The service drew over 50,000 mourners.[2] His death and the ensuing sympathy of the German public toward a member of the imperial family greatly bothered Hitler, and he began to see the Hohenzollerns as a threat to his power.[citation needed] Shortly afterwards, the Prinzenerlass was issued, and all members of the former German royal houses were relieved from combat duties.[2] The decree prohibited members of Germany's formerly reigning families from actively serving in the Wehrmacht, fearing that this would increase the public's sympathy for the deposed dynasties and threaten his grip on power.[3]