Reuss is the name of several historical states in today's Thuringia, Germany. Its rulers, the Reuss family, named every male born within it "Heinrich" for centuries. The Free State of Thuringia (German Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 sq. ...

The Elder Line, the Grafen Reuss zu Greiz, Untergreiz, und Obergreiz, were elevated to princely status in 1778. Its members bore the title Prince Reuss, ältere Linie, or Prince Reuss zu Greiz. The members of this line were numbered sequentially, the last series beginning with Heinrich I (born 1693) and ending with Heinrich XXIV (1878-1927). Reuss Elder Line had an area of 317 km² and a population of 71,000 (1905). Its capital was Greiz. 1785 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Greiz is a town in Thuringia, the capital of the district Greiz. ...

The Younger Line, the Grafen Reuss zu Gera, zu Schleiz, zu Lobenstein, zu Köstriz und zu Ebersdorf, shared a numbering sequence which began and ended roughly as centuries began and ended. A consequence of this naming system is that the male children within a single nuclear family are not numbered sequentially: The sons of Heinrich LXVII Reuss zu Schleiz were, in order, Heinrich V, Heinrich VIII, Heinrich XI, Heinrich XIV, and Heinrich XVI. This line became princes in 1806, and its members bore the title Prince Reuss, jüngere Linie, though they are also referred to by their branch names (e.g. Prince Reuss zu Koestritz). The designation jüngere Linie was dropped in 1930; the ältere Linie had become extinct as its last member Heinrich XXIV renounced his rights in 1918 and died in 1927 unmarried. Reuss Younger Line had an area of 827 km² and a population of 145,000 (1905). Its capital was Gera. Categories: Stub | Cities in Germany ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Categories: Stub | Cities in Germany ...

The two principalities of Reuss "Elder Line" and "Younger Line" were members of the German Confederation, of the North German Confederation, and of the German Empire. In 1919, they were unified as the Republic of Reuss, which was incorporated into the new state of Thuringia in 1920. The German Confederation (German Deutscher Bund) was a loose association of Central European states created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to organize the surviving states of the Holy Roman Empire, which had been abolished in 1806. ... The North German Confederation (German Norddeutscher Bund), a transitional grouping which existed (1867 - 1871) between the dissolution of the German Confederation and the founding of the German Empire, cemented Prussian control over the 22 states of Northern Germany and emanated that same control (via the Zollverein) into southern Germany. ... The term German Empire (Deutsches Reich) commonly refers to Germany, from its consolidation as a unified nation-state on January 18, 1871, until the abdication of Kaiser ( Emperor) Wilhelm II on November 9, 1918. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Free State of Thuringia (German Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 sq. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

Fürsten Reuss, Elder Line, 1778-1918

• Heinrich XI 1778-1800
• Heinrich XIII 1800-1817
• Heinrich XIX 1817-1836
• Heinrich XX 1836-1859
• Heinrich XXII 1859-1902
• Heinrich XXIV 1902-1918 (d.1927)

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Fürsten Reuss, Younger Line, 1806-1918

• Heinrich XLII 1806-1818
• Heinrich LXII 1818-1854
• Heinrich LXVII 1854-1867
• Heinrich XIV 1867-1913
• Heinrich XXVII 1913-1918 (d.1928)