Queen and Philip lunch with German branch of family once tainted by Nazi past THE Queen and Prince Philip had a family reunion in Germany today with …

Lawyers and historians hired by the Hohenzollern family and the German government are now trying to determine whether what was taken from the former royal family should be given back. Many European Royal Families are linked to this House. The current head of the former ruling House of Hohenzollern is Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia.The Law of Succession used is Agnatic Primogeniture. During his childhood, Philip Christoph served as a page at the court of Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Celle.Celle was a small principality, now in Lower Saxony, Germany. Kaiser Wilhelm II was sent into exile in the Netherlands. If you have suggestions, tips or comments feel free to post them! Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated, and fled to the Netherlands, who had been neutral. The Dutch Queen Wilhelmina granted him asylum, and he purchased a large country estate. So, I started to interest me in the history of German Royal - and noble families. He came from the family 'Saxe-Coburg and Gotha'.

He lived there, waiting for the day when someone would restore the monarchy to Germany, which was a serious possibility into the 1930's. The German Empire and Kingdom of Prussia were abolished in 1918. He abdicated in 1918, following World War I, and the German monarchy was dismantled. The first King of Belgium was Leopold I. From 1871, the Kings of Prussia also served as German Emperors, with Wilhelm II being the last.