Hohenlohe

County (Principality) of Hohenlohe Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Hohenlohe
1450–1806
Coat of arms
Hohenlohe state, Homann, 1748
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Öhringen
Religion	Catholic Lutheran
Government	Monarchy
History
• Established	1450
• Raised to     Imperial Counts	13 May
• Joined     Franconian Circle	1500
• Raised to     principality	21 May 1744
• Mediatised to     Württemberg	12 July 1806
Preceded by Succeeded by Bishopric of Würzburg Kingdom of Württemberg

The House of Hohenlohe (pronounced [hoːənˈloːə]) is a German princely dynasty. It formerly ruled an immediate territory within the Holy Roman Empire, which was divided between several branches. In 1806, the area of Hohenlohe was 1,760 km² and its estimated population was 108,000.^[1] The motto of the house is Ex flammis orior (Latin for 'From flames I rise'). The Lords of Hohenlohe were elevated to the rank of Imperial Counts in 1450, and from 1744, the territory and its rulers were princely. In 1825, the German Confederation recognized the right of all members of the house to be styled as Serene Highness (German: Durchlaucht), with the title of Fürst for the heads of its branches, and the title of prince/princess for the other members.^[2] From 1861, the Hohenlohe-Öhringen branch was also of ducal status as dukes of Ujest.

Due to the continuous lineage of the dynasty until the present time, it is considered to be one of the longest-lived noble families in Germany and Europe. The large state coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg today bears the Frankish rake of the former Duchy of East and West Franconia, which also included the Franconian region of Baden-Württemberg around Heilbronn-Hohenlohe. The dynasty is related to the Staufers around the famous Emperor Barbarossa, and also to the British royal family through Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Queen Victoria's half-sister Princess Feodora of Leiningen.