Polity Hohenzollern County

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Was a county in the Holy Roman Empire ruled by the House of Hohenzollern. It was located in southwestern Germany.

Establishment

  • January 1112: The Zollerns received the comital title from Emperor Henry V in 1111.

Chronology

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1. Division of Hohenzollern

When Karl I of Hohenzollern died, his lands were divided between his three sons.

  • January 1577: The county of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch was created in 1576, when Karl I of Hohenzollern died and his lands were divided between his three sons:.
  • January 1577: The County of Hohenzollern-Hechingen was created in 1576, upon the partition of the County of Hohenzollern, a fief of the Holy Roman Empire. When the last count of Hohenzollern, Charles I of Hohenzollern (1512-1579) died, the territory was to be divided up between his three sons.
  • January 1577: The County of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was created in 1576, upon the partition of the County of Hohenzollern, a fief of the Holy Roman Empire. When the last count of Hohenzollern, Karl I (1512-1579) died, the territory was divided among his three sons.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1498: In 1497 the city and the rulership of Haigerloch fell to the Hohenzollerns through an exchange.
  • January 1536: Via the Counts of Werdenberg, Sigmaringen came to the Hohenzollern family in 1535.

Disestablishment

  • January 1577: The county of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch was created in 1576, when Karl I of Hohenzollern died and his lands were divided between his three sons:.
  • January 1577: The County of Hohenzollern-Hechingen was created in 1576, upon the partition of the County of Hohenzollern, a fief of the Holy Roman Empire. When the last count of Hohenzollern, Charles I of Hohenzollern (1512-1579) died, the territory was to be divided up between his three sons.
  • January 1577: The County of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was created in 1576, upon the partition of the County of Hohenzollern, a fief of the Holy Roman Empire. When the last count of Hohenzollern, Karl I (1512-1579) died, the territory was divided among his three sons.