Family of Germany’s last emperor ends 99-year dispute over art treasures
- On May 13, 2025, the German national authorities along with representatives from Berlin and Brandenburg resolved a 99-year dispute with the heirs of the Hohenzollern family concerning the ownership of 27,000 artworks in Berlin.
- The dispute arose after the 1918 monarchy fall, with a 1926 contract intended to settle ownership but questions on legal title persisting until recent settlements.
- The collection features works like a Lucas Cranach the Elder portrait and an 18th-century table service by Emperor Frederick II, which will stay in public museums.
- Wolfram Weimer, Minister of State for Culture, called the agreement a 'success for Germany as a cultural location,' while lawsuits were withdrawn by Prince Georg Friedrich in 2023.
- The agreement ensures that the artworks will remain preserved and accessible to the public within institutions dedicated to Prussian and German history, including prominent museums in Berlin.
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Minister of the State of Culture Wolfram Weimer declares: The 100-year-long property dispute with the Hohenzollern is over. They thought themselves to be the state until 1918, but now everything was private.
rbb - Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg [Newsroom]Berlin (ots) - After the agreement with the Hohenzollern in the dispute over expropriated cultural assets, Minister of Culture Wolfram Weimer expressed his satisfaction. The agreement provides that they will be transferred to a foundation. "In the foundation ... Continue reading here...Original content of: rbb - Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, transmitted by news aktuell
After years of negotiations, the state has agreed with the Hohenzollern. The works of art are incorporated into a joint foundation in which the family also has the right to vote.
To whom do the thousands of objects for which the House of Hohenzollern has been fighting for decades belong? And where? These questions are now resolved. Bund, Länder and the head of the former monarchic family have announced the agreement. As winners, both sides may feel.
The House of Hohenzollern and the public authorities have settled an almost 100-year-long asset dispute over historically valuable art objects.
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