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For the district in Germany, see Hohenlohe (district). The Hohenlohekreis is a district ( Kreis) in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. For other uses, see Hohenlohe (disambiguation).

Hohenlohe is the name of a German princely family. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A dynasty is a succession of rulers who belong to the same family for generations

At first rulers of a county, its two branches were raised to the rank of principalities of the Holy Roman Empire in 1744 and 1764 respectively; in 1806 they lost their independence and their lands formed part of the Kingdoms of Bavaria and of Württemberg. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. At the time of the mediatization the area of Hohenlohe was 680 mi² and its estimated population was 108,000. Mediatization, defined broadly is the subsumation of one Monarchy into another monarchy in such a way that the ruler of the annexed state keeps his or her sovereign title

Hohenlohe Island (Остров гогенлоэ), an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, was named after this dynasty by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition. Hohenlohe Island (Остров Гогенлоэ is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Franz Josef Land, Franz Joseph Land, or Francis Joseph's Land ( Russ The Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition was an expedition that ran from 1872-74 and discovered Franz-Josef Land.

History

The family is first mentioned in the 12th century as possessing the castle of Burg Hohlach (Hohenloch or Hohenlohe), near Uffenheim, and its influence was soon perceptible in several of the Franconian valleys, including those of the Kocher, the Jagst and the Tauber. Uffenheim is a town in the Neustadt (Aisch-Bad Windsheim district in Bavaria, Germany. Franconia (Franken is a historic region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria and the area to its immediate west The Kocher is a 182 km long right Tributary of the Neckar in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Jagst (ˈjakst is a right tributary of the Neckar in northern Baden-Württemberg. The Tauber is a River in Franconia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is 122 km in length

Heinrich I (d. 1183) was the first to take the title of count of Hohenlohe, and in 1230 his grandsons, Gottfried and Conrad, supporters of Emperor Frederick II, founded the lines of Hohenlohe-Hohenlohe and Hohenlohe-Brauneck, names taken from their respective castles. Frederick II ( December 26, 1194 &ndash December 13, 1250) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was a Pretender to the title The latter became extinct in 1390, its lands passing later to Brandenburg, while the former was divided into several branches, only two of which, however, Hohenlohe-Weikersheim and Hohenlohe-Uffenheim-Speckfeld, need be mentioned here. The Margraviate of Brandenburg (Markgrafschaft Brandenburg was a major Principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806 Hohenlohe-Weikersheim, descended from Count Kraft I (d. 1313), also underwent several divisions, that which took place after the deaths of Counts Albert and George in 1551 being specially important. At this time the lines of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein and Hohenlohe-Waldenburg were founded by the sons of Count George. For the district in Germany see Hohenlohe (district. For other uses see Hohenlohe (disambiguation. For the district in Germany see Hohenlohe (district. For other uses see Hohenlohe (disambiguation. Meanwhile, in 1412, the family of Hohenlohe-Uffenheim-Speckfeld had become extinct, and its lands had passed through the marriages of its heiresses into other families.

The existing branches of the Hohenlohe family are descended from the lines of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein and Hohenlohe-Waldenburg, established in 1551. For the district in Germany see Hohenlohe (district. For other uses see Hohenlohe (disambiguation. For the district in Germany see Hohenlohe (district. For other uses see Hohenlohe (disambiguation. The former of these became Protestant, while the latter remained Roman Catholic. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Of the family of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, which underwent several partitions and inherited Gleichen in 1631, the senior line became extinct in 1805, while in 1701 the junior line divided itself into three branches, those of Langenburg, Ingelfingen and Kirchberg. Gleichen is the name of two groups of castles in Germany, thus named from their resemblance to each other (gleich = like or resembling Kirchberg died out in 1861, but members of the families of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen are still alive, the latter being represented by the branches of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen and Hohenlohe-Öhringen. Kirchberg may refer to In Austria A subdivision of Fontanella in Vorarlberg Kirchberg am Wagram, a town in Lower Austria Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a German county of northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located around Langenburg. Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen was a German County located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, around Ingelfingen. Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen was a German County located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, around Ingelfingen. The Roman Catholic family of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg was soon divided into three branches, but two of these had died out by 1729. For the district in Germany see Hohenlohe (district. For other uses see Hohenlohe (disambiguation. The surviving branch, that of Schillingsfürst, was divided into the lines of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst and Hohenlohe-Bartenstein; other divisions followed, and the four existing lines of this branch of the family are those of Waldenburg, Schillingsfürst, Jagstberg, and Bartenstein. Hohenlohe-Bartenstein was a German Principality located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, around Bartenstein Hohenlohe-Jagstberg was a Principality located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, around Jagstberg which had been a territory of the Bishopric The family of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst possesses the Duchies of Ratibor and of Corvey, inherited in 1834. Corvey Abbey or the Imperial Abbey of Corvey (Fürstabtei Corvey was a Benedictine monastery on the River Weser, 2km northeast of Höxter, now

Family members

Notable members of the von Hohenlohe family include:

References

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