SINCE 1828
Hohenstaufen
adjective
Ho·hen·stau·fen
| \ ˈhō-ən-ˌshtau̇-fən
, -ˌstau̇-\
, -ˌstau̇-\
Definition of Hohenstaufen
: of or relating to a princely German family that reigned over the Holy Roman Empire from 1138–1254 and over Sicily from 1194–1266
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