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Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern descended from the
ancient immediate Counts of Zollern / Hohenzollern [10: Neue Folge; Band
I.1; t. 116-125].
Friedrich IV (+1255), a son of Count Friedrich
III of Zollern, founded the House of Hohenzollern.
In 1497, Count Eitel-Friedrich II (+1512)
acquired Haigerloch exchanging it for Räzüns with the Dukes of
Austria.
In 1535, King Ferdinand I of the Romans granted
Sigmaringen and Veringen as fief to Count Karl I of Hohenzollern
(+1576).
After Karl's death his sons Eitel-Friedrich IV
(+1605), Karl II (+1606) and Christoph (+1592) divided his possessions and
founded, respectively, the branches Hechingen, Sigmaringen and Haigerloch.
In 1634, the branch of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch
became extinct in the male line, and its possessions passed to the Sigmaringen
branch.
1. Hechingen -1849];
+1869
Count Eitel-Friedrich IV (+1605) received the
County of Hohenzollern and founded the Hechingen branch.
In 1623, the Roman Emperor granted to
Johann-Georg (+1623), a son of Eitel-Friedrich IV, the title of Prince of
Hohenzollern (primogenit.), and Hohenzollern was elevated to the rank
of PrincelyCounty [8: Band 2; p.222].
In 1653, Prince Eitel-Friedrich V
(+1661) received an individual voice in the Council of Princes
of the Imperial Diet.
In 1692, the Roman Emperor granted to all
descendents of Prince Friedrich-Wilhelm (+1735) and his brother
Hermann-Friedrich (+1733) received the title of Prince.
In July 1806, the Prince of
Hohenzollern-Hechingen became a sovereign ruler, when he left the Holy
Roman Empire and joined the Confederation of the Rhine as founding
member.
In 1815, the Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
joined the German Confederation.
In Dec 1849, Prince
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Konstantin of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (+1869) ceased to be a
sovereign ruler, when he ceded Hohenzollern-Hechingen to the King of
Prussia. In March 1850, Hohenzollern-Hechingen officially became part of
Prussia.
In 1869, with the death of Prince
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Konstantin, the Hechingen branch of the House of Hohenzollern
became extinct.
List of the Rulers
Joseph-Wilhelm (1717-1798) [1750-1798]
Friedrich (1776-1838) [1810-1838]
Friedrich-Wilhelm (1801-1869) [1838-1849]
Titles
>-1849
Prince of Hohenzollern;
Burgrave of Nuremberg;
Count of Sigmaringen, Veringen;
Lord of Haigerloch, Werstein;
Voices in the Imperial Circle assemblies in 1789
[6: p.687] [2: p.14]
Swabia:
= The Bench of Secular
Princes:
- Hohenzollern-Hechingen;
Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1789
[6: p.687][2: p.46]
Individual voices in the Council of
Princes:
- Hohenzollern;
Territorial Possessions in 1789 [7:
p.14]
The Imperial Circle of
Swabia:
- Hohenzollern / Zollern;
2. Sigmaringen
-1849]
Karl II (+1606), a son of Count Karl I of
Hohenzollern (+1576), received Sigmaringen and Veringen and founded the
Sigmaringen branch.
In 1623, the Roman Emperor granted to
Count Johann (+1638), a son of Karl II, the title of Prince of Hohenzollern
(primogenit.) [8: Band 2; p.223].
In 1803, by the Final Recess of the
Imperial Deputation, the Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen received an
individual voice in the Council of Princes of the Imperial Diet.
In July 1806, the Prince of
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen became a sovereign ruler, when he left the Holy
Roman Empire and joined the Confederation of the Rhine as founding
member.
In 1815, the Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
joined the German Confederation.
In Dec 1849, Prince Karl-Anton of
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (+1885) ceased to be a sovereign ruler, when he
ceded Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen to the King of Prussia. In March 1850,
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen officially became part of Prussia.
Notes:
1. In 1866, Karl (+1914), a younger son of Prince
Karl-Anton, became Prince (1881 King) of Romania. In 1914, Ferdinand (+1927),
the second son of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern, succeeded his uncle Karl in
Romania. His family ruled in Romania until Dec 1947.
List of the Rulers
Anton-Alois (1762-1831) [1785-1831]
Karl (1785-1853) [1831-1848]
Karl-Anton (1811-1885) [1848-1849]
Titles
>-1849
Prince of Hohenzollern;
Burgrave of Nuremberg;
Count of Sigmaringen, Veringen;
Lord of Haigerloch, Werstein;
Voices in the Imperial Circle assemblies in
1789 [6: p.687] [2: p.14]
Swabia:
= The Bench of Secular
Princes:
- Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen;
Territorial Possessions in 1789 [7: p.15]
[6: 687, 714] [2: p.46]
The Imperial Circle of
Swabia:
- Haigerloch;
- Wehrstein / Wöhrstein;
Non-immediate:
The Imperial Circle of
Austria:
= under the Territorial Supremacy of Austria
=
- Sigmaringen;
- Veringen / Vöringen;
Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1803
(Changes by the Final Recess of the Imperial
Deputation)
Individual voices in the Council of
Princes:
- Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen;
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