House
House of Hohenzollern
German royal and imperial dynasty
- Dated from 11th century CE
- Also called The Hohenzollerns
A family
on the record,
reign by reign.
Documented kin
Members · 49
The house, member by member
One family drawn as a tree, then every member, oldest first where a date is recorded.
What this means
People whose own records place them in this house. Membership of a house is a family fact. It is not a religious affiliation and not a right to any office. “Child of” appears where a member’s recorded parent is also in the house — a documented human family, the same kind of claim as membership, and nothing more. Imported from Wikidata: nothing here has been read by an editor.
Elisabeth of Anhalt 1563 CE – 1607 CE 5 children in the house
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Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1581 CE – 1655 CE -
Magdalene of Brandenburg 1582 CE – 1616 CE -
Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 1583 CE – 1625 CE -
Agnes of Brandenburg 1584 CE – 1629 CE
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Elisabeth Sophia of Brandenburg 1589 CE – 1629 CE
Every member
People whose own records place them in this house.
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Burkhard I, Count of Zollern1025 CE – 1061 CE · first documented member of the Hohenzollern dynasty -
Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg1332 CE – 21 January 1398 CE · Burgrave of Nuremberg -
Elisabeth of Nuremberg1358 CE – 26 July 1411 CE · Child of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg -
Beatrice of Nuremberg1362 CE – 10 June 1414 CE · Child of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg -
John III, Burgrave of Nuremberg1369 CE – 11 June 1420 CE · Child of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg -
Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg21 September 1371 CE – 20 September 1440 CE · Child of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg - Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brzeg-Legnica and Cieszyn29 September 1403 CE – 31 October 1449 CE · Child of Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg
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John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach1406 CE – 16 November 1464 CE · Child of Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg -
Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg19 November 1413 CE – 10 February 1471 CE · Child of Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg -
Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg9 November 1414 CE – 11 March 1486 CE · Child of Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg -
Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg9 February 1420 CE – 19 January 1491 CE · Child of Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg -
John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg2 August 1455 CE – 9 January 1499 CE · Child of Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg -
Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach8 May 1460 CE – 4 April 1536 CE · Child of Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg
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Barbara of Brandenburg30 May 1464 CE – 4 September 1515 CE · Child of Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg -
Sibylle of Brandenburg31 May 1467 CE – 9 July 1524 CE · Child of Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg -
Sigismund, Margrave of Bayreuth27 September 1468 CE – 26 February 1495 CE · Child of Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg -
Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg21 February 1484 CE – 11 July 1535 CE · Child of John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg -
Anna of Brandenburg27 August 1487 CE – 3 May 1514 CE · Child of John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg
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Ursula of Brandenburg17 October 1488 CE – 18 September 1510 CE · Child of John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg -
Albert, Duke in Prussia17 May 1490 CE – 20 March 1568 CE · Child of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach -
Albert of Mainz28 June 1490 CE – 24 September 1545 CE · Child of John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg -
Wilhelm von Brandenburg30 June 1498 CE – 4 February 1563 CE · Child of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach -
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg13 January 1505 CE – 3 January 1571 CE · Child of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg -
Margaret of Brandenburg1511 CE – 3 November 1577 CE · Child of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg -
John George, Elector of Brandenburg11 September 1525 CE – 18 January 1598 CE · Child of Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
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Barbara of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brieg10 August 1527 CE – 2 January 1595 CE · Child of Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg -
Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach12 May 1529 CE – 2 November 1575 CE · German princess -
Hedwig of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel23 February 1540 CE – 21 October 1602 CE · Child of Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg -
Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg27 January 1546 CE – 28 July 1608 CE · Child of John George, Elector of Brandenburg -
Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin10 August 1549 CE – 30 September 1602 CE · daughter of Margrave John of Küstrin -
Erdmuthe of Brandenburg26 June 1561 CE – 13 November 1623 CE · Child of John George, Elector of Brandenburg
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Elisabeth of Anhalt15 September 1563 CE – 8 November 1607 CE · Electress of Brandenburg -
Sophie of Brandenburg6 June 1568 CE – 7 December 1622 CE · Child of John George, Elector of Brandenburg -
John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg8 November 1572 CE – 23 December 1619 CE · Child of Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg -
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg26 June 1575 CE – 8 April 1612 CE · Child of Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg -
Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth30 January 1581 CE – 30 May 1655 CE · Child of John George, Elector of Brandenburg -
Magdalene of Brandenburg7 January 1582 CE – 4 May 1616 CE · Child of John George, Elector of Brandenburg -
Eleanor of Prussia21 August 1583 CE – 9 April 1607 CE · daughter of Duke Albert Frederick of Prussia; by marriage Electress of Brandenburg -
Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach22 June 1583 CE – 7 March 1625 CE · Child of John George, Elector of Brandenburg -
Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg16 November 1584 CE – 13 February 1636 CE · Child of Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
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Agnes of Brandenburg17 July 1584 CE – 26 March 1629 CE · Child of John George, Elector of Brandenburg
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Christian William of Brandenburg28 August 1587 CE – 1 January 1665 CE · Child of Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg -
Elisabeth Sophia of Brandenburg4 July 1589 CE – 24 December 1629 CE · Child of John George, Elector of Brandenburg -
George William, Elector of Brandenburg3 November 1595 CE (Old Style) – 1 December 1640 CE · Child of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
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Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg11 November 1599 CE – 18 March 1655 CE · Child of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
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Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia25 September 1744 CE – 16 November 1797 CE · King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797 (1744–1797) -
Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia7 May 1767 CE – 6 August 1820 CE · Child of Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia -
Frederick William III of Prussia3 August 1770 CE – 7 June 1840 CE · Child of Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia -
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine11 July 1866 CE – 11 November 1953 CE · daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (1866-1953)
Succession
Offices held in the house
The members in each office, in order — a selection from the office’s whole line.
Prince-Elector
- 13 holders
- 12 undated
What this means
Who held an office after whom. Not parentage, not discipleship, and not universally recognised — offices are contested.
Does not imply recognition by every tradition · an uncontested claim · parentage · discipleship · an explanation of why the succession happened
Holding an office after someone says nothing about being related to them or taught by them. Where a line is also a family, both are on the holders’ own pages as separate sections.
A gap is a vacancy, an interregnum or a hole in the record; an overlap is rival claims or an office held by more than one at once. The records do not say which, so neither is resolved here. A gap shorter than two years sits inside the precision of year-dated records and is not marked. Only this house’s members are shown, so a gap between two of them may be a holder from outside it.
Why a succession happened is a historical argument. Where sources make one, it belongs in a reviewed connection with its citations — not in this order, and not in a predecessor field.
Recognition is never universal. Where a card names no recognising body, none is recorded — which is not the same as none.
Imported from Wikidata unless a card says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
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from 1514 CE Albert of Mainz German elector and cardinal (1490-1545)
No dates recorded 12
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Dates unrecorded Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg Elector of Brandenburg -
Dates unrecorded John George, Elector of Brandenburg Elector of Brandenburg and Regent of the Electorate of Saxony
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Dates unrecorded Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg 1371 – 1440, Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI and Elector of Brandenburg as Frederick I -
Dates unrecorded Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg Elector of Brandenburg -
Dates unrecorded Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from 1440 -
Dates unrecorded John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg Elector of Brandenburg (1455–1499) -
Dates unrecorded Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg Elector of Brandenburg -
Dates unrecorded John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg -
Dates unrecorded Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Elector of Brandenburg (1505-1571) Recognised by Margraviate of Brandenburg -
Dates unrecorded Frederick William III of Prussia King of Prussia from 1797 to 1840 -
Dates unrecorded Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797 (1744–1797) -
Dates unrecorded George William, Elector of Brandenburg Elector and Margrave of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia
Duke of Prussia
- 3 holders
- 1 gap
What this means
Who held an office after whom. Not parentage, not discipleship, and not universally recognised — offices are contested.
Does not imply recognition by every tradition · an uncontested claim · parentage · discipleship · an explanation of why the succession happened
Holding an office after someone says nothing about being related to them or taught by them. Where a line is also a family, both are on the holders’ own pages as separate sections.
A gap is a vacancy, an interregnum or a hole in the record; an overlap is rival claims or an office held by more than one at once. The records do not say which, so neither is resolved here. A gap shorter than two years sits inside the precision of year-dated records and is not marked. Only this house’s members are shown, so a gap between two of them may be a holder from outside it.
Why a succession happened is a historical argument. Where sources make one, it belongs in a reviewed connection with its citations — not in this order, and not in a predecessor field.
Recognition is never universal. Where a card names no recognising body, none is recorded — which is not the same as none.
Imported from Wikidata unless a card says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
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1st 10 April 1525 CE – 20 March 1568 CE Albert, Duke in Prussia Duke of Prussia from 1525 to 1568 -
Gap about 50 years before the next in this house
27 August 1618 CE – 23 December 1619 CE John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg -
23 December 1619 CE – 1 December 1640 CE George William, Elector of Brandenburg Elector and Margrave of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia
Archbishop
- 2 holders
- 2 undated
What this means
Who held an office after whom. Not parentage, not discipleship, and not universally recognised — offices are contested.
Does not imply recognition by every tradition · an uncontested claim · parentage · discipleship · an explanation of why the succession happened
Holding an office after someone says nothing about being related to them or taught by them. Where a line is also a family, both are on the holders’ own pages as separate sections.
A gap is a vacancy, an interregnum or a hole in the record; an overlap is rival claims or an office held by more than one at once. The records do not say which, so neither is resolved here. A gap shorter than two years sits inside the precision of year-dated records and is not marked. Only this house’s members are shown, so a gap between two of them may be a holder from outside it.
Why a succession happened is a historical argument. Where sources make one, it belongs in a reviewed connection with its citations — not in this order, and not in a predecessor field.
Recognition is never universal. Where a card names no recognising body, none is recorded — which is not the same as none.
Imported from Wikidata unless a card says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
No dates recorded 2
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Dates unrecorded Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg Elector of Brandenburg -
Dates unrecorded Christian William of Brandenburg Administrator of bishoprics of Magdeburg and Halberstadt
King of Prussia
- 2 holders
What this means
Who held an office after whom. Not parentage, not discipleship, and not universally recognised — offices are contested.
Does not imply recognition by every tradition · an uncontested claim · parentage · discipleship · an explanation of why the succession happened
Holding an office after someone says nothing about being related to them or taught by them. Where a line is also a family, both are on the holders’ own pages as separate sections.
A gap is a vacancy, an interregnum or a hole in the record; an overlap is rival claims or an office held by more than one at once. The records do not say which, so neither is resolved here. A gap shorter than two years sits inside the precision of year-dated records and is not marked. Only this house’s members are shown, so a gap between two of them may be a holder from outside it.
Why a succession happened is a historical argument. Where sources make one, it belongs in a reviewed connection with its citations — not in this order, and not in a predecessor field.
Recognition is never universal. Where a card names no recognising body, none is recorded — which is not the same as none.
Imported from Wikidata unless a card says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
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4th 17 August 1786 CE – 16 November 1797 CE Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797 (1744–1797) -
5th 1797 CE – 1840 CE Frederick William III of Prussia King of Prussia from 1797 to 1840
Chronology is not a full explanation
Why one member followed another takes evidence beyond the order of their dates. That both belonged to the house is not, on its own, that evidence.
Religious context · a separate claim
Affiliation
Counted from the members’ own statements — never the religion of anyone the house ruled.
What this means
Assembled from the members’ own statements, and counted. What a person was affiliated with, what a ruler paid for, what a state did and what a population practised are four separate kinds of claim. Only the first two are in the data at all, and they are kept apart here.
Affiliations recorded on members
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Lutheranism 9 members
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Reformed Christianity 4 members
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Catholic Church 3 members -
Benedictines 1 member -
Catholicism 1 member
An affiliation recorded by a third party, often for one period of a life. It is not the religion of anyone this house ruled.
Connections
How House of Hohenzollern connects
Grouped by the kind of relationship, because a successor is not a son and a shared symbol is not an influence.
Affiliation 1
What this means
Association with a tradition or school. Traditions branch, overlap and re-merge; this is not a clean single-origin tree.
Does not imply a fixed roster · that every account of the tradition knows this figure
Imported from Wikidata unless a tile says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
Transmission 2
What this means
Teaching passed from one person to another. Not biological ancestry and not automatic institutional succession.
Does not imply that the tradition began fully formed · that later adherents accept the attribution
Imported from Wikidata unless a tile says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
Sources
Sources and evidence
Where every statement on this page comes from, and how each one stands.
2 statements on this record
- 1 Has references The statement cites something outside Wikimedia. That citation has not been checked here.
- 1 Imported Taken from Wikidata as it stands. Nobody here has read it. 1 of it cites only Wikipedia: one source, counted once.
Only this record’s own statements. What other records say about it is counted on theirs.
Three layers, three licences
- Text
- Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0, quoted, not merged
- Pictures
- Wikimedia Commons · each file’s own terms
Review
Not yet read by an editor here. Every relationship on this page is an import.
Disagreements are kept, not resolved, and a count of sources is not a confidence score.
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