A year later, in 1540, Sigmaringen and Veringen were transferred to the House of Hohenzollern as part of the Pfullendorf agreement (German: Pfullendorfer Vertrag).
Johann von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1578-1638), the son of Charles II was the count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen from 1606 until 1623.