HOHENLOHE, A GERMAN PRINCELY FAMILY WHICH TOOK ITS NAME FROM THE DISTRICT OF HOHENLOHE IN FRANCONIA. FIRST MENTIONED IN THE 12TH AS POSSESSING THE CASTLE OF HOHENLOCH OR HOHENLOHE, NEAR UFFENHEIM, THE FAMILY SOON EXTENDED ITS INFLUENCE OVER SEVERAL OF FRANCONIAN VALLEYS, INCLUDING THOSE OF THE KOCHER, THE JAGST AND THE TAUBER. britannica.