My family and I would like to thank you for taking an interest in the long history of the House of Hohenzollern, the formerly-ruling royal house of Prussia. Our family’s ancestral Seat, Hohenzollern Castle near Hechingen, in Baden-Württemberg, sees 350,000 visitors from all over the world each year, making it one of the most popular private museums in Germany.
Hohenzollern – Wikipedia Hohenzollern Der Schild des Stammwappens mit der Zollernvierung Das Haus Hohenzollern war eine der bedeutendsten Dynastien der deutschen Geschichte.
House of Hohenzollern Parent house Burchardinger dynasty Country Germany, Romania Founded 1100s AD Founder Burgrave Frederick I of Nuremberg Current head Germany and Prussia: HI&RH Prince Georg Friedrich(1994–) Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen: HH Prince Karl Friedrich(2010–) Hohenzollern-Hechingen: extinct since 1869 Romania: HM King Michael(1947–)
Counts of Hohenzollern (1204–1575) In 1204, the County of Hohenzollern was established out of the fusion of the County of Zollern and the Burgraviate of Nuremberg. Frederick IV/II 1204-1251/1255 also Burgrave of Nuremberg. Frederick V 1251/1255-1289 also Burgrave of Nuremburg. Frederick VI/I 1289-1298.
Alberto III (en alemán: Albrecht III.; Tangermünde, Alemania, 9 de noviembre de 1414 - 11 de marzo de 1486 ), a menudo conocido solo como Alberto Aquiles ( Albrecht Achilles ), fue un príncipe elector del margraviato de Brandeburgo. Recibió el apodo Aquiles debido a sus cualidades caballerescas.
The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings, and emperors of Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany, and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near Hechingen.
Albert of Prussia ( German: Albrecht von Preussen; 17 May 1490 – 20 March 1568) was a German prince who was the 37th grand master of the Teutonic Knights, who after converting to Lutheranism, became the first ruler of the Duchy of Prussia, the secularized state that emerged from the former Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights.