kulmbach
r. 1527-1553
1522-1557
Jorge Federico
Margrave de Brandeburg-Ansbach
r. 1543-1603
Margrave de Brandeburg-Kulmbach
1539-1553-1603
Albert Federico
Duke of Prussia
1553-1568-1618
Eitel Federico III
Conde deHohenzollern
1494-1512-1525
Ducal Hat.svg
Juan Jorge
Elector de Brandeburg
1525-1571-1598
Carlos I
Conde deHohenzollern
1516-1525-1576
House ofHohenzollern-Hechingen
House ofHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
House ofHohenzollern-Haigerloch
Ducal Hat.svg
Joaquín Federico
Elector de Brandeburg
1546-1598-1608
Cristián
Margrave de Brandeburg-Bayreuth
1581-1603-1655
Joaquín Ernesto
Margrave de Brandeburg-Ansbach
1583-1603-1625
Eitel Federico IV
Conde deHohenzollern-Hechingen
1545-1576-1605
Carlos II
Conde deHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1547-1576-1606
Cristóbal
Conde deHohenzollern-Haigerloch
1552-1576-1592
Ducal Hat.svg
Juan Sigismund
Elector de Brandeburg
r. 1608-1619
Duke of Prussia
1572-1618-1619
Erdman Augusto
1615-1651
Jorge Alberto
1619-1666
Federico III
Margrave de Brandeburg-Ansbach
1616-1625-1634
Alberto II
Margrave de Brandeburg-Ansbach
1620-1634-1667
Juan Jorge
Conde deHohenzollern-Hechingen
r. 1605-1623
Prince ofHohenzollern-Hechingen
1577-1623
Juan
Conde deHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
r. 1606-1623
Prince ofHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
r. 1623-1638
Conde deHohenzollern-Haigerloch
1578-1634-1638
Juan Cristóbal
Conde deHohenzollern-Haigerloch
1586-1592-1623
Ducal Hat.svg
Jorge Guillermo
Elector de Brandeburg
Duke of Prussia
1595-1619-1640
Cristián Ernesto
Margrave de Brandeburg-Bayreuth
1644-1655-1712
Cristián Enrique
1661-1708
Juan Federico
Margrave de Brandeburg-Ansbach
1654-1667-1686
Eitel Federico V
Prince ofHohenzollern-Hechingen
1601-1623-1661
Felipe
Prince ofHohenzollern-Hechingen
1616-1661-1671
Meinrado I de Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Prince ofHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Conde deHohenzollern-Haigerloch
1605-1638-1681
Carlos
Conde deHohenzollern-Haigerloch
1588-1623-1634
Ducal Hat.svg
Federico Guillermo the Great Elector
Elector de Brandeburg
Duke of Prussia
1620-1640-1688
Jorge Guillermo
Margrave de Brandeburg-Bayreuth
1678-1712-1726
Jorge Federico Carlos
Margrave de Brandeburg-Bayreuth
1688-1726-1735
Federico Cristián
Margrave de Brandeburg-Bayreuth
1708-1763-1769
Federico
Prince ofHohenzollern-Hechingen
1663-1671-1735
Herman Frederick
(1665-1733)
Maximilian
Prince ofHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1636-1681-1689
Francisco Antonio
Conde deHohenzollern-Haigerloch
1657-1681-1702
Rama Brandenburg-Schwedt
Federico I the Mercenary King
Duke of Prussia
r. 1688-1701
King in Prussia
1657-1701-1713

Ducal Hat.svg
Federico III
Elector de Brandeburg
1657-1688-1713
FelipeGuillermo
Margrave de Brandeburg-Schwedt
1669-1688-1711
Federico
Margrave de Brandeburg-Bayreuth
1711-1735-1763
Cristián Alberto
Margrave de Brandeburg-Ansbach
1675-1686-1692
Jorge Federico II the Younger
Margrave de Brandeburg-Ansbach
1678-1692-1703
Guillermo Federico
Margrave de Brandeburg-Ansbach
1686-1703-1723
Federico Luis
Prince ofHohenzollern-Hechingen
1688-1730-1750
JoseFederico Guillermo
Prince ofHohenzollern-Hechingen
1717-1750-1798
Francis Xavier
Meingrad II
Prince ofHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
r. 1689-1715
Conde deHohenzollern-Haigerloch
1673-1702-1715
Fernando Leopoldo
Conde deHohenzollern-Haigerloch
1692-1702-1750
Francisco Cristóbal Antonio
Conde deHohenzollern-Haigerloch
1699-1750-1767
Ducal Hat.svg
Federico Guillermo Ithe Soldier King
King in Prussia
Elector de Brandeburg
1688-1713-1740
Federico
Margrave de Brandeburg-Schwedt
1700-1731-1771
Frederick Henry
Margrave de Brandeburg-Schwedt
1709-1771-1788
Carlos Guillermo Federico
Margrave de Brandeburg-Ansbach
1712-1723-1757
Herman
Prince ofHohenzollern-Hechingen
1751-1798-1810
José Federico
Prince ofHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
r. 1715-1769
Conde deHohenzollern-Haigerloch
1702-1767-1769
Crown of Prussia.svg
Frederick IIel Grande
King in Prussia
r. 1740-1772
King of Prussia
r. 1772-1786
Elector de Brandeburg
r. 1740-1786
1688-1740
Augusto Guillermo
1722-1758
Alejandro
Margrave de Brandeburg-Ansbach
r. 1757-1791
Margrave de Brandeburg-Bayreuth
r. 1769-1791
1736-1806
Federico Hermann Otón
Prince ofHohenzollern-Hechingen
1776-1810-1838
CarlosFederico
Prince ofHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1724-1769-1785
Crown of Prussia.svg
Federico Guillermo II
King of Prussia
Elector de Brandeburg
1744-1786-1797
Constantine
Prince ofHohenzollern-Hechingen
r. 1838-1849
1801-1869
Antonio Aloisio
Prince ofHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1762-1785-1831
Crown of Prussia.svg
Federico Guillermo III
King of Prussia
r. 1797-1840
Elector de Brandeburg
r. 1797-1806
1770-1840
Carlos
Prince ofHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
r. 1831-1848
1785-1853
Crown of Prussia.svg
Federico Guillermo IV
King of Prussia
1795-1840-1861
Deutsches Reich - Kaiserkrone (1889).svg
Guillermo I
German emperor
r. 1871-1888
King of Prussia
1797-1861-1888
Carlos Antonio
Prince ofHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
r. 1848-1849
Prince ofHohenzollern
1811-1869-1885
Deutsches Reich - Kaiserkrone (1889).svg
Federico III
German emperor
King of Prussia
1831-1888
Leopoldo
Prince ofHohenzollern
1835-1885-1905
Carlos I
Domnitor of Romania
r. 1866-1881
King of Romania
1839-1881-1914
Romanian branch
Deutsches Reich - Kaiserkrone (1889).svg
William II
German emperor
King of Prussia
r. 1888-1918
1859-1941
Guillermo
Prince ofHohenzollern
1864-1905-1927
Fernando I
King of Romania
1865-1914-1927
Federico
Prince ofHohenzollern
1981-1927-1965
Carlos II
King of Romania
r. 1930-1940
1893-1953
Federico
Prince ofHohenzollern
r. 1965-2010
1924-2010
Miguel I
King of Romania
r. 1927-1930,
1940-1947

1921-2017
CarlosFederico
Prince ofHohenzollern
1952-2010-presente
Table of the Hohenzollern Dynasty.

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