Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen

Hohenzollern-Hechingen was a county and principality in southwestern Germany. Its rulers belonged to a branch of the senior Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty. 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:

Eitel Frederick IV of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1545-1605)
Charles II of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1547-1606)
Christopher of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (1552-1592)

Unlike the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg and Prussia, the Hohenzollerns of southwest Germany remained Roman Catholic. The County was raised to a principality in 1623. The principality joined the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806 and was a member state of the German Confederation between 1815 and 1850. The democratic Revolution of 1848 was relatively successful in Hohenzollern, and on 16 May 1848, the Prince was forced to accept the establishment of a constitution. However, the conflict between monarch and democrats continued, and on 6 August, Hohenzollern was occupied by Prussian forces. On 7 December 1849, Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Konstantin sold the country to his relative, King Frederick William IV of Prussia. On 12 March 1850, Hohenzollern-Hechingen officially became part of Prussia, and formed together with Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen the Hohenzollernsche Lande.

Counts of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1576-1623)

Eitel Frederick IV (1576-1605)
John George (1605-1623) became Prince in 1623

Princes of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1623-1850)

Eitel Frederick V (1623-1661)
Philip Christopher Frederick (1661-1671)
Frederick William (1671-1735)
Frederick Louis (1735-1750)
Josef Frederick William (1750-1798)
Hermann (1798-1810)
Frederick (1810-1838)
Constantine (1838-1850) died 1869; last male member in dynastic line

1a) Luise Juliane Konstantine (Maastricht 1 Nov 1774-Glogau 7 May 1846); m.1806 Ludwig Frhr Heer von der Burg (16 Dec 1776-13 Oct 1833)

2a) FRIEDRICH Hermann Otto Fst von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (Namur 22 Jul 1776-Schloß Lindich 13 Sep 1838); m.Prague 26 Feb 1800 Pauline Pss Biron von Kurland (Mitau 19 Feb 1782-Vienna 8 Jan 1845)

1b) Friedrich Wilhelm KONSTANTIN Hermann Thassilo Fst von Hohenzollern-Hechingen, ceded his sovereign rights to the King of Prussia 7 Dec 1849 (Sagan 16 Feb 1801-Schlesien-Nettkow 3 Sep 1869); m.1st Eichstädt 22 May 1826 Eugénie de Beauharnais Fstn von Leuchtenberg (Milan 23 Dec 1808-Freudenstadt 1 Sep 1847); m.2d (morganatically) Görlitz 12 Nov 1850 (div 1863) Amalie Frn Schenk von Geyern, cr Gfn von Rothenburg 8 Nov 1850 (Fürth 13 Jul 1832-Wiesbaden 29 Jul 1897); their children bore the title Graf/Gräfin von Rothenburg

1c) Friederike Wilhelmine Elisabeth Amalie Adelheid (Löwenberg 13 Feb 1852-Dresden 31 Dec 1914); m.1st Löwenberg 23 Apr 1869 (div 1878) Arthur von Rosen; m.2d Berlin 14 Jun 1879 Julius von Lübtow (d.30 Sep 1905)

2c) Friedrich Wilhelm Karl (Löwenberg 19 Feb 1856-Schlesisch-Nettkow 23 Aug 1912); m.1st London 29 Apr 1877 (div 1884) Dorothea Schirmer (Kassel 15 Dec 1852-Dresden 7 May 1898); m.2d Schlesisch-Nettkow 14 Apr 1885 (div 1892) Elfriede Frn von Krane (Öls 5 Feb 1861-12 Nov 1943); m.3d Berlin 14 May 1892 Katharina Billig (Dresden 18 Jul 1869-Liegnitz 21 Jan 1934)

1d) Friedrich-Wilhelm Leopold Constantin (Schlesisch-Nettkow 29 Mar 1886-Charleville 23 Jul 1916)

2d) Albrecht Joachim Paul (Schlesisch-Nettkow 19 Sep 1887-Wiesbaden 18 Jun 1903)

3d) Barbara Katharina Friederike (Schlesien-Nettkow 18 Dec 1893-Haus Auel 3 Nov 1965); m.1st Schlesisch-Nettkow 8 May 1918 (div 1920) Wilhelm Siegfried Moennich (Berlin 12 Nov 1889-Berlin 13 Apr 1932); m.2d Schlesisch-Nettkow 25 Aug 1920 Paul Baron von La Valette St.George (Düsseldorf 22 Aug 1890-Köln 20 May 1970)

4d) Ursula Leonore Ines (Schlesisch-Nettkow 10 Nov 1896-Engelskirchen 26 Sep 1984); m.Schlesisch-Nettkow 22 Dec 1924 (div 1930) Ferdinand Papházy; Note: I have received the following communication from a correspondent: "My uncle Ferdinand Paphazy was born in 1898.His brother Josef (my father) in 1900. Their father Ivan P and mother Margit. Around 1922-23 Ferdinands wallet was stolen together with other articles.It was not until 1932 that a certain Ursula presented at the family home,claiming to be Ferdinand's widow.She was very disturbed and destitute.The real story emerged and the thief had impersonated my uncle.I understand that Ursula died in a mental institution.Ferdinand was a lawyer ,married with no offspring and he died in1952 in Budapest. I hope this helps so that an inaccuracy may not be perpetuated. John Paphazy, Melbourne, Australia." A subsequent communication from John Paphazy explained that his mother remembered that it was Ferdinand's passport which had been stolen.

5d) Friedrich Wilhelm Konstantin (Schlesisch-Nettkow 23 Oct 1897-Schlesisch-Nettkow 16 Jan 1932); m.Schlesisch-Nettkow 25 Aug 1918 (div 1930) Margarethe Herhudt von Rohden (Ettlingen 1 Jan 1894- )

1e) Eitel-Friedrich (Berlin-Charlottenburg 11 Sep 1919-k.a.in Russia 17 Mar 1944); m.Berlin 14 Apr 1942 Maridore Niebuhr (b.Uelzen 3 Oct 1920)

2e) Johann-Georg (Schlesisch-Nettkow 8 Feb 1921-k.a.2 Nov 1943)

6d) Katharina Susanna Margarete Justine (San Remo 9 Feb 1900-Düsseldorf 20 Dec 1975); m.Schlesisch-Nettkow 24 Nov 1920 Hans-Herbert Frhr von Ohlen u.Adlerscron (Reichen 9 Sep 1895-Hannover 20 Aug 1958)

3c) Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig Gustav (Schönbühl, Switzerland 16 Nov 1861-Dresden 17 Feb 1929); m.Schlodien 16 May 1894 Freda-Marie Bggfn u.Gfn zu Dohna-Schlodien (Carwinden 21 Apr 1873-Dresden 18 Jun 1959)

1d) Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav Adolf (Ziegenberg 6 Mar 1895-Feldafing 19 Oct 1961); m.Dresden 19 Feb 1935 Ellinor Geller (Limbach 2 Mar 1908-Bernried 1 Jan 1975)

1e) Stefan Adolf (Dresden 20 Jul 1940-Going, Austria 28 Feb 1997); m.Bernried 6 Feb 1970 Hella Eisentraut (b.Kempten 13 Mar 1946)

1f) Vera Felizitas Maria Theresia (b.Munich 21 Jan 1977)

2f) Caroline Julia Johanna Maria (b.Munich 9 Oct 1979)

2e) Viktor Wilhelm Josef (b.Dresden 22 Apr 1945); m.Feldafing 19 Aug 1966 Angelika Madeja (b.Munich 12 Jun 1949)

1f) Jessica (b.Starnberg 14 Feb 1967); m.Feldafing 7 Oct 1994 Heinz Hönigschmid (b.Starnberg 27 Jan 1968)

2f) Tania (b.Nürnberg 28 Jun 1971); m.Feldafing 31 Jul 1998 Dieter Kitzendorf (b.Munich 26 Feb 1965)

3f) Friedrich Josef Wilhelm (b.Starnberg 29 Jul 1982)

3e) Angela Veronika Ellinor (b.Munich 9 Dec 1950); m.1st Feldafing 18 Oct 1968 (div 1985) Manfred Schubert (b.Neumarkt, OberPfalz 14 Sep 1949); m.2d Pöcking 28 Oct 1994 Werner Benedikt Brandl (b.Munich 30 Aug 1959)

2d) Joachim-Albrecht Karl (Ziegenberg 30 Aug 1897-Munich 3 Sep 1978); m.1st Berlin 10 Sep 1932 (div 1934) Adelheid Chmielewski (Saarbrücken 12 Sep 1910-Karlsruhe 24 Apr 2000); m.2d Berlin 7 Jan 1942 Charlotte Hetzer (Bockau 6 Dec 1893-Bremen 7 Jan 1959)

1e) Armin Kurt Karl (b.Karlsruhe 20 Feb 1933); m.1st Mont-de-Marsan 13 Aug 1955 (div 1958) Edith Friedrich (b.Medellür,Colombia 17 Aug 1938); m.2d Holzminden 31 Dec 1964 (div 1983) Oda Liecker (b.Hannover 2 Jan 1935); m.3d Köln 8 Jul 1991 Ursula Kremp (b.Bexbach 14 Mar 1942)

1f) Christian Peter Uwe (Holzminden 14 Jul 1965)

2f) Andreas Rainer Lutz (b.Holzminden 15 Jul 1966)

2e) Karl-Heinz (b.Wiesbaden 7 Apr 1934); m.1st Meersburg 30 Jun 1967 (div 1978) Beatrix Conradi (b.Holzen, Kr Lörrach 22 Jun 1940); m.2d Halle 21 Dec 1984 (div 1985) Cäcilia Hemmer (b.Bottrop 5 Sep 1944); m.3d Aachen 11 Nov 2000 Galina Volosevich (b.Belozersk 6 Jul 1964)

1f) Alexandra Vera (b.Heidelberg 23 Nov 1967)

2f) Indira Annette (b.Munich 6 Apr 1970)

3a) Marie Antonie Philippine (Dagstuhl 8 Feb 1781-The Hague 25 Dec 1831); m.Hechingen 12 Jul 1803 Friedrich Ludwig Gf von Waldburg-Capustigall (25 Oct 1776-18 Aug 1844)

4a) Maria Theresia Franziska (Dagstuhl 11 Aug 1784-Dagstuhl 6 Sep 1784)

5a) Franziska Theresia Karoline (Dagstuhl 19 Jan 1786-1810)

6a) Maximiliane Antonie (Wadern 3 Nov 1787-Baden, nr Vienna 30 Mar 1865); m.1st Hechingen 25 Feb 1811 Eberhard Gf von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (14 Jun 1778-18 Jan 1814); m.2d 12 Jul 1817 Klemens Josef Gf von Lodron (23 Sep 1789-3 Sep 1861)

7a) Josefine (Wadern 14 May 1791-Vienna 25 Mar 1856); m.Hechingen 31 Aug 1811 Ladislaus Gf Festetics von Tolna (Ság 15 Jun 1785-Vienna 12 May 1846)