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Hohenzollerns, the

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

The family which in 1415 became Electors of Brandenburg, kings of Prussia, and are now at length emperors of Germany; derived their name from an old castle so called near the springs of the Danube, a little way north from Constance and its lake.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hohenzollerns, the'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/hohenzollerns-the.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.