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hohenstaufen

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Ho⋅hen⋅stau⋅fen

[hoh-uhn-shtou-fuhn]
–noun
a member of the royal family that ruled in Germany from 1138 to 1208 and from 1215 to 1254, and in Sicily from 1194 to 1266.

Origin:
1890–95
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Ho·hen·stau·fen   (hō'ən-shtou'fən)   
Family of German rulers of the Holy Roman Empire (1138-1208 and 1215-1254). Hohenstaufens also reigned in Sicily (1194-1268).
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