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How did the Hohenzollern dynasty make Berlin its capital?
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The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin.
The association between the Hohenzollern dynasty and Berlin began in 1411, when the mark of Brandenburg came under the governorship of the Nuremberg feudal baron Frederick VI.1
By the end of the 15th century, the Hohenzollerns, serving as electoral princes of Brandenburg, established Berlin-Kölln as their capital and permanent residence. The city’s status as a royal residence was further solidified by Frederick I, who, after being crowned the first king of Prussia in 1701, officially designated Berlin as the royal residence city.1