House of Hohenlohe
Also known as Hohenlohe
The House of Hohenlohe () is a German princely dynasty. It formerly ruled an immediate territory within the Holy Roman Empire, which was divided between several branches. In 1806, the area of Hohenlohe was 1,760 km² and its estimated population was 108,000. The motto of the house is (Latin for 'From flames I rise'). The Lords of Hohenlohe were elevated to the rank of Imperial Counts in 1450, and from 1744, the territory and its rulers were princely. In 1825, the German Confederation recognized the right of all members of the house to be styled as Serene Highness (German: ), with the title
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- County (Principality) of Hohenlohe
- Country.common_name
- Hohenlohe
- Country.status
- County
- Country.empire
- Holy Roman Empire
- Country.status_text
- State of the Holy Roman Empire
- Country.p1
- Bishopric of Würzburg
- Country.image_p1
- 20px|Bishopric of Würzburg
- Country.s1
- Kingdom of Württemberg
- Country.flag_s1
- Flagge Königreich Württemberg.svg <!--
- Country.date_pre
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- Country.year_start
- 1450
- Country.event_start
- Raised to Imperial Counts
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Rulers of Hohenlohe
- Family members
- Castles of the House of Hohenlohe
- Heads of existing branches
- Neuenstein line (Lutheran)
- Waldenburg line (Catholic)
- Legion de Hohenlohe
- Notes
- References
- External links
The House of Hohenlohe () is a German princely dynasty. It formerly ruled an immediate territory within the Holy Roman Empire, which was divided between several branches. In 1806, the area of Hohenlohe was 1,760 km² and its estimated population was 108,000. The motto of the house is (Latin for 'From flames I rise'). The Lords of Hohenlohe were elevated to the rank of Imperial Counts in 1450, and from 1744, the territory and its rulers were princely. In 1825, the German Confederation recognized the right of all members of the house to be styled as Serene Highness (German: ), with the title of for the heads of its branches, and the title of prince/princess for the other members. From 1861, the Hohenlohe-Öhringen branch was also of ducal status as dukes of Ujest.
Due to the continuous lineage of the dynasty until the present time, it is considered to be one of the longest-lived noble families in Germany and Europe. The large state coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg today bears the Frankish rake of the former Duchy of East and West Franconia, which also included the Franconian region of Baden-Württemberg around Heilbronn-Hohenlohe. The dynasty is related to the Staufers around the famous Emperor Barbarossa, and also to the British royal family through Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Queen Victoria's half-sister Princess Feodora of Leiningen.