Hohenzollern (Noun)
Meaning
A German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Hohenzollern family was a powerful German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia from the 16th to the 20th century.
- In 1415, the Hohenzollerns were appointed as the margraves of Brandenburg by the Holy Roman Emperor.
- The Hohenzollerns were a major force in the Protestant Reformation in Germany and were strong supporters of Martin Luther.
- Under the leadership of Frederick William, the Hohenzollerns established the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701 and expanded its territories through strategic marriages and military conquests.
- The Hohenzollerns continued to rule Prussia and, later, Germany, until the fall of the monarchy in 1918, when Kaiser Wilhelm II was forced to abdicate.