Background
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.
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.
In the power conflict of his time, Friedrich VIII supported the Austrian side, and later sided with Emperor Louis IV.
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)
Friedrich "Easter Sunday" II (d 1395), prior of the Order of Saint John
Friedrich of Strasbourg (d 1365), married in 1343 to Countess Margaret of Hohenberg-Wildberg, parents of Friedrich XI, Count of Hohenzollern.