House of Hohenzollern

1772

The king was strongly influenced by French culture and civilization and preferred the French language. In 1772 the title King of Prussia was assumed.

1848

Because of the Revolutions of 1848, Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen abdicated their thrones in December 1849.

1849

The Swabian branch ruled the principalities of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen until 1849, and also ruled Romania from 1866 to 1947.

Because of 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 onward, with the Hechingen and Sigmaringen branches obtaining official treatment as cadets of the Prussian royal family. The Hohenzollern-Hechingen branch became extinct in 1869.

It included the original County of Zollern, with the Hohenzollern Castle and the monastery at Stetten. In December 1849, the ruling princes of both Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen abdicated their thrones, and their principalities were incorporated as the Prussian province of Hohenzollern.

1859

His official seat is Sigmaringen Castle. ==Kings of the Romanians== ===Reigning (1866–1947)=== The Principality of Romania was established in 1862, after the Ottoman vassal states of Wallachia and Moldavia had been united in 1859 under Alexandru Ioan Cuza as Prince of Romania in a personal union.

1862

His official seat is Sigmaringen Castle. ==Kings of the Romanians== ===Reigning (1866–1947)=== The Principality of Romania was established in 1862, after the Ottoman vassal states of Wallachia and Moldavia had been united in 1859 under Alexandru Ioan Cuza as Prince of Romania in a personal union.

1866

The Swabian branch ruled the principalities of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen until 1849, and also ruled Romania from 1866 to 1947.

He was deposed in 1866 by the Romanian parliament. Prince Charles of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was invited to become reigning Prince of Romania in 1866.

1869

The principalities were ruled by the Kings of Prussia from December 1849 onward, with the Hechingen and Sigmaringen branches obtaining official treatment as cadets of the Prussian royal family. The Hohenzollern-Hechingen branch became extinct in 1869.

1871

The Kingdom of Prussia was created in 1701, eventually leading to the unification of Germany and the creation of the German Empire in 1871, 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.

1881

In 1881 he became Carol I, King of Romania.

1914

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on 28 June 1914 set off the chain of events that led to World War I.

1918

The Kingdom of Prussia was created in 1701, eventually leading to the unification of Germany and the creation of the German Empire in 1871, 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.

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 document of abdication. == Brandenburg-Prussian branch since 1918 abdication == In June 1926, a referendum on expropriating the formerly ruling princes of Germany without compensation failed and as a consequence, the financial situation of the Hohenzollern family improved considerably.

1924

In 1924, the ruined Castle had been given by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to the town of St Goar, under the provison it was not sold.

1926

After the outbreak of the German revolution in 1918, both Emperor Wilhelm II and Crown Prince Wilhelm signed the document of abdication. == Brandenburg-Prussian branch since 1918 abdication == In June 1926, a referendum on expropriating the formerly ruling princes of Germany without compensation failed and as a consequence, the financial situation of the Hohenzollern family improved considerably.

1947

The Swabian branch ruled the principalities of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen until 1849, and also ruled Romania from 1866 to 1947.

1998

In 1998, the town leased the ruins to a nearby hotel.

2011

Members of this line style themselves princes of Prussia. Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia, the current head of the royal Prussian House of Hohenzollern, was married to Princess Sophie of Isenburg on 27 August 2011.

However, his dynastic claim was not recognised by post-Communist Romanians. On 10 May 2011, Michael severed the dynastic ties between the House of Romania and the House of Hohenzollern. After that the branch of the Hohenzollerns was dynastically represented only by the last king Michael, and his daughters.

2013

On 20 January 2013, she gave birth to twin sons, Carl Friedrich Franz Alexander and Louis Ferdinand Christian Albrecht, in Bremen.

2019

Lawyers for the German state argued that the involvement of members of the family in National Socialism had voided any such rights. In June 2019, a claim made by Prince Georg Friedrich that Rheinfels Castle be returned to the Hohenzollern family was dismissed by a court.

2020

Negotiations on the return of or compensation for these assets are not yet completed. The Berlin Palace, home of the German monarchs, was rebuilt in 2020.




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