, 1870-07-28
The IIohen.Xollcrns-H They Arc.

The IIohen.Xollcrns-NTh They Arca
To tie Editor q} the Cincinnati Commercial:
More than d thonBana yea1s ago, Cbaala-
raene was marching in conquest over conti-
had been khighted fur gallant services il the
field, and whose pame in knighthood WAS
Count 1hassilo. He received 4 grant Of land
in Suabia, OF: the German watcsa OF the Dan-
ube. The territory thus granted Was noun
taino,s. The name Of one OF itH heights Mas
Zolic11. On these heights Count Thassi!o
built himself castle, and took the tst1e Of
FRINGE; Prince Of the Heights Of ZolieEn-
Hohen- Zolleru. His principally embraced
only five hundred and forty-nlne equsze miles
Of territory. Here Count Ihassiio lived, and
here he died. A. D. 6U0. This il the origin Of
cf r1ussia-the Honse Of HohenzolIern-
From tilis humble beginning. the progress
of .he family tuuari tie rank Of royalty WAS
slox, hut steady. Their little principality Of
HoEepzoliesn 1eccended from Count Thass5io,
il. q founder, aud continued in his family. In
the posseesor, Coun, Robert IL, died. leaving
two sons, Frederick and Conrad. The primer
pality, though small, waA divided between
these two sons. and the respective divisions
were called Sigmatingen aud Hechingen- The
1arger portion, Observation-Disclosures.
comprising fonl huLdred aud thirty-throe
square misee, was as.lgred to Frederick, the
I elder, and Observation-Disclosures, coutain-
ing only tne hundred md sixteen square
tnitee. fell TO Conrad. the younger brother
Under these two divirions. the little p1incl-
! pality Of Hohe1zol1ern. founded a.,ous eleven
| hundred years ago by Count Ttassilo, the SOL
| dier Of fortune under cLarlcmagne. has ever
tiucc continued in his family in direct lius Of
| dtseent. ...-
Twenty years ago. A. D. 1850, the descend
| ants ct Frederick, the elder branch Of tho
family, for consideration. ccded all their
| rights to their priDeipality Of HohenzoHeEp-
sig1nstingen to the deecendants Of Conrad. the
| younger branch. whose chief vas then on the
throne Of Prussia. However, by this family
arrangement, The Prince of Hohenzo1.ern-Sag.
uarngen. though parting Will, his priuciI'ali-
ty. did ,.o: lay down his priuce1y title; but be
aud lis family Of Sigm1nngcn. by stipulation,
continued to reside in Pruhaia, and 10 rank AZ
psinccs OF the blood royal. In 1859, the then
pTiue Minister Of pru-ssa wss prince OF the
house Of Sgmarinsen, thonsh without prin-
cipalits, aua lis daughter was welded with
royal house-to the King Ut Portugal.
II WAS from the uucrpNned branch OF khe
house Of Hohenzolle1n that Prince Charles,
| now Ring of Ronuania. was selected 1ot 1ha1
throne. And it is from this same branch. the
upheuzcltern.S .S,c1ua atiuGen. that tho late can
dldate for tho throne Of spain, prsnee Leo
mold, is descended. And though be may not
i'd Eipg Of Spain ~ TO his other titles. he
nevertheless 1ejoices in the Resonant name OF
Antoine Gustave Edward Leopold Etienns
Cla1lea Thassi1o, Prince Of Hohenzo4iern'
Sikma1ingen.
Il this point the fortunes Of the Sismazlnger
branch OF dis remarkable and renowned lam
ily seem, for the present, 10 have cninaaa.teo
md lloody var is now about 70 be waged be
cauee Of this Leopold candiaatu1o for TIT
Spanish throne. Let ts now return 10 uac'
the career OF the Hcehipgau branch OF III
) house Of Hoheuzul1etn+
Ro, al rank did not in any manner A.c1ue Y
the house Of tile Hehenzo1lerns through thci
S1kbian rsinepats. ut indirectly ,hsSnfh .1, ~
was tho CT pital. Brandenbtrg is older tha.
the Christian era 1ts traditionary origin !
slavonic, but iks original date Is unknown \
A. D. TS9 it passed under the swasx. Of Charlie
msGLe. and Count was appointed TO feao
! the1e With riee-rek.l functions. Il Eesns,ne
for some time Msrgravats. subsequently
, Has laieed to the dignity Of an Electorate q
. the Holy Roman Emfirc-
Failing descendants Of the original Aecani1
, house Of Brandenbure. the Electorate lapse
, Dayari.n ttsseaeiou, its Affairs wers neGlecte
+ and miemanaged. greatly to it, ilnposesiss
pent, until finally. BY its third DAva1lsn rule'
| E,2ntieutu3g xas eedea to the Enpe1o
Clxrles ". uLo received il in view o. tutu'n
!. lis descent into his own f.nils. the house c
Luxfmbu1E: and TWO Of hi. sons zero ous
: ees-iyeis created Electors Of EandenharE
! subeeoueutly, the second Of these suns, SlEi
= \ uurt, became Emperor Of Germany =.
Some 30 year. previous to siglsuund ..
: eession to the Imperial throne, Que Gonias
gen. h4d been appointed Burg1Ave OF Autert
: | bcrr. Now. The heads OF this hocse Of hnhea
!, 1clrrn, through al it, long cezeer. have bes
Il distinguished for money getting. MnA 1asa,
tits the Burgzave Of Nuremberg my ave l, as
= from Ii. iistle prinapa1ity Of Hohenzoliet'
j HecIinEen, 1l6 miles square; are no1 kno"'
:. II so hsppened. however, that On the Acee
), siou Of Sigismund to the Imperial thsun
3 Ike II the Epsl apeudth1afts. 70 nsede e
e descend m, of Conrad, Ftederick Il, Prince
:. zollern- H echingen. was able 10 toan =!
4OO, Geo gold forms and. Is eer1E,tS fo1 IN
~ Sigiemund made over to him the Eleeto1s5e
+ Rsapoeubnrg. This was 4: D. I'LL. re
70 elick held h1ndenbusg u1det Ills that 1u ,;ms
II ceiving no money, and Sigismuuds anurs 0
y ipg hopelesslr involved, Frederick forec4oe'
aEsinst the Emperor; 4nd. in l415, tins re
Il | efick OF ohenzolle1n-H Hcchlagen 1eeeaseo
ID Tes:isure a. Elsctor of Hanaenon 20 nss .u dos
! TO lTQl, the successive hfsds OF the house
Z HobeuzoIlerp- lechipgeD we're the E!ecso1a
h Brapdentuzg.~ During this III fefsAa . ia. nou
IA gaze eleven i1cusnbents 20 sne s.lestos.i :;
81 The Eleetor Joachim IL, in las9. adoPse ! Y
~ Trotestaut ttith, aud soleun1y pastook q u
= fnir eo,nmunion according 70 the Luther;
< r;,n.f. This stamped Professionalism on Il
Il | Electoral dominions. =,
~ =. IN Iso4- Sisismund, then Prince o1 q
or house of Hoheazollefn-Heehingsn, I'D llle Ele
tor Of m.ndenbnse ,sred 4qn.s; h',"s. a,nfn.
10 9nehT w ITine the,, 1eyond the limits Of Germ
:. % Nv is,ri,crng on En.sia and nnder the sov
y, ~ reieusv Il: W of tbs kingdom Of Poland;
l51s dc ds1ss s, e !, sbs ID nn1s 1ess.a %. rG
th,t Da:h !, Tss .aas 20 fbe be vss e
~ q otepe sRe rasntioasi marriage; and in 1857
" ~ ianI unwillingly acknoxlsdsedthe the soTereien
e 70 ~ T thst puchy IN The E1ector Of RFandenlu,
- Es5ay;ct Wifii3u the gzest Electnr," u