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{{short description|Former principality in Southwestern Germany}} |
{{short description|Former principality in Southwestern Germany}} |
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| native_name = {{native name|de|Fürstentum Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen}} |
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| conventional_long_name = Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
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| common_name = Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
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| era = {{ubl|[[Early modern period]]}} |
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| status = County |
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| empire = Holy Roman Empire |
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| status_text = [[States of the Holy Roman Empire|State]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] (1576-1806),<br> [[States of the Confederation of the Rhine|State]] of the [[Confederation of the Rhine]] (1806-1813), <br>[[States of the German Confederation|State]] of the [[German Confederation]] (1815-1850) |
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| government_type = [[Principality]] |
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| year_start = 1576 |
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| year_end = 1850 |
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| event_start = Partition of [[House of Hohenzollern#County of Zollern|County <br>{{spaces|4}}of Hohenzollern]] |
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| event1 = Raised to principality |
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| date_event1 = 1629 |
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| event_end = Incorporation into<br>{{spaces|4}}[[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] |
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| p1 = House of Hohenzollern#County of Zollern{{!}}County of Zollern |
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| flag_p1 = Wappen Hechingen.svg |
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| p2 = Hohenzollern-Haigerloch |
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| flag_p2 = Flag of Hohenzollern (1576–1850).svg |
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| flag_s1 = Flagge Preußen - Provinz Hohenzollern.svg |
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| image_flag = Flag of Hohenzollern (1576–1850).svg |
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| image_coat = CoA Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.svg |
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| image_map_caption = Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (including Haigerloch from 1767 onwards) in 1848 |
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| capital = [[Sigmaringen]] |
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| englishmotto = Nothing without God |
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| common_languages = [[German language|German]] |
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| leader1 = [[Charles II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen|Charles II]] (as Count) |
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| title_leader = Prince |
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| year_leader1 = 1623–1638 |
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| leader2 = [[Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (died 1885)|Karl Anton]] {{small|(last)}} |
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'''Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen''' was a [[principality]] in |
'''Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen''' ({{lang-de|Fürstentum Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen}}) was a [[principality]] in southwestern [[Germany]]. Its rulers belonged to the senior [[House of Hohenzollern#Swabian branch|Swabian branch]] of the [[House of Hohenzollern]]. The Swabian Hohenzollerns were elevated to princes in 1623. The small sovereign state with the capital city of [[Sigmaringen]] was [[Annexation|annexed]] to the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] in 1850 following the abdication of its sovereign in the wake of the [[revolutions of 1848]], then became part of the newly created [[Province of Hohenzollern]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The senior [[Swabia]] |
The senior [[Swabia|Swabian]] branch is less well known to history than the junior [[Burgraviate of Nuremberg#List of burgraves|Franconian line]], the latter of which became [[Burgraviate of Nuremberg|Burgraves of Nuremberg]] and later ruled [[Margraviate of Brandenburg|Brandenburg]] and [[Prussia]], and the [[German Empire]]. |
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The County of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was created in 1576, upon the partition of the [[House of Hohenzollern#County of |
The County of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was created in 1576, upon the partition of the [[House of Hohenzollern#County of Zollern|County of Hohenzollern]], a [[fief]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. When the last count of Hohenzollern, [[Karl I, Count of Hohenzollern|Karl I]] (1512–1579) died, the territory was divided among his three sons: |
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* [[Eitel Friedrich IV, Count of Hohenzollern|Eitel Friedrich IV of Hohenzollern-Hechingen]] (1545–1605) |
* [[Eitel Friedrich IV, Count of Hohenzollern|Eitel Friedrich IV of Hohenzollern-Hechingen]] (1545–1605) |
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* [[Charles II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen|Charles II of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]] (1547–1606) |
* [[Charles II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen|Charles II of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]] (1547–1606) |
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[[File:Sigmaringen Schloss BW 2015-04-28 17-37-14.jpg|thumb|[[Sigmaringen Castle]]]] |
[[File:Sigmaringen Schloss BW 2015-04-28 17-37-14.jpg|thumb|[[Sigmaringen Castle]]]] |
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The |
The princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ruled over a small principality in south-western Germany, with a seat at [[Sigmaringen Castle]]. Unlike the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg-Prussia, the Hohenzollerns of Sigmaringen remained [[Roman Catholic]], along with their cousins of [[Hohenzollern-Hechingen]] (the senior line of the Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern) and [[Hohenzollern-Haigerloch]]. |
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The principality became a sovereign state in 1815 after the abolition of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 and an independent realm following the [[Napoleonic Wars]] in 1815. Its ruler, Charles, was deposed in the [[revolutions of 1848]]. His son, Karl Anton, succeeded him, and turned to Prussia for aid. Prussian troops arrived in August 1849, and in a treaty signed in December Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was annexed by Prussia, effective in March 1850. The annexation of their state did not, however, mean the end of the importance of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. |
The principality became a sovereign state in 1815 after the abolition of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 and an independent realm following the [[Napoleonic Wars]] in 1815. Its ruler, Charles, was deposed in the [[revolutions of 1848]]. His son, Karl Anton, succeeded him, and turned to Prussia for aid. Prussian troops arrived in August 1849, and in a treaty signed in December Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was annexed by Prussia, effective in March 1850. The annexation of their state did not, however, mean the end of the importance of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. |
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The last prince, [[Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern|Karl Anton]], served as [[Minister President of Prussia]] from 1858 |
The last prince, [[Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (died 1885)|Karl Anton]], served as [[Minister President of Prussia]] from 1858 to 1861. Karl Anton's second son, [[Carol I of Romania|Karl Eitel of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]] became prince (1866–1881) and then [[Kingdom of Romania|King of Romania]], under the name Carol (reigned 1881–1914). The house remained on the throne until the end of the Romanian monarchy in 1947. The last King of Romania, [[Michael I of Romania|Michael]], died on 5 December 2017. |
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Because the eldest Hechingen line of the Hohenzollerns became extinct in 1869 with the death of [[Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen]], the head of the Sigmaringen branch, Karl Anton, dropped his line's suffix and took the title of Prince (''Fürst'') of (all) Hohenzollern. |
Because the eldest Hechingen line of the Hohenzollerns became extinct in 1869 with the death of [[Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen]], the head of the Sigmaringen branch, Karl Anton, dropped his line's suffix and took the title of Prince (''Fürst'') of (all) Hohenzollern. |
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French opposition to the candidacy of Carol's elder brother [[Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern| |
French opposition to the candidacy of Carol's elder brother Prince [[Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern|Leopold]] for the throne of Spain triggered the [[Franco-Prussian War]] (1870–1871), which led to the founding of the [[German Empire]] in January 1871. |
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==Territories, titles and styles== |
==Territories, titles and styles== |
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====Jurisdiction==== |
====Jurisdiction==== |
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The head of the Swabian branch of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ruled over the following territories: |
The head of the Swabian branch of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ruled over the following territories: |
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* [[House of Hohenzollern#County of Zollern| |
* [[House of Hohenzollern#County of Zollern|County of Hohenzollern]] (1061) |
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* [[Burgraviate of Nuremberg]] (1192) |
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* County of [[Veringenstadt|Veringen]] (1535) |
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* Lordship of [[Haigerloch]] (1634) |
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* Lordship of Wehrstein (1634) |
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* [[Land van den Bergh| |
* [[Land van den Bergh|County of Bergh]] (1781) |
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From 1061 until 1806 five of these fiefs (not including Nuremberg) constituted an [[Imperial immediacy|immediate]] territory of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] under the counts of Zollern, [[vassal]]s of the [[Holy Roman Emperor]]. |
From 1061 until 1806 five of these fiefs (not including Nuremberg) constituted an [[Imperial immediacy|immediate]] territory of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] under the counts of Zollern, [[vassal]]s of the [[Holy Roman Emperor]]. |
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[[File:Graf von dem Bergh, Fotografie Fürst Karl Friedrich von Hohenzollern.jpg|thumb|[[Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern]], head of the Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern]] |
[[File:Graf von dem Bergh, Fotografie Fürst Karl Friedrich von Hohenzollern.jpg|thumb|[[Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern]], head of the Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern]] |
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The German Confederation was succeeded in 1866 by the [[North German Confederation]], which itself was succeeded by the [[German Empire]] in 1871. In 1918, the |
The German Confederation was succeeded in 1866 by the [[North German Confederation]], which itself was succeeded by the [[German Empire]] in 1871. In 1918, the Kingdom of Prussia became the [[Free State of Prussia]], and the German Empire was replaced by the [[Weimar Republic]]. In 1933 the republic was replaced by the [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich]]. After the defeat of the Nazis the province of Hohenzollern was merged with other territories into the state of [[Württemberg-Hohenzollern]]. This state was part of the [[Allied-occupied Germany|Allied Occupation Zones in Germany]] until 1952. In that year, the state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern was merged into [[Baden-Württemberg]], a state of the [[West Germany|Federal Republic of Germany]]. |
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[[Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern]] is the head of the princely Swabian line. |
[[Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern]] is the head of the princely Swabian line. |
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The English translation is: ''His Serene Highness (HSH) ''[name]'' [[by the Grace of God]], Prince of Hohenzollern, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Count of Sigmaringen, Veringen and Berg, Lord of Haigerloch and Wehrstein''. |
The English translation is: ''His Serene Highness (HSH) ''[name]'' [[by the Grace of God]], Prince of Hohenzollern, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Count of Sigmaringen, Veringen and Berg, Lord of Haigerloch and Wehrstein''. |
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==Romanian branch == |
===Romanian branch === |
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{{Royal house||surname=House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Romanian branch)|estate=|coat of arms=[[File:Kingdom of Romania - Big CoA.svg|100px]]|country=[[Romania]]|parent house=[[Hohenzollern]]|titles=Prince (''[[Domnitor]]'', or ''Principe'') (1866–1881),<br>[[King of Romania|King]] (''Rege'') (1881–1947)|founder=[[Carol I of Romania|Carol I]]|final ruler=[[Michael of Romania|Michael I]]|current head=[[Margareta of Romania]]|founding year=10 May 1866|dissolution=|deposition=30 December 1947 (the communist coup when the King was forced to abdicate)|nationality=German, Romanian|cadet branches=}} |
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| surname = House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Romanian branch) |
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| other_names = House of Hohenzollern-Romania<br/>House of Romania |
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| coat of arms = [[File:Kingdom of Romania - Big CoA.svg|100px]] |
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| country = [[Romania]] |
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| parent house = [[Hohenzollern]] |
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| titles = Prince (''[[Domnitor]]'', or ''Principe'') (1866–1881),<br/>[[King of Romania|King]] (''Rege'') (1881–1947) |
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| founder = [[Carol I of Romania|Carol I]] |
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| final ruler = [[Michael of Romania|Michael I]] |
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| current head = [[Margareta of Romania]] |
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| founding year = 10 May 1866 |
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| deposition = 30 December 1947 (the communist coup when the king was forced to abdicate) |
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| nationality = German, Romanian |
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[[File:Romania territory during 20th century.gif|thumb|Territorial evolution of Romania]] |
[[File:Romania territory during 20th century.gif|thumb|Territorial evolution of Romania]] |
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The modern state of [[Romania]] was formed by union of the principalities of [[Moldavia]] and [[Wallachia]] in 1859, under the [[Domnitor|prince domnitor]] [[Alexandru Ioan Cuza]]. He was replaced by Karl Eitel of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in 1866, who ascended the throne as Carol I, Prince of Romania. |
The modern state of [[Romania]] was formed by union of the principalities of [[Moldavia]] and [[Wallachia]] in 1859, under the [[Domnitor|prince domnitor]] [[Alexandru Ioan Cuza]]. He was replaced by Karl Eitel of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in 1866, who ascended the throne as Carol I, Prince of Romania. |
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During the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) |
During the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)]], Romania, which was a functionally independent vassal of the [[Ottoman Empire]], proclaimed its full independence. After the commander of the Russian armies had requested Romania's help, Carol accepted to enter the war with the condition of being appointed as commander of the armies that were [[Siege of Plevna|besieging Plevna]]. After the end of the [[Romanian War of Independence]] in the 1878, at the [[Treaty of Berlin (1878)|Treaty of Berlin]], Romania was subsequently recognized as an independent state by the [[Great Powers]]. |
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In return for reverting to the [[Russian Empire]] three southern [[Bessarabia]]n districts that had been regained by Moldavia after the [[Crimean War]] in 1852, [[Dobruja]] was acquired. |
In return for reverting to the [[Russian Empire]] three southern [[Bessarabia]]n districts that had been regained by Moldavia after the [[Crimean War]] in 1852, [[Dobruja]] was acquired. |
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In 1881, the [[principality]] was raised to a [[king]]dom and Prince Carol became King [[Carol I of Romania|Carol I]]. He reigned until his death in 1914, and was succeeded by his nephew, [[Ferdinand I of Romania|Ferdinand]]. Shortly after taking the throne, Ferdinand, a Roman Catholic like his predecessor, agreed to have his children reared in the [[Romanian Orthodox Church]]. |
In 1881, the [[principality]] was raised to a [[king]]dom and Prince Carol became King [[Carol I of Romania|Carol I]]. He reigned until his death in 1914, and was succeeded by his nephew, [[Ferdinand I of Romania|Ferdinand]]. Shortly after taking the throne, Ferdinand, a Roman Catholic like his predecessor, agreed to have his children reared in the [[Romanian Orthodox Church]]. |
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In 1918 [[Transylvania]] and [[Bessarabia]] were incorporated. In 1918–19, confirmed by the [[Treaty of Versailles]] of 1919 and the [[Treaty of Trianon]] of 1920, most of the [[Banat]] became part of Romania. |
In 1918 [[Transylvania]] and [[Bessarabia]] were incorporated. In 1918–19, confirmed by the [[Treaty of Versailles]] of 1919 and the [[Treaty of Trianon]] of 1920, most of the [[Banat]] became part of Romania. Also, [[Bukovina]] was incorporated in 1918. |
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Ferdinand died in 1927. His eldest son, Crown Prince Carol, having renounced his rights, Carol's only son [[Michael I of Romania|Michael]] ascended the throne. In 1930, however, Carol reclaimed the throne and was crowned [[Carol II of Romania|Carol II]]. Carol was forced to abdicate in 1940, and Michael re-mounted the throne. His reign, and that of the dynasty, ended when he was forced to abdicate by a communist regime in 1947. |
Ferdinand died in 1927. His eldest son, Crown Prince Carol, having renounced his rights, Carol's only son [[Michael I of Romania|Michael]] ascended the throne. In 1930, however, Carol reclaimed the throne and was crowned [[Carol II of Romania|Carol II]]. Carol was forced to abdicate in 1940, and Michael re-mounted the throne. His reign, and that of the dynasty, ended when he was forced to abdicate by a communist regime in 1947. |
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On 10 May 2011, following lawsuits brought in Germany against his family by his German relatives regarding attribution of the title ''Prince of Hohenzollern-Veringen'' to his son-in-law, [[Prince Radu of Romania|Radu Duda]], Michael severed dynastic ties with the princely house of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, changed the name of his family to "of Romania", and ceased the use of all princely titles borne by him and his family that derived from the German Hohenzollerns.<ref>{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/bucuresti/Bucuresti-_Regele_Mihai_I_anunta_ruperea_tuturor_legaturilor_istorice_si_dinastice_cu_Casa_de_Hohenzollern_0_478152444.html King Michael I announces the severance of all historical and dynastic ties to the House of Hohenzollern], [[Adevarul]], May 11, 2011</ref><ref>{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.adevarul.ro/actualitate/eveniment/Conflictele_dintre_Casa_Regala_a_Romaniei_si_Casa_Princiara_de_Hohenzollern_0_478152637.html The history of the conflicts between the Royal House of Romania and the Princely House of Hohenzollern], [[Adevarul]], May 11, 2011</ref> |
On 10 May 2011, following lawsuits brought in Germany against his family by his German relatives regarding attribution of the title ''Prince of Hohenzollern-Veringen'' to his son-in-law, [[Prince Radu of Romania|Radu Duda]], Michael severed dynastic ties with the princely house of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, changed the name of his family to "of Romania", and ceased the use of all princely titles borne by him and his family that derived from the German Hohenzollerns.<ref>{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/bucuresti/Bucuresti-_Regele_Mihai_I_anunta_ruperea_tuturor_legaturilor_istorice_si_dinastice_cu_Casa_de_Hohenzollern_0_478152444.html King Michael I announces the severance of all historical and dynastic ties to the House of Hohenzollern], [[Adevarul]], May 11, 2011</ref><ref>{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.adevarul.ro/actualitate/eveniment/Conflictele_dintre_Casa_Regala_a_Romaniei_si_Casa_Princiara_de_Hohenzollern_0_478152637.html The history of the conflicts between the Royal House of Romania and the Princely House of Hohenzollern], [[Adevarul]], May 11, 2011</ref> |
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===Titles=== |
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The '''head of the Romanian branch''' |
The '''head of the Romanian branch''' continued, since [[abolished monarchy|abolition of the monarchy]], to use the hereditary title he bore while reigning: |
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* Michael I, [[King of Romania]] |
* Michael I, [[King of Romania]] |
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During the reign of [[Carol II of Romania]] his son, [[Michael I of Romania|Michael]], was styled "Măria Sa (M.S.) Marele Voievod de Alba Iulia" or the English translation "His Highness The Grand [[Voivode]] of Alba Julia". |
During the reign of [[Carol II of Romania]] his son, [[Michael I of Romania|Michael]], was styled "Măria Sa (M.S.) Marele Voievod de Alba Iulia" or the English translation "His Highness The Grand [[Voivode]] of Alba Julia". |
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===Styles=== |
====Styles==== |
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The Romanian original is: ''Majestatea Sa (M.S.) N.N., Regele Românilor'' (or ''Maiestatea Sa (M.S.) N.N., Regele României''; both forms are accepted by the [[Romanian Academy]]) |
The Romanian original is: ''Majestatea Sa (M.S.) N.N., Regele Românilor'' (or ''Maiestatea Sa (M.S.) N.N., Regele României''; both forms are accepted by the [[Romanian Academy]]) |
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* [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|Escutcheon]]: [[Quartering (heraldry)|quartering]] of the [[shield]], parted per pale, twice parted per fess, with an inescutcheon |
* [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|Escutcheon]]: [[Quartering (heraldry)|quartering]] of the [[shield]], parted per pale, twice parted per fess, with an inescutcheon |
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** first sixth: [[Burgraviate of Nuremberg]] (1214), on or (gold) a lion rampant sable (black) and a [[bordure]] of [[argent]] ([[silver]]) and [[gules]] ([[red]]) |
** first sixth: [[Burgraviate of Nuremberg]] (1214), on or (gold) a lion rampant sable (black) and a [[bordure]] of [[argent]] ([[silver]]) and [[gules]] ([[red]]) |
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** second sixth: [[Aulic Council|Hereditary Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire]] (1504), on gules (red, two crossed [[Sceptre|scepter]]s in [[or (heraldry)|or]] ([[gold]]) [[File:Hereditary Chamberlain HRE.png|25px|Hereditary Chamberlain HRE]] |
** second sixth: [[Aulic Council|Hereditary Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire]] (1504), on gules (red, two crossed [[Sceptre|scepter]]s in [[or (heraldry)|or]] ([[gold]]) [[File:Hereditary Chamberlain HRE.png|25px|Hereditary Chamberlain HRE]]<ref name="chamberlain"/> |
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** third sixth: [[Haigerloch|Lordship of Haigerloch and Wehrstein]] (1634), parted per fess gules (red) and argent (silver) [[File:Wappen Haigerloch.svg|25px]] |
** third sixth: [[Haigerloch|Lordship of Haigerloch and Wehrstein]] (1634), parted per fess gules (red) and argent (silver) [[File:Wappen Haigerloch.svg|25px]] |
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** fourth sixth: [[Sigmaringen|Countship of Sigmaringen]] (1535), on gules (red) a [[deer]] or (gold) [[File:Wappen Sigmaringen.svg|25px]] |
** fourth sixth: [[Sigmaringen|Countship of Sigmaringen]] (1535), on gules (red) a [[deer]] or (gold) [[File:Wappen Sigmaringen.svg|25px]] |
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* [[crest (heraldry)|crest]]: sable (black) and argent (white) a head and shoulders of a [[hound|German hound]] (Deutsche Bracke) (1317) |
* [[crest (heraldry)|crest]]: sable (black) and argent (white) a head and shoulders of a [[hound|German hound]] (Deutsche Bracke) (1317) |
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* [[wreath]]: sable (black) and argent (white) |
* [[wreath]]: sable (black) and argent (white) |
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* [[mantling]]: manteld sable (black), doubled argent (white) upon a crowned (Fürstenkrone) baldeqin gules (red), doubled [[ermine]] |
* [[mantling]]: manteld sable (black), doubled argent (white) upon a crowned (Fürstenkrone) baldeqin gules (red), doubled [[Ermine (heraldry)|ermine]] |
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* [[motto]]: |
* [[motto]]: |
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** until the 19th century: {{lang|de|italic=no|Hie guet Zollere allwege}} (We were always good Zollern) |
** until the 19th century: {{lang|de|italic=no|Hie guet Zollere allwege}} (We were always good Zollern) |
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* [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|Escutcheon]]: [[Quartering (heraldry)|quartering]] of the [[shield]], parted per pale, twice parted per fess, with an inescutcheon |
* [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|Escutcheon]]: [[Quartering (heraldry)|quartering]] of the [[shield]], parted per pale, twice parted per fess, with an inescutcheon |
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** first sixth: [[Burgraviate of Nuremberg]] (1214), on or (gold) a lion rampant sable (black) and a [[bordure]] of [[argent]] ([[silver]]) and [[gules]] ([[red]]) |
** first sixth: [[Burgraviate of Nuremberg]] (1214), on or (gold) a lion rampant sable (black) and a [[bordure]] of [[argent]] ([[silver]]) and [[gules]] ([[red]]) |
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** second sixth: Hereditary Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire, on gules (red, two crossed [[scepter]]s in [[or (heraldry)|or]] ([[gold]]) [[File:Hereditary Chamberlain HRE.png|25px|Hereditary Chamberlain HRE]] |
** second sixth: Hereditary Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire, on gules (red, two crossed [[scepter]]s in [[or (heraldry)|or]] ([[gold]]) [[File:Hereditary Chamberlain HRE.png|25px|Hereditary Chamberlain HRE]]<ref name="chamberlain">[[Eitel Frederick II, Count of Hohenzollern]] and Burgrave of Nuremberg became Hereditary Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire by appointment of [[Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg|Joachim I]], elector and margrave of Brandenburg, Arch-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire, and confirmed by [[Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire|Maximilian I]], Holy Roman Emperor.</ref> |
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** third sixth: [[Haigerloch|Lordship of Haigerloch and Wehrstein]] (1634), parted per fess gules (red) and argent (silver) [[File:Wappen Haigerloch.svg|25px]] |
** third sixth: [[Haigerloch|Lordship of Haigerloch and Wehrstein]] (1634), parted per fess gules (red) and argent (silver) [[File:Wappen Haigerloch.svg|25px]] |
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** fourth sixth: [[Sigmaringen|Countship of Sigmaringen]] (1535), on gules (red) a [[deer]] or (gold)[[File:Wappen Sigmaringen.svg|25px]] |
** fourth sixth: [[Sigmaringen|Countship of Sigmaringen]] (1535), on gules (red) a [[deer]] or (gold)[[File:Wappen Sigmaringen.svg|25px]] |
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* [[mantling]]: manteld sable (black), doubled argent (white) |
* [[mantling]]: manteld sable (black), doubled argent (white) |
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* [[supporter]]: two German hounds |
* [[supporter]]: two German hounds |
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* [[Compartment (heraldry)|compartment]]: grassy |
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===Romania=== |
===Romania=== |
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[[File:Kingdom of Romania - Big CoA.svg|thumb|Coat of arms of the Kingdom of the Romanians (1921)]] |
[[File:Kingdom of Romania - Big CoA.svg|thumb|Coat of arms of the Kingdom of the Romanians (1921)]] |
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The major |
The major [[Coat of arms of Romania|coat of arms]] of the Kingdom of Romania consisted, from 1922 onwards, of: |
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* an escutcheon of the combination of the territories of |
* an escutcheon of the combination of the territories of: |
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** [[Wallachia]] [[File:Coat of arms of Wallachia.svg|25px]] |
** [[Wallachia]] [[File:Coat of arms of Wallachia.svg|25px]] |
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** [[Moldavia]] [[File:Coat of arms of Moldavia.svg|25px]] |
** [[Moldavia]] [[File:Coat of arms of Moldavia.svg|25px]] |
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** [[Oltenia]] [[File:Oltenia1483 (svg version).svg|25px]] |
** [[Oltenia]] [[File:Oltenia1483 (svg version).svg|25px]] |
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** [[Bukovina]] [[File:Coat of arms of Bucovina.svg|25px]] |
** [[Bukovina]] [[File:Coat of arms of Bucovina.svg|25px]] |
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** an inescutcheon of the [[House of Hohenzollern]] |
** an inescutcheon of the [[House of Hohenzollern]]: quarterly sable (black) and argent (silver) |
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* [[ |
* [[Crest (heraldry)|crest]]: The [[Steel Crown of Romania]] |
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* [[mantling]]: a crowned baldeqin gules (red), doubled [[ |
* [[mantling]]: a crowned baldeqin gules (red), doubled [[Ermine (heraldry)|ermine]] |
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* [[motto]]: [[Nihil Sine Deo]] (Nothing without God) |
* [[motto]]: [[Nihil Sine Deo]] (Nothing without God) |
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* [[supporter]]: two rampant lions |
* [[supporter]]: two rampant lions |
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===Southern Germany=== |
===Southern Germany=== |
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==== Counts (Grafen) of Hohenzollern (1576–1623) ==== |
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==== Counts (Grafen) of Hohenzollern (1576–1623)<ref>{{cite web |last=Marek |first=Miroslav |url=http://genealogy.euweb.cz/hohz/hohenz11.html |title= hohz/hohenz11.html<!-- Bot generated title --> |publisher=genealogy.euweb.cz}}{{Self-published source|date=November 2016}}{{Better source needed|date=November 2016}}</ref> ==== |
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* '''[[Charles II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen|Karl II]]''', Count 1576–1606 (1547–1606), ''second surviving son of Karl I of Hohenzollern'' |
* '''[[Charles II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen|Karl II]]''', Count 1576–1606 (1547–1606), ''second surviving son of Karl I of Hohenzollern'' |
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******* {{Tree list/final branch}} '''[[Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen|Anton Aloys]]''', 7th Prince 1785–1831 (1762–1831) |
******* {{Tree list/final branch}} '''[[Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen|Anton Aloys]]''', 7th Prince 1785–1831 (1762–1831) |
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******** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''[[Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen|Karl]]''', 8th Prince 1831–1848 (1785–1853), abdicated 1848 |
******** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''[[Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen|Karl]]''', 8th Prince 1831–1848 (1785–1853), abdicated 1848 |
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********* {{Tree list/final branch}} '''[[Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern|Karl Anton]]''', 9th Prince 1848–1849 (1811–1885), ceded sovereignty to Prussia 1849 |
********* {{Tree list/final branch}} '''[[Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (died 1885)|Karl Anton]]''', 9th Prince 1848–1849 (1811–1885), ceded sovereignty to Prussia 1849 |
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==== (1849–present)<ref>{{cite web |last=Marek |first=Miroslav |url=http://genealogy.euweb.cz/hohz/hohenz12.html |title= hohz/hohenz12.html<!-- Bot generated title --> |publisher=genealogy.euweb.cz}}{{Self-published source|date=November 2016}}{{Better source needed|date=November 2016}}</ref> ==== |
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[[File:LeopoldHS.jpg|thumb|[[Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern]]]] |
[[File:LeopoldHS.jpg|thumb|[[Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern]]]] |
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Following cession of their sovereignty over the principality to their kinsmen the |
Following cession of their sovereignty over the principality to their kinsmen the kings of Prussia in 1849, the heirs of Karl Anton continued to bear the same title, "Prince (''Fürst'') of Hohenzollern": |
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* '''[[Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern|Karl Anton]]''', Prince 1849–1885 (1811–1885), became Prince of Hohenzollern on the death of the last Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen in 1869 |
* '''[[Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (died 1885)|Karl Anton]]''', Prince 1849–1885 (1811–1885), became Prince of Hohenzollern on the death of the last Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen in 1869 |
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** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''[[Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern|Leopold]]''', Prince 1885–1905 (1835–1905) |
** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''[[Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern|Leopold]]''', Prince 1885–1905 (1835–1905) |
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*** '''[[William, Prince of Hohenzollern|Wilhelm]]''', Prince 1905–1927 (1864–1927) |
*** '''[[William, Prince of Hohenzollern|Wilhelm]]''', Prince 1905–1927 (1864–1927) |
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******* Prince Aloys of Hohenzollern (1999) |
******* Prince Aloys of Hohenzollern (1999) |
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******* {{Tree list/final branch}} Prince Fidelis of Hohenzollern (born 2001) |
******* {{Tree list/final branch}} Prince Fidelis of Hohenzollern (born 2001) |
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***** ''[[Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern]] (1932–2016)'' |
***** {{Tree list/final branch}}''[[Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern]] (1932–2016)'' |
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****** Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern (born 1962) |
****** Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern (born 1962) |
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******* {{Tree list/final branch}} Prince Nicolas of Hohenzollern (born 1999) |
******* {{Tree list/final branch}} Prince Nicolas of Hohenzollern (born 1999) |
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****** {{Tree list/final branch}} Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern (born 1966) |
****** {{Tree list/final branch}} Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern (born 1966) |
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***** {{Tree list/final branch}} [[Prince Ferfried of Hohenzollern]] (born 1943), ''one son without dynastic rights'' |
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**** {{Tree list/final branch}} ''[[Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden]] (1891–1964)'' |
**** {{Tree list/final branch}} ''[[Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden]] (1891–1964)'' |
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***** {{Tree list/final branch}} ''Prince Emanuel of Hohenzollern-Emden (1929–1999)'' |
***** {{Tree list/final branch}} ''Prince Emanuel of Hohenzollern-Emden (1929–1999)'' |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070501214132/http://hohenzollern.de/schloss-sigmaringen/schloss/wappen.php Official website of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070501214132/http://hohenzollern.de/schloss-sigmaringen/schloss/wappen.php Official website of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen – heraldic background information] |
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* [http://www.familiaregala.ro The official website of The Romanian Royal Family] |
* [http://www.familiaregala.ro The official website of The Romanian Royal Family] |
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* [http://www.fuerstenfamilien.de/heft_09.html "Das Fürstliche Haus Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen" by Hartmut Platte] (in German) |
* [http://www.fuerstenfamilien.de/heft_09.html "Das Fürstliche Haus Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen" by Hartmut Platte] (in German) |
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| Motto: Nihil Sine Deo (Latin) Nothing without God | |||||||||||
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| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire (1576-1806), State of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806-1813), State of the German Confederation (1815-1850) | ||||||||||
| Capital | Sigmaringen | ||||||||||
| Common languages | German | ||||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||||
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• 1848–1849 | Karl Anton (last) | ||||||||||
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• Partition of County of Hohenzollern | 1576 | ||||||||||
• Raised to principality | 1629 | ||||||||||
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• 1835 | 41,800[1] | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||||
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (German: Fürstentum Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) was a principality in southwestern Germany. Its rulers belonged to the senior Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern. The Swabian Hohenzollerns were elevated to princes in 1623. The small sovereign state with the capital city of Sigmaringen was annexed to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850 following the abdication of its sovereign in the wake of the revolutions of 1848, then became part of the newly created Province of Hohenzollern.
History
The senior Swabian branch is less well known to history than the junior Franconian line, the latter of which became Burgraves of Nuremberg and later ruled Brandenburg and Prussia, and the German Empire.
The County of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was created in 1576, upon the partition of the County of Hohenzollern, a fief of the Holy Roman Empire. When the last count of Hohenzollern, Karl I (1512–1579) died, the territory was divided among his three sons:
- Eitel Friedrich IV of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1545–1605)
- Charles II of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1547–1606)
- Christoph of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (1552–1592)
The princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ruled over a small principality in south-western Germany, with a seat at Sigmaringen Castle. Unlike the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg-Prussia, the Hohenzollerns of Sigmaringen remained Roman Catholic, along with their cousins of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (the senior line of the Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern) and Hohenzollern-Haigerloch.
The principality became a sovereign state in 1815 after the abolition of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 and an independent realm following the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. Its ruler, Charles, was deposed in the revolutions of 1848. His son, Karl Anton, succeeded him, and turned to Prussia for aid. Prussian troops arrived in August 1849, and in a treaty signed in December Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was annexed by Prussia, effective in March 1850. The annexation of their state did not, however, mean the end of the importance of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
The last prince, Karl Anton, served as Minister President of Prussia from 1858 to 1861. Karl Anton's second son, Karl Eitel of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen became prince (1866–1881) and then King of Romania, under the name Carol (reigned 1881–1914). The house remained on the throne until the end of the Romanian monarchy in 1947. The last King of Romania, Michael, died on 5 December 2017.
Because the eldest Hechingen line of the Hohenzollerns became extinct in 1869 with the death of Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, the head of the Sigmaringen branch, Karl Anton, dropped his line's suffix and took the title of Prince (Fürst) of (all) Hohenzollern.
French opposition to the candidacy of Carol's elder brother Prince Leopold for the throne of Spain triggered the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), which led to the founding of the German Empire in January 1871.
Territories, titles and styles
Southern Germany
Jurisdiction
The head of the Swabian branch of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ruled over the following territories:
- County of Hohenzollern (1061)
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg (1192)
- County of Veringen (1535)
- Lordship of Haigerloch (1634)
- Lordship of Wehrstein (1634)
- County of Bergh (1781)
From 1061 until 1806 five of these fiefs (not including Nuremberg) constituted an immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire under the counts of Zollern, vassals of the Holy Roman Emperor.
From 1806 until 1813 the Hohenzollern lands were a realm of the Confederation of the Rhine, a short-lived state set up by Napoleon I Bonaparte. From 1815 until 1849 the principality was a sovereign country and a member of the German Confederation. In 1849 it lost its independence, and was incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia as the Province of Hohenzollern.
The German Confederation was succeeded in 1866 by the North German Confederation, which itself was succeeded by the German Empire in 1871. In 1918, the Kingdom of Prussia became the Free State of Prussia, and the German Empire was replaced by the Weimar Republic. In 1933 the republic was replaced by the Third Reich. After the defeat of the Nazis the province of Hohenzollern was merged with other territories into the state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern. This state was part of the Allied Occupation Zones in Germany until 1952. In that year, the state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern was merged into Baden-Württemberg, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern is the head of the princely Swabian line.
Titles
The head of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is the historical heir to the titles of:
- Prince (Fürst) of Hohenzollern
- Burgrave (Burggraf) of Nuremberg
- Imperial Count (Reichsgraf) of Hohenzollern
- Count (Graf) of Sigmaringen
- Count (Graf) of Veringen
- Count (Graf) of Bergh
- Lord (Herr) of Haigerloch
- Lord (Herr) of Wehrstein
Styles
The historical titulature of rulers of the House of Hohenzollern was, in the German original: Seine Durchlaucht (S.D.) [name] von Gottes Gnaden, Fürst von Hohenzollern, Burggraf von Nürnberg, Graf zu Sigmaringen, Veringen und Berg, Herr zu Haigerloch und Wehrstein
The English translation is: His Serene Highness (HSH) [name] by the Grace of God, Prince of Hohenzollern, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Count of Sigmaringen, Veringen and Berg, Lord of Haigerloch and Wehrstein.
Romanian branch
| House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Romanian branch) House of Hohenzollern-Romania House of Romania | |
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| Parent house | Hohenzollern |
| Country | Romania |
| Founded | 10 May 1866 |
| Founder | Carol I |
| Current head | Margareta of Romania |
| Final ruler | Michael I |
| Titles | Prince (Domnitor, or Principe) (1866–1881), King (Rege) (1881–1947) |
| Deposition | 30 December 1947 (the communist coup when the king was forced to abdicate) |
The modern state of Romania was formed by union of the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia in 1859, under the prince domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza. He was replaced by Karl Eitel of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in 1866, who ascended the throne as Carol I, Prince of Romania.
During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78), Romania, which was a functionally independent vassal of the Ottoman Empire, proclaimed its full independence. After the commander of the Russian armies had requested Romania's help, Carol accepted to enter the war with the condition of being appointed as commander of the armies that were besieging Plevna. After the end of the Romanian War of Independence in the 1878, at the Treaty of Berlin, Romania was subsequently recognized as an independent state by the Great Powers.
In return for reverting to the Russian Empire three southern Bessarabian districts that had been regained by Moldavia after the Crimean War in 1852, Dobruja was acquired.
In 1881, the principality was raised to a kingdom and Prince Carol became King Carol I. He reigned until his death in 1914, and was succeeded by his nephew, Ferdinand. Shortly after taking the throne, Ferdinand, a Roman Catholic like his predecessor, agreed to have his children reared in the Romanian Orthodox Church.
In 1918 Transylvania and Bessarabia were incorporated. In 1918–19, confirmed by the Treaty of Versailles of 1919 and the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, most of the Banat became part of Romania. Also, Bukovina was incorporated in 1918.
Ferdinand died in 1927. His eldest son, Crown Prince Carol, having renounced his rights, Carol's only son Michael ascended the throne. In 1930, however, Carol reclaimed the throne and was crowned Carol II. Carol was forced to abdicate in 1940, and Michael re-mounted the throne. His reign, and that of the dynasty, ended when he was forced to abdicate by a communist regime in 1947.
On 10 May 2011, following lawsuits brought in Germany against his family by his German relatives regarding attribution of the title Prince of Hohenzollern-Veringen to his son-in-law, Radu Duda, Michael severed dynastic ties with the princely house of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, changed the name of his family to "of Romania", and ceased the use of all princely titles borne by him and his family that derived from the German Hohenzollerns.[2][3]
Titles
The head of the Romanian branch continued, since abolition of the monarchy, to use the hereditary title he bore while reigning:
- Michael I, King of Romania
During the reign of Carol II of Romania his son, Michael, was styled "Măria Sa (M.S.) Marele Voievod de Alba Iulia" or the English translation "His Highness The Grand Voivode of Alba Julia".
Styles
The Romanian original is: Majestatea Sa (M.S.) N.N., Regele Românilor (or Maiestatea Sa (M.S.) N.N., Regele României; both forms are accepted by the Romanian Academy)
The English translation is: His Majesty (H.M.) N.N., King of Romania
Coats of arms
Southern Germany
Major coat of arms
The combined coat of arms of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is:
- Escutcheon: quartering of the shield, parted per pale, twice parted per fess, with an inescutcheon
- first sixth: Burgraviate of Nuremberg (1214), on or (gold) a lion rampant sable (black) and a bordure of argent (silver) and gules (red)
- second sixth: Hereditary Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire (1504), on gules (red, two crossed scepters in or (gold)
[4] - third sixth: Lordship of Haigerloch and Wehrstein (1634), parted per fess gules (red) and argent (silver)
- fourth sixth: Countship of Sigmaringen (1535), on gules (red) a deer or (gold)
- fifth sixth: Countship of Veringen (1535), on or (gold) three deerhorns horizontally with twice four, and once three antlerpoints gules (red)
- sixth sixth: County of Berg (1781), on argent (white) a lion rampant gules (red) and a bordure of sable (black) with roundels or (gold)
- inescutcheon: Countship of Zollern (1061), quarterly sable (black) and argent (silver)
- helm: or (gold) a helmet barred and affronté (sovereign), crowned with a coronet of a German prince (Fürstenkrone)
- crest: sable (black) and argent (white) a head and shoulders of a German hound (Deutsche Bracke) (1317)
- wreath: sable (black) and argent (white)
- mantling: manteld sable (black), doubled argent (white) upon a crowned (Fürstenkrone) baldeqin gules (red), doubled ermine
- motto:
- until the 19th century: Hie guet Zollere allwege (We were always good Zollern)
- from the 19th century onwards: Nihil Sine Deo (Nothing without God)
Family coat of arms
The combined coat of arms with inclusion of the House coat of arms of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is:
- Escutcheon: quartering of the shield, parted per pale, twice parted per fess, with an inescutcheon
- first sixth: Burgraviate of Nuremberg (1214), on or (gold) a lion rampant sable (black) and a bordure of argent (silver) and gules (red)
- second sixth: Hereditary Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire, on gules (red, two crossed scepters in or (gold) [4]
- third sixth: Lordship of Haigerloch and Wehrstein (1634), parted per fess gules (red) and argent (silver)
- fourth sixth: Countship of Sigmaringen (1535), on gules (red) a deer or (gold)
- fifth sixth: Countship of Veringen (1535), on or (gold) three dearhorns horizontally with twice four, and once three antlerpoints gules (red)
- sixth sixth: County of Berg (1781), on argent (white) a lion rampant gules (red) and a bordure of sable (black) with roundels or (gold)
- inescutcheon: Countship of Zollern (1061), quarterly sable (black) and argent (silver)
- helm: seven particular helmets, equivalent to the seven particular coat of arms (Hohenzollern, Nuremberg, Sigmaringen, Veringen, Berg, Haigerloch and Wehrstein)
- crest: seven particular crests, equivalent to the seven particular coat of arms (Hohenzollern, Nuremberg, Sigmaringen, Veringen, Berg, Haigerloch and Wehrstein)
- wreath: sable (black) and argent (white)
- mantling: manteld sable (black), doubled argent (white)
- supporter: two German hounds
- compartment: grassy
Romania
The major coat of arms of the Kingdom of Romania consisted, from 1922 onwards, of:
- an escutcheon of the combination of the territories of:
- Wallachia
- Moldavia
- Dobruja
- Transylvania
- Bessarabia
- Banat
- Oltenia
- Bukovina
- an inescutcheon of the House of Hohenzollern: quarterly sable (black) and argent (silver)
- Wallachia
- crest: The Steel Crown of Romania
- mantling: a crowned baldeqin gules (red), doubled ermine
- motto: Nihil Sine Deo (Nothing without God)
- supporter: two rampant lions
- compartment: ground
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Rulers
Members of the House of Hohenzollern reigned as monarchs in Europe.
Southern Germany
Counts (Grafen) of Hohenzollern (1576–1623)
- Karl II, Count 1576–1606 (1547–1606), second surviving son of Karl I of Hohenzollern
- Johann, Count 1606–1623 (1578–1638), created Reichsfürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 1623
Princes (Fürsten) of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1623–1849)
- Johann, 1st Prince 1623–1638 (1578–1638)
- Meinrad I, 2nd Prince 1638–1681 (1605–1681)
- Maximilian, 3rd Prince 1681–1689 (1636–1689)
- Meinrad II, 4th Prince 1689–1715 (1673–1715)
- Josef Friedrich Ernst, 5th Prince 1715–1769 (1702–1769)
- Karl Friedrich, 6th Prince 1769–1785 (1724–1785)
- Anton Aloys, 7th Prince 1785–1831 (1762–1831)
- Karl, 8th Prince 1831–1848 (1785–1853), abdicated 1848
- Karl Anton, 9th Prince 1848–1849 (1811–1885), ceded sovereignty to Prussia 1849
- Karl, 8th Prince 1831–1848 (1785–1853), abdicated 1848
- Anton Aloys, 7th Prince 1785–1831 (1762–1831)
- Karl Friedrich, 6th Prince 1769–1785 (1724–1785)
- Josef Friedrich Ernst, 5th Prince 1715–1769 (1702–1769)
- Meinrad II, 4th Prince 1689–1715 (1673–1715)
- Maximilian, 3rd Prince 1681–1689 (1636–1689)
- Meinrad I, 2nd Prince 1638–1681 (1605–1681)
(1849–present)
Following cession of their sovereignty over the principality to their kinsmen the kings of Prussia in 1849, the heirs of Karl Anton continued to bear the same title, "Prince (Fürst) of Hohenzollern":
- Karl Anton, Prince 1849–1885 (1811–1885), became Prince of Hohenzollern on the death of the last Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen in 1869
- Leopold, Prince 1885–1905 (1835–1905)
- Wilhelm, Prince 1905–1927 (1864–1927)
- Friedrich, Prince 1927–1965 (1891–1965)
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince 1965–2010 (1924–2010)
- Karl Friedrich, Prince 2010–present (born 1952)
- Alexander, Hereditary Prince (born 1987)
- Prince Albrecht of Hohenzollern (born 1954)
- Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern (born 1960)
- Prince Aloys of Hohenzollern (1999)
- Prince Fidelis of Hohenzollern (born 2001)
- Karl Friedrich, Prince 2010–present (born 1952)
- Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern (1932–2016)
- Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern (born 1962)
- Prince Nicolas of Hohenzollern (born 1999)
- Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern (born 1966)
- Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern (born 1962)
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince 1965–2010 (1924–2010)
- Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden (1891–1964)
- Prince Emanuel of Hohenzollern-Emden (1929–1999)
- Prince Carl Alexander of Hohenzollern-Emden (born 1970)
- Prince Emanuel of Hohenzollern-Emden (1929–1999)
- Friedrich, Prince 1927–1965 (1891–1965)
- Wilhelm, Prince 1905–1927 (1864–1927)
- Leopold, Prince 1885–1905 (1835–1905)
Romania
Princes of Romania (1866–1881)
- Carol I 1866–1881
King of Romania (1881–1947)
See also
References
- ^ The Metropolitan Magazine Volume 14. London: Saunders and Otley. 1835. p. 187.
- ^ (in Romanian) King Michael I announces the severance of all historical and dynastic ties to the House of Hohenzollern, Adevarul, May 11, 2011
- ^ (in Romanian) The history of the conflicts between the Royal House of Romania and the Princely House of Hohenzollern, Adevarul, May 11, 2011
- ^ a b Eitel Frederick II, Count of Hohenzollern and Burgrave of Nuremberg became Hereditary Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire by appointment of Joachim I, elector and margrave of Brandenburg, Arch-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire, and confirmed by Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.
External links
- Official website of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen – heraldic background information
- The official website of The Romanian Royal Family
- "Das Fürstliche Haus Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen" by Hartmut Platte (in German)
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