Hohenzollern

[ hoh-uhn-zol-ern; German hoh-uhn-tsawl-uhrn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a member of the royal family that ruled in Romania from 1866 to 1947, in Prussia from 1701 to 1918, and in the German Empire from 1871 to 1918.

Hohenzollern

/ hoːənˈtsɔlərn; ˈhəʊənˌzɒlən /

a German noble family, the younger (Franconian) branch of which provided rulers of Brandenburg (1417–1701) and Prussia (1701–1918). The last kings of Prussia (1871–1918) were also emperors of Germany

First recorded in 1890–95

He stands for the famous Hohenzollern, challenging eyes, full lips, retroussé mustache and imperious air.

We can only hope the Duke was a Hohenzollern, and not quite unequal to his task in this respect.

In fact, he is quite recognizably a Hohenzollern,—with his back half broken.

The provocation was supplied at the right moment by the candidature of the prince of Hohenzollern for the vacant crown of Spain.

German historical teaching became an immense systematic falsification of the human past, with a view to the Hohenzollern future.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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