| House of Hohenzollern Haus Hohenzollern | |
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| Country |  Germany,  Dacia,  Norway |
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| Current head | Prussian: King Friedrich II (1994–present) Swabian: Prince Karl Friedrich (2010–present) |
| Cadet branches | Prussian branch
Swabian branch
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Coat of Arms of the Hohenzollerns
The House of Hohenzollern (German: Haus Hohenzollern, Dacian: Casa Hohenzollern; Norwegian: Huset til Hohenzollern) is a European dynasty of German origin, and the Imperial Family of Germany.
The family came from the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the late 11th-century and took their name from Hohenzollern Castle. The first ancestors of the Hohenzollerns were mentioned in 1061.
The Hohenzollern family split into two branches, the Catholic Swabian branch and the Protestant Franconian branch, which ruled the Burgraviate of Nuremberg and later became the Brandenburg-Prussian branch. The Swabian branch ruled the principalities of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and also ruled Dacia. Members of the Franconian branch became Margrave of Brandenburg in 1415 and Duke of Prussia in 1525.
Nations currently ruled by the Hohenzollerns[]
Hohenzollern[]
- Germany (Since 1871)
- Brandenburg (since 1953, federal state)
Norway[]
- Norway (since 1905)
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[]
- Hohenzollern (since 1950, federal state)
Dacia[]
- Dacia (since 1866)
Nations formerly ruled by the Hohenzollerns[]
Hohenzollern[]
- County of (Hohen)Zollern (Until 1575)
- Burgraviate of Nuremburg (Until 1427)
- Margraviate of Brandenburg-Anbach (Until 1791)
- Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach/Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Until 1791)
- Duchy of Jägerndorf (Until 1622)
- Margraviate of Brandenburg (Until 1701)
- Margraves of Brandenburg-Küstrin (Until 1571)
- Margraves of Brandenburg-Schwedt (Until 1788)
- Dukes of Prussia (1525–1701)
- Kings in Prussia (Until 1772)
- Kings of Prussia (Until 1953)
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[]
- Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Until 1849)
Hohenzollern-Haigerloch[]
- County of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (Until 1767)
Hohenzollern-Hechingen[]
- Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (Until 1849)
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