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Hohenlohe is a German princely family and a district in north of Baden-Württemberg. The family belonged to the German High Nobility and they were considered equal by birth to the European Sovereign houses.
Hohenlohe was a state of the Holy Roman Empire and was founded 1450.
In 1806 the Princes of Hohenlohe lost their independence and their lands formed part of the Kingdoms of Bavaria and of Württemberg by the Act of the Confederation of the Rhine. At this time, the area of Hohenlohe was 1760 km² and its estimated population was 108,000. The House of Hohenlohe were considered equal by birth to the European Sovereign houses.