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The House of Hohenzollern (/ ˌ h oʊ ə n ˈ z ɒ l ər n /, US also /-n ˈ z ɔː l-,-n t ˈ s ɔː l-/; German: Haus Hohenzollern, pronounced [ˌhaʊs hoːənˈtsɔlɐn] ⓘ; Romanian: Casa de Hohenzollern) is a formerly royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) German dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings ...
- Before 1061
A Casa de Hohenzollern (em alemão: Haus von Hohenzollern), é uma dinastia alemã, tendo sido uma das mais importantes e influentes na Europa até ao início do século XX. Seus membros reinaram como príncipes, eleitores, reis e imperadores em Hohenzollern , Brandemburgo , Prússia e no poderoso Império Alemão , reinante entre ...
- Em torno de 1100
Hohenzollern dynasty, dynasty prominent in European history, chiefly as the ruling house of Brandenburg-Prussia (1415–1918) and of imperial Germany (1871–1918). It takes its name from a castle in Swabia first mentioned as Zolorin or Zolre (the modern Hohenzollern, south of Tübingen, in the Land.
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Hohenzollern Castle is a hilltop castle located on the mountain Hohenzollern, an isolated promontory of the Swabian Jura 855 meters (2,805 ft) (NHN) above sea level, 234 meters (768 ft) above and to the south of Hechingen, Germany, approximately 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Stuttgart, capital of Baden-Württemberg. This mountain lends its name to ...
First and Second castles
Only written records exist of the original castle built in the High Middle Ages,[citation needed] built by the Counts of Zollern. Although the House of Hohenzollern itself finds its first mention in 1061,[b] the castle is first mentioned as "Castro Zolre" in 1267, without any mention of the castle beyond its name, though contemporary sources praised it as the "crown of all castles in Swabia." In 1423 the castle was totally destroyed after a year-long siege by the Swabian League of Cities.[cit...
Third castle
The current castle was built by Hohenzollern scion Crown Prince Frederick William IV of Prussia. Traveling through southern Germany en route to Italy in 1819, he wished to learn about his family's roots, so climbed to the top of Mount Hohenzollern. He would write in 1844 as King: He engaged Friedrich August Stüler, who had been appointed Architect of the King for the rebuilding of Stolzenfels Castle in 1842 while still a student and heir of Karl Friedrich Schinkel, to design a new castle. Stü...
Today
With over 350,000 visitors per year, Hohenzollern castle is one of the most visited castles in Germany. The castle is privately owned by the House of Hohenzollern, with two-thirds belonging to the Brandenburg-Prussian branch, and the balance to the Swabian branch. Since 1952, the Princess Kira of Prussia Foundation has used the castle for an annual summer camp for children. Whenever Prince George and his family are staying at the castle, the Prussian flag flies over the castle,while the flag...
Hohenzollern Castle, covering almost all of Mount Hohenzollern's summit, is a structure composed of four primary parts: military architecture, the palatial buildings, chapels, and the gardens.
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A Casa de Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (em alemão: Haus von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) é uma família nobre da Europa, soberana da Romênia desde 1866 até 1947. É também um ramo da família Hohenzollern, mas ao contrário do ramo dessa casa mais conhecido, os Hohenzollerns de Brandemburgo, que se tornaram reinantes da Prússia e, posteriormente da Alemanh...
- Carlos II, Conde de Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Conde de Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Príncipe de Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Rei da Romênia
A Ordem da Casa de Hohenzollern (Hausorden von Hohenzollern ou Hohenzollernscher Hausorden) foi uma ordem honorifica da Casa de Hohenzollern atribuída a militares e civis que prestassem serviços distintos. Dentro desta ordem, havia diversas classes, cruzes e medalhas que podiam ser atribuídas a militares de baixa patente e a civis.
Romanian House Order of Hohenzollern. Ribbon of the Order. The House Order of Hohenzollern (German: Hausorden von Hohenzollern or Hohenzollernscher Hausorden) was a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Hohenzollern awarded to military commissioned officers and civilians of comparable status.