Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (German: Fürstentum Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) was a principality in southwestern Germany. Its rulers belonged to the senior Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern. The Swabian Hohenzollerns were elevated to princes in 1623. The small sovereign state with the capital city of Sigmaringen was annexed to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850 following the abdication of its sovereign in the wake of the revolutions of 1848, then became part of the newly created Province of Hohenzollern.
Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | |||||||||||
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Coat of arms
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| Motto: Nihil Sine Deo (Latin) Nothing without God | |||||||||||
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (including Haigerloch from 1767 onwards) in 1848 | |||||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire (1576-1806), State of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806-1813), State of the German Confederation (1815-1850) | ||||||||||
| Capital | Sigmaringen | ||||||||||
| Common languages | German | ||||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||||
| Prince | |||||||||||
• 1623–1638 | Johann (first) | ||||||||||
• 1848–1849 | Karl Anton (last) | ||||||||||
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• Partition of County of Hohenzollern | 1576 | ||||||||||
• Raised to principality | 1623 | ||||||||||
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| Population | |||||||||||
• 1835 | 41,800 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||||
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