Does Germany still have an aristocracy?
Does Germany still have an aristocracy? Though long out of power, the German aristocracy still exists. The legal privileges of noble families were abolished with the founding of the Weimar Republic in 1919, but most were able to keep at least some of their estates, including castles, forests and large stretches of agricultural land. Who is the current German monarch? Prince Georg Friedrich House of HohenzollernFoundedbefore 1061FounderBurkhard I, Count of ZollernCurrent headGermany and Prussia: Prince Georg Friedrich (1994–present) Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen: Prince Karl Friedrich (2010–present)Final rulerGermany and Prussia: Kaiser Wilhelm II (1888–1918) Romania: King Michael I (1927–1930, 1940–1947) Are the British Royal...