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.
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