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- German Dynasties - The Hohenzollern - No other dynasty is more closely linked to the fate of Germany than the Hohenzollerns. Princes, kings and emperors emerged from this family. One hundred years ago, in November 1918, their reign came to an end. How do the descendants deal with the legacy of their forefathers? What paths have they taken? The family itself provides the answers. In the film, Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia and Karl Friedrich Prince of Hohenzollern provide an exclusive personal insight into the family.
German Dynasties - The Hohenzollern (2012)
Genre: Documentary, History
Country: Germany
Language: English
Release date: April 23, 2012 (Germany)
Storyline:
The film team accompanied the family for a year - including to the big family reunion to mark the 950th anniversary of the house. Centuries ago, the dynasty split into two lines that still exist today: The Swabian princely house and the Prussian royal dynasty, which provided the German monarchs until 1918.
Role models and legacy
Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia finds it difficult to think of historical role models from his family - such as Kaiser Wilhelm II. Only his grandfather, Prince Louis Ferdinand, was a role model for the young Prussian leader. After the early death of his father, the grandfather took care of his grandson and appointed him as his successor as head of the House of Hohenzollern. His sons had disqualified themselves through improper marriages. To this day, the legacy of the ancestors is still being disputed. It is about office, honor and the last cultural asset still owned by the family - Hohenzollern Castle in Swabia.
Princely kinship
The Prince of Prussia finds support from his princely relatives in the Swabian town of Sigmaringen. Although there have been no dynastic relationships between the two lines since the 15th century, they have always appeared together as a family. The former rulers of the Principality of Sigmaringen still have a large fortune today. For centuries, it has been customary to make the first-born son the sole heir in order to keep the estate of castles, forestry and industry in family hands.
Dramatic past and noble families today
The documentary presents the heads of both lines in public and private moments. The portraits of Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia and Karl Friedrich Prince of Hohenzollern are juxtaposed with the eventful, often dramatic past of the dynasty - in opulent images of original locations, rare archive treasures and exclusive film material from family property that shows the noble families in private. In addition to the two heads of the family, Princess Sophie of Prussia, Princess Katharina von Hohenzollern and other family members also provide insights into their lives and family history.
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I had the distinct pleasure of knowing the great grandson of the Kaiser. His name was Berengar. He was quite a man, very honorable, loving, and quite the gentleman. His mother was a Countessa. She was a granddaughter of the Kaiser. She was quite an outstanding individual. Unfortunately, both are deceased now.
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We may have lost our titles (and castles)
but we are still the same line and yes, some of us are American.
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In Austria & Humngary nobility may not use their titles , although in Hungary , old noble family-names can be identified as noble like in Roumania & Japan .
If one is an American citizen, one
is not allowed to have a foreign title.
I am not sure of the rules if one has dual
citizenship. *I for one, do not think that*
*dual citizenship should be allowed.*
One can not have equal loyalty to two
countries. (As the British Royal Family
found out during WW1)
After Elizabeth II was secure in her
reign. Her husband, Prince Philip,
Duke of Edinburgh began to rebuild
family ties with his relatives on
the continent.
[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh =
née Prince Philip of Greece and
Denmark, House of Glücksburg,
grandson of George I of Greece
who (m.1867) Princess Olga
Constantinovna of Russia.
Philip's father, Andrew, was the
4th of 5 sons.
Prince Andrew of Greece (m. 1903)
Princess Alice of Battenburg (the
great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria)
The Battenberg's (2 brothers) were born
of a morganic marriage in Hesse, Germany
Both of them married British Princesses
and resided in UK serving in the British
military (Navy and Army).
*In 1917, by order of King George V. of UK*
All British royals had to give up their
German "surname" (House of-, Family-of)
and all foreign titles. Foreign royals were
forbidden to keep their British titles and
(honorary) ranks.
*Saxe-Coburg and Gotha* --> became -->
--> WINDSOR
*Battenberg* --> became --> MOUNTBATTEN
*Teck* --> became --> CAMBRIDGE
2 maiden aunts of George V. never officially
changed their "surname" from their father's
(i.e. Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein)
The law went into effect in July 1917, their
father died (at age 86) in October 1917. If
they had ever gone abroad, I suppose that
their passports would have been issued
under the surname of Windsor. Their
mother was Princess Helena of the UK
(1846 -1923) the 3rd daughter and 5th
child of Queen Victoria of the UK
Princess Helena of the UK (m.1866)
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
They resided in the UK. He was given
the style of "R.H." (Royal Highness)
by Queen Victoria and he held the
honorary position of Keeper of Great
Windsor Park. They lived at Cumberland
Lodge in the Park and in London.
"Prince and Princess Christian had six
children, four of whom lived to
adulthood." -- Wikipedia
*Their second son Albert retained his*
*original family name and succeeded*
*as head of the House of Oldenburg*
(1921) He had one illegitimate daughter,
Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein
(d. 1953, no issue)
The other children did not have issue
*Prince Christian Victor (d. 1900)
(He was an army officer who died
during the Boer war. Buried in S.A.)
*Princess Helena Victoria* (d.1948)
*Princess Marie Louise* (d.1956)
*Prince Harald* (b/d 1876. Lived 8 days)
*An unnamed stillborn son* (b/d 1877)
"We"???
@@here_we_go_again2571 Queen Victoria of course was from the House of Guelph (Welf) - a very prominent medieval dynasty that actually had its origins in Italy though of Frankish origin. The Welfs moved to Germany specifically to the lake of Constance area and then to Bavaria. Henry the Lion was a prominent Welf - the dynasty established itself in Brunswick and there were several cadet lines including the house of Hanover from which the British royals of that family came. The contacts and intermarriage with English royals actually started in the High Middle Ages where one Welf was actually brought up in England and married a daughter of the English king. Another line married into the Romanov dynasty in Russia and produced a short reigning Czar.
And being Dutch I have nothing against Germany reconnecting with their past. Their royal family wasn’t any worse then any other royal family. Having said that I think the current German republic works rather well. But so many years after the war Germany could be a bit more self confident. They’ve proved themselves. No need to go to extremes like ‘wir schaffen Dass’. I have confidence in the German people, so they should stop acting like an American colony. Stand up for your own interests! It is even a European interest!
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Germany never had to "prove itself" to you buddy.
Prayers for the revival of all Kingdoms of Europe
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Not without checks and balances. And the understanding that to governed rest with the people and it is only through their consent do you sit on the People's Throne. The people can remove you at their will. You can't declare war. You are not above or immune to the law. The legislative body (ies) can overturn your veto. You must obey Supreme Court rulings. And you can't vote once you become Sovereign.
Don't hold your breath.
Prussia is dead ,
but BrandenBurg is revived .
Part of Old Prussia is in Poland
& another part is a Russian enclave .
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Prussia was a big german state. From Königsberg in the east to Cologne in the west the size was over 1000 km. The west provinces of Prussia are Westphalia and the Rhine-Province (today: Northrine-Westfalia). Today two time zones laying in the old prussian area. Greetings from Germany!
Part of Prussia came back to Poland.
@@marcinerdmann476
Pommerz , Slzezia
& south of old Prussia .
Really where in Silesia??? Lol
King William, lost from those close to him. Not just his ministers, but even close relatives (not necessarily his beloved wife or his son's) but cousins and other members of his family. The titles all gone, yes, the line still stands.
Titles socially used not gone , but no automatic qualification f privileges .
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I met the The Emperor at a bar in Georgetown in Washington DC I was at my cups but I recognized him he wore a black coat white shirt and black tie. He laughed hardly when I turned to him and said “you’re the Emperor!” His companion probably a nobleman said “well Fritz I’ll see you later” At that moment knew I was at a bar with the German Emperor and King of Prussia! I will never forget that night!
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My family served under king Wilhelm the 2nd and we are proud of our blood line and I myself are named a Prince and Duke and resident to America now
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@Dappertrucker Nice fantasy life you have! 😆
I remember going to this castle with my parents. It was beautiful 😊
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Who taught you how to pronounce "Hohenzollern"?
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The castle is impressive, but it is evident there is a costly desire to maintain it. It had suffered an earthquake some years ago, and its location upon a rock makes it vulnerable. Nevertheless, it is an interesting subject for a tour.
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Rock is usually more firm
than the soft ground around it .
Maybe pronouncing the name Hohenzollern like Hochenzollern throughout the programme, should have been avoided.
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Wonderful. 🤗
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Some old branches are very distantly related . They keep up connections more than most of the more ordinary families .
Land is hard to recover in Germany or Austria .
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I wish the makers of the documentary had put the names of the people talking on the interviews portion
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Could they not have gotten an English speaking person that had German as his mother tongue narrate this documentary. It is incomprehensible how this narrator mangles the name HOHENZOLLERN, being that they are the primary subject of this video.
Don’t worry about that…no one cares, not even actual Germans
i can´t deal with the mispronunciation, sorry, I´m out.
like when he says "Aizenbârg" instead of Isenburg.
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PLEASE TRY TO PRONOUNCE THE NAMES CORRECTLY WHEN DOING VIDEO. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely: I was thinking this all through the video; not difficult to understand and get to grips with how to pronounce German. Merely British stubbornness in refusing to do so.
Yes. "Hokhenzollern" grates on my ears.
I had to stop listening.
What is the correct pronunciation
@@mgrainger3805 Something closer to the original, hopefully. For example, if the second H in the German Hohenzollern is completely mute, then it sounds bad when pronounced fully voiced by an English speaker. That does not mean that all German names should be pronounced in the fully native German way when they appear in English.
Where can I find these documentaries with the original sound? The English mispronantiation is quite disturbing.
Are you looking for the original German version?
Deutsche Dynastien - Die Hohenzollern | Königsfamilie Doku
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@@Official_Royalworld actually I am fine with both versions, but thanks for posting the German channel 🥰
Prinz Georg would be a very good king of Preussen.
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It looks interesting, but I need identification of the talking heads or I don't know how to evaluate what they're saying.
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It’s so sad that you don’t take the time to learn to pronounce the main subject of your “documentary”.
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They got the Blue Orb.... Queen Elizabeth has the Red Orb ... King of France had the gold one .... What is that thing?
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Its Hohenzollern not Chochenzollern. Hard to listen too
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"We work four days a week. So, we only have one day off." 🤔 It must be nice!
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That pompous, vain and warmongering Kaiser Wilhelm II, destroyed the Hohenzollern dynasty.
His parents, Kaiser Fredrich III and Kaiserin Viktoria would ave been appalled by their son's taking on England in a war that lead him to his downfall.
His mother would of been horrified had she lived!
He never felt that it was his fault though.
A pompous megalomaniac.😢
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His mother's cruelty was largely to blame for his mental deficiencies, the whole world is horrified by her abusive parentage style, torturing the son she thought defective
The monarchy should be restores as a constitutional monarchy.
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If Kaiser Wilhelm II had not been so foolish, the brutal First and Second World Wars would not have happened and the German royal family would have flourished like the British royal family does today.
《ヴィルヘルム２世が愚か者じゃなければ、残虐な第一次世界大戦と第二次世界大戦は起きず、今日のイギリス王室みたいに、ドイツ王室も栄えていた事でしょう、、。》
I agree. He caused a lot of problems for his country, and he was a fool. Wasn’t he queen Victoria’s nephew.
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In any era, there is always a fool among the grandchildren of a queen.
For example, Prince Henry, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth, is also a big fool,
just like the German Emperor Wilhelm II.
Wilhelm II is the grandson of Queen Victoria.
(B. Queen Victoria → G. Empress Victoria → G. Wilhelm II)
It's really a pity, the people suffer.
《日本語…いつの時代も、女王の孫は必ずバカ者が居ます。例えば、エリザベス女王の孫、
ヘンリー王子も大バカ者で、ドイツ皇帝ヴィルヘルム２世と同じです。
ヴィルヘルム２世は、ビクトリア女王の孫です。
(B.ビクトリア女王→G.ビクトリア皇后→G. ヴィルヘルム２世) ホントに残念、国民が苦労します。》
@@52480-l He was her grandson.
It was not just Kaiser
Wilhelm II. (Who was, by
all accounts, psychotic)
The Prussian/German
generals played a big
role in amping up Europe
for the First World War
(1914--1918) Both the
generals' and the political
leaders' plan was to seize
land in the east before
Russia fully industrialized.
That is Germany wanted:
eastern Poland, Ukraine,
Belarus as well as the 4
Baltic states (if they
could do it) " *Lebensraum* "
did not begin with the Nazis.
The battle plans also were
not updated to include
alternative choices such
as NOT going through
Belgium (neutral) to get
into France. Britain would
not have been so quick to
get involved if Germany
had entered France through
the southeast.
There is and never was such a thing as "royalty".
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Can’t listen to the pronunciation of the names
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The Romanian royal family is also Hohenzollern!
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Why did nobody tell the english speaking person how to pronounce Hohenzollern correctly?
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Don’t blame the narrator. Hohenzollern is difficult to pronounce.
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no nobility, no glory --only greediness
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@@Official_Royalworld who ? hahhaahhaha
@@Basil-y7s the current queen of Denmark.
Long live the royal families of Germany
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The mispronouncing of the German language takes away from the content. I as a German do not have the patience to listen 😢
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wilhem II was handsome 😍.
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Dude please eliminate the underlying German narration its distracting. Thank you
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I'm the Head of the Hohenzollern House 🏠.
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Wonder if the gg grandson of Wilhelm II (or other German royalty) attend British royal family functions !
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Ya;’ll stop hating on how they say the names. Geesh
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So the commentator doesn't like the German Hohenzollerns ?
.... The next video is about the Rothschilds with the same sarcastic tones.
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I’m not particularly fond of royal families, but there isn’t that much wrong with these people. Not much more then the British royal family.
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This too……………..and so it goes…………
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@@Official_Royalworld……..your welcome……officially…….😂😂😂
Those two getting married look like brother and sister TBH……..😂
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So true, it was the first thing I’ve noticed and even smiled by myself as how both look alike…
Ewery body can be Royal when you have power to change borders,bulying his neighbors
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what were the improper marriages all about?
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His wife looks like Diana
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Hohenzollern and von are Jesuit names, means German aristocracy are controlled by Jesuit while Hapsburg is Bone name and never used von.
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Why are the uncles evil for marrying morgenaticly. Classist
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Germany has not been an imperial state since November 1918, Monarchy is as dead a dodo.
So what?
They came back in Spain didn't they!
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I think is an ai work
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lol cool dude
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This family wasn't Royal,they did it yourself when the Poland begins to be week
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Were Manchurian the Real Chinese... were the Germans really Prussian..??.. the Original Prussian were Slavonic people ..a Celtic origin......not German
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Nonsense, neither slavic nor celtic.Old Prussians were a baltic tribe .
they are descendents of the teutonic knights, and the vasals of the Polish Kings.
no
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From what I've read this branch of the Hohenzollern's were from Nuremburg where they were burgmeisters and ended up in Brandenburg and Berlin because they helped the emperor Sigismund of the Luxembourg dynasty -giving him both financial and military aid and he rewarded them with that area which had formerly belonged to other dynasties like the Askanians and Wittelsbachs.So they were rather bourgeois to begin with and ended up as the epitome of monarchic autocracy!
This is only partly correct. The Duke of Prussia (east-prussia as the remnant of the monastic state of the teutonic order) was a vasal of the polish King. The Prince- Elector of Branden burg was a vasal of the Holy Roman Emperor in Vienna. Do your homework better.
Wrong 😂 They were given the land to rule and were never common. They were basically friends/nobles working for a monarch and were given the crown in response to help during war. Meaning, they held sway politically.
Danes dont like this dynasty
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Germans don’t like them either
The information in video that Austrian Emperor was killed in Serbia is not true, he was killed in Austro-Hungarian empire in bosnia, Sarajevo.
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The bride and groom look like twins, I wonder if they are related?
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The interbreeding is obvious
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