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3 days ago · The Swabian branch ruled the principalities of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen until 1849, and also ruled Romania from 1866 to 1947. Members of the Franconian branch became Margrave of Brandenburg in 1415 and Duke of Prussia in 1525.
Oct 25, 2024 · Born Georg Friedrich Ferdinand on 10th June 1976 in Bremin, West Germany to Their Imperial and Royal Highnesses Prince Louis Ferdinand and Princess Donata of Prussia (Born Countess Donata of Castell-Rüdenhausen). Born Sophie…
Oct 24, 2024 · His grandson Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1907-1994) married Grand Duchess Kira of Russia (19091967) in 1938; after World War II the town of Bremen became their new home. Hohenzollern Castle, having been reconstructed in the 19th century, is still owned by both branches of the family and marks one of the most imposing creations of its kind.
2 days ago · Following the unification of Germany in 1871 his father, then King of Prussia, became German Emperor. Upon Wilhelm's death at the age of ninety on 9 March 1888, the thrones passed to Frederick, who had been German Crown Prince for seventeen years and Crown Prince of Prussia for twenty-seven years.
Oct 6, 2024 · On Saturday 16 September 2017 Hereditary Prince Ferdinand zu Leiningen and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia married religiously at the Princely Abbey Church of Amorbach at 11am. The civil wedding had already taken place on 29 April 2017, as I reported back then.
2 days ago · Wilhelm II[b] (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern dynasty's 300-year rule of Prussia.
Oct 11, 2024 · Prince Ludwig Ferdinand Maria Karl Heinrich Adalbert Franz Philipp Andreas Konstantin of Bavaria [1] (22 October 1859 – 23 November 1949) was a member of the Bavarian House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry. Following his marriage to Infanta María de la Paz of Spain, he was also created an Infante of Spain.
