Assassinations in History
Who
got slain, almost slain, when, how,
why, and by whom?
Go to the
Assassination Archive
Voyages in History
When did what
vessel arrive with whom onboard and where
did it sink if it didn't?
Go to the
Passage-Chart
The Divine Almanac
Who all roamed the heavens in
olden times? The Who's Who of
ancient gods.
Check out
the Divine Almanac
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Hohenzollern Coat of Arms
Hohenzollern Dynasty 1061-1947
The Hohenzollern
family was Swabian, which makes them German.
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Hohenzollern Castle
The photo above shows their former
headquarters, the Hohenzollern castle, located one car hour south of
Stuttgart, Germany.
Today, you are welcome to visit the
castle, and here is the
Hohenzollern Castle website.
The men of Hohenzollern started out as the Counts of Zollern and became the Counts of Hohenzollern in the 14th century.
The rule of the Hohenzollern Dynasty was ended by
World War I.
All three emperors of the German Empire
were members of the Hohenzollern Dynasty:
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William I
(German: Wilhelm I)
Ruled 1871 - 1888
Frederick III
(German: Friedrich III)
Ruled for 99 days in 1888
William II
(German: Wilhelm II)
Ruled 1888 - 1918
See also
German Empire.
And
Governments in History.
And here are the maps:
1547
Central Europe
HOHENZOLLERN LANDS 1648
1786
Central Europe
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