Hohenzollern- Hechingen ( German: Hohenzollern-Hechingen ) is a county, a principality from 1623, which existed in 1576–1850 in southwestern Germany, ruled by the oldest line of the Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty.
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| Motto : " Lat. Nihil Sine Deo ( Rus. Nothing without God ) " | |||||
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| Capital | Hehingen | ||||
| Languages) | Deutsch | ||||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||||
| Form of government | monarchy | ||||
| Dynasty | Hohenzollern | ||||
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| • 1576 | Formed by | ||||
| • 1623 | Principality | ||||
| • 1850 | Attached to Prussia | ||||
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History
The Hohenzollern-Gechingen County was formed in 1576 as a result of the hereditary section of Zollern County. When the last Collern Count, Charles I (1512–1579), died, the county’s territory was divided by his three sons, the eldest of whom, Eitel-Friedrich, received Hechingen ( Hechingen ).
Unlike the Brandenburg Hohenzollerns, the Hohenzollern-Gechingen remained Catholic.
In 1623, the counts of Hohenzollern-Hechingen received the princely title.
After the abolition of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 , the principality joined the Rhine Union , and in 1815 joined the German Union .
Under the pressure of the revolution that swept the German states in 1848-1849 , the prince was forced to accept the adoption of the constitution, but the unrest did not stop. In order to prevent a coup, Prussia brought its troops into the principality. In 1849, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Konstantin Hohenzollern-Gechingen gave up his possessions to the Prussian king Friedrich-Wilhelm IV . On March 12, 1850, the Hohenzollern-Gechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen principalities officially became part of Prussia, forming a single province of Hohenzollern . In 1869, the line stopped.
Rulers
Counts Hohenzollern-Hechingen ( 1576 - 1623 ):
- Eytel Friedrich IV (1576–1605)
- Johann George (1605-1623), since 1623 - Prince
Princes Hohenzollern-Hechingen ( 1623 - 1850 ):
- Eithel Friedrich V (1623–1661)
- Philip Christoph Friedrich (1661–1671)
- Friedrich Wilhelm (1671-1735)
- Friedrich Ludwig (1735-1750)
- Joseph Friedrich Wilhelm (1750-1798)
- Hermann (1798–1810)
- Frederick (1810–1838)
- Constantine (1838–1850), the last male representative of the genus, died in 1869
See also
- Hohenzollern
- Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Links
- www.hohenzollern-home.com (him)
- Hohenzollern, princedoms // Encyclopedic dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.