Friedrich VIII, Count of Zollern, nicknamed Easter Sunday (d. 1333) was a Count of
Hohenzollern.
Life
Friedrich was the younger son of the Count
Friedrich VI of Hohenzollern from his marriage to Kunigunde (1265–1310), the daughter of Margrave
Rudolf I of Baden. After his elder brother
Friedrich VII died in 1309, Frederik VIII ruled Zollern jointly with his nephew Fritz I. After Fritz I died in 1313, Friedrich VIII ruled alone.
Friedrich VIII founded the
Hohenzollern line when he divided the county with his brother.[1] In the power conflict of his time, Friedrich VIII supported the Austrian side, and later sided with Emperor
Louis IV.
Issue
The name of Friedrich's wife has not been preserved. He had the following children:
Fritz II (died between 1355 and 1359), Count of Zollern
Friedrich IX (died between 1377 and 1379), Count of Hohenzollern, married in 1341 to Countess Adelheid of Hohenberg (d. after 1385)