Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen  | |||||||||
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| 1576–1850 | |||||||||
| Motto: Nihil Sine Deo (Latin) Nothing without God  | |||||||||
Hohenzollern-Hechingen in 1848  | |||||||||
| Status | Principality | ||||||||
| Capital | Hechingen | ||||||||
| Common languages | Swabian German | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
| Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen | |||||||||
• 1623   | Johann Georg (first) | ||||||||
• 1838–1849   | Constantine (last) | ||||||||
| Legislature | Landesdeputation | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Partition of County of Hohenzollern  | 1576 | ||||||||
• Raised to Principality   | 1623 | ||||||||
| 1850 | |||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1835   | 15,000 | ||||||||
• 1848   | 20,000 | ||||||||
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Hohenzollern-Hechingen (German: Fürstentum Hohenzollern-Hechingen) was a small principality in southwestern Germany. Its rulers belonged to the Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty.