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. Its rulers belonged to the Swabian branch of the

House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenbu ...

. It became part of the neighboring Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in 1767.

History

The more famous younger

Franconia Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch''). The three administrative regions of Lower, Middle and Upper ...

n branch of the Hohenzollern family became

Burgraves of Nuremberg The Burgraviate of Nuremberg (german: Burggrafschaft Nürnberg) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire from the early 12th to the late 15th centuries. As a burgraviate, it was a county seated in the town of Nuremberg; almost two centuries pas ...

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, and finally Emperors of Germany. Unlike their northern relatives, the Swabians remained Catholic. The county of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch was created in 1576, when Karl I of Hohenzollern died and his lands were divided between his three sons: * Eitel Friedrich IV of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1545–1605) * Charles II of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1547–1606) * Christoph of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (1552–1592) All three territories were located in south-western Germany and were

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s of the

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. The area is now part of the German Land of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

Hechingen Hechingen ( Swabian: ''Hächenga'') is a town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated about south of the state capital of Stuttgart and north of Lake Constance and the Swiss border. Geography The town lies at the foot of t ...

Sigmaringen Sigmaringen ( Swabian: ''Semmerenga'') is a town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen district. Sigmaringen is renowned for its castle, Schloss Sigmaring ...

, and Haigerloch were the capitals of the three states.

Counts of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (1576-1767)

Christoph Christoph is a male given name and surname. It is a German variant of Christopher. Notable people with the given name Christoph * Christoph Bach (1613–1661), German musician * Christoph Büchel (born 1966), Swiss artist * Christoph Dientzenhof ...

, Count 1575–1592 (1552-1592), ''third surviving son of Karl I of Hohenzollern'' ** Johann Christoph, Count 1592–1620 (1586-1620) **

Karl Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austri ...

, Count 1620–1634 (1588-1634) :Per treaty, at the extinction of the line, the county reverted to the principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. *

Franz Anton Franz Anton (born 23 October 1989) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. He specialized in the C1 class from the start of his career. Between 2012 and 2018 he was also competing in the C2 class toget ...

, Count 1681–1702 (1657-1702), ''second surviving son of Meinrad I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen'' ** Ferdinand Leopold, Count 1702–1750 (1692-1750) ** Franz Christoph Anton, Count 1750–1767 (1699-1767) :With the death of the last count, the county was permanently incorporated into the principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

References

External links

Family tree of the House of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hohenzollern-Haigerloch, House Of 1767 disestablishments States and territories established in 1576 * Former states and territories of Baden-Württemberg Early Modern history of Germany Counties of the Holy Roman Empire