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Hohenzollern

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Hohenzollern

German family, originating in Württemberg, the main branch of which held the titles of elector of Brandenburg from 1415, king of Prussia from 1701, and German emperor from 1871. The last emperor, Wilhelm II, was dethroned in 1918 after the disastrous course of World War I. Another branch of the family were kings of Romania 1881–1947.

Hohenzollern

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Charlottenburg Castle in west Berlin, Germany. This is the only remaining Hohenzollern palace in Berlin, and is now a history and art museum. The decorative interiors and collections date from 1695. Art from Brandenburg-Prussia at the time of the Great Elector (1620–1688) forms a particularly strong component of the collections.

Former province of Prussia, now part of the Land of Baden-Württemberg. Its capital was Sigmaringen. It gave its name to the Hohenzollern emperors of Germany 1871–1918.

Hohenzollern formed an enclave of 1,142 sq km/441 sq mi in the region of Württemberg, stretching southeast from the Black Forest, and watered by the rivers Neckar and Danube.



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