The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-08-25
TIT HOUSE OF HoHENzoLLERN.


| rrs ORIGIN AND pRoGREss-A LONG HISTORY IN BRIEF.
The House of Hohenzollern, which. to-day,
makes 60 much noise in Europe, and menaces
an origin. LIN leaving the town of Hechiden,
watered by a tributary of the Neckar, the
traveller who directs his steps southward to.
ward Berliugen, sees rising on his letf q conf
ical.sbaped bill, on the summit Of which Is sit-
uatei q castle of feudal proportions. That IL
the cradle of the house Of Zol|ern, called Ho-
| hen or high Zollern. on ACCOUNT OF the eieva.
ton of the ancient manor. This castle, which
gave its name TO the royal house Ut Prussia,
was built about the year $50, A ID. The petty
mobiles To whom it served as residence, lived
Tor u long time In security, and became divided
into branches, that of Franconla, whence has
issued the royal house OF Prussia, and those OF
Hechingen and Sigmaringen, who remained
stationary The two latter have played but an
insignificant role in history, but the line OF
Franconia learned early To appreciate the
value of money, and Frederick W. atterward
Frederick |, conceived the happy idea OF lend.
ing 900 horius to the Emperor Sigismund.
That lOO 700 was the origin OF his greatness.
Sigismund, being unable To pay them. yielded
rs collateral security TO his creditor the Mar.
gravate OF Brandenburg. till he should be- able
to discharge the debt. Frederick feared some
trouble in installing himself ia the Marches.
for the mobiles OF the district did not feel dls.
posed tn submit 10 this hypothetical superior,
The Kitgows. the Blsmarcks. and others re-
yolted. and at first came otf conqu-ror. But
Frederick was q man ot ability. He learned
that the Margrave ot Thuringa was the pos.
SCISSOR Ut new weapon OF war of marvellous
power, called a cannon. He brought this Ia
I'D - a..
cannon. terminated the struggle 10 bis own nd.
vantage. Thus was Prussia born By the power
oil gold and canon balls. Iespolled
Of their possessions in consequence al the war
of Napoleon. the little prlncrdons oi hechin.
gen aud Sigmaringen lost their royal dignity.
but having gwen their adhesiou 10 the rnnlrd.
Grafton OF the Rhine. they were reconstructed
by Napoleon |. u proceeding which did not
prevent them from turning against him ia lslI
Having but scanty revenues anl abundant
debts, Hrchingrn aud Sigmaring.n decided
upon rrsigning. III lc4S. ali their rights Ia favor
at the King ol Prussia, whu. by . trraIy cnn.
Guided IN l-o0. agreed ta pay the houses an Nh.
nual sum OF lO.uO0 aud ys2.UuO thalrrs lie
irlt his honor euncernrd 10 the possession vi u
little territ.ry containing 1900 inhabitants.
which gave him. bssidcs. . footing ia South
Germany. Scarcely was he invested with his |.
double principality brfnre be ha.trnrd 10 re-
pair the manor of Zollcru. 10 rebuild anew lie !
Gothic foriihcat"ns. and Ia cause % be- IN. |
scribvd in letters at g,ld aud azure. above the !
d""r. ih.s inscriptions:
u "llern. Nurrmburg. Brandrnburg united. /
built this castle ia lass. The strung hand III
Prussia raisrd mr up. a.. called the d,or
II tbs Eagir-lS5l
Above this proud gateway uf thu eagle h,s 4
Pruss,au Majesty oaus~d figure IN ic!,cf io
D. rr"csrd. representing fully armed Knight. /
slth this motto: Toas Ests .Ha Mrer from .
hr r"ck {" the sra: that i Ia say from Zssl. .
rTn To TFi"siv. asa toe. AdrlaGic. bring under. /
'iood -L0piaioH AatioHdis. Jul, Is /