Hohenzollern dynasty

Brandenburg's royal family

The Hohenzollern dynasty was a German royal family that ruled Brandenburg, Prussia, and eventually the unified German Empire from the fifteenth century until 1918.

The dynasty produced Prussian kings including Frederick the Great and German emperors (Kaisers) Wilhelm I and Wilhelm II, whose abdication ended the monarchy after World War I.

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Hohenzollern dynastyRomanov dynasty

Russia's final imperial house

House of Windsor · House of Savoy · Wittelsbach dynasty

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State with elected leaders

democracy · parliamentary democracy · Weimar Republic · constitutional republic · popular sovereignty

German political systems

Hohenzollern dynastyWeimar Republic

Germany's 1919-1933 parliamentary government

German Democratic Republic · Nazi regime · Holy Roman Empire

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