Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Fürstentum Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (German)
1576–1850
Flag of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Flag
Coat of arms of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Coat of arms
Motto: Nihil Sine Deo (Latin)
Nothing without God
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (including Haigerloch from 1767 onwards) in 1848
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (including Haigerloch from 1767 onwards) in 1848
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire (1576-1806),
State of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806-1813),
State of the German Confederation (1815-1850)
CapitalSigmaringen
Common languagesGerman
GovernmentPrincipality
Prince 
• 1623–1638
Johann (first)
• 1848–1849
Karl Anton (last)
Historical era
1576
• Raised to principality
1629
• Incorporation into
    Prussia
1850
Population
• 1835
41,800[1]
Preceded by
Succeeded by
County of Zollern
Hohenzollern-Haigerloch
Province of Hohenzollern
Today part ofGermany

Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (German: Fürstentum Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) was a principality in southwestern Germany. Its rulers belonged to the senior Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern. The Swabian Hohenzollerns were elevated to princes in 1623. The small sovereign state with the capital city of Sigmaringen was annexed to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850 following the abdication of its sovereign in the wake of the revolutions of 1848, then became part of the newly created Province of Hohenzollern.

  1. ^ The Metropolitan Magazine Volume 14. London: Saunders and Otley. 1835. p. 187.