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Reuss (German: Reuß) was the name of several historical states located in present-day Thuringia, Germany. Its rulers, the Reuss family, named every male born within it Heinrich (Henry) since the end of the twelfth century in honour of the Emperor Henry VI of Germany (1190-7), to whom they were under great obligations. The head of each branch of the family bore the title Fürst (Prince). The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat ThÃ¼ringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen BundeslÃ¤nder (federal states), being eleventh in size with an area of 16,200 kmÂ² and twelfth most populous with 2. ... Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (November 1165 - September 28, 1197) was king of Germany 1190-1197, and Holy Roman Emperor 1191-1197. ... FÃ¼rst (plural FÃ¼rsten) is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as Prince; however this translation can be misleading, since a FÃ¼rst usually ranks below a Duke. ...

History of the various states

Several different principalities of the House of Reuss which had previously existed had by the time of the formation of the German Confederation become part of the two remaining lines (the Elder and the Younger Lines). Before then, they had been part first of the Holy Roman Empire, and then the Confederation of the Rhine. The German Confederation (German: Deutscher Bund) was the 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 Holy Roman Empire and from the 16th century on also The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... The Confederation of the Rhine or Rhine Confederation (Rheinbund in German; in French officially Ã‰tats confÃ©dÃ©rÃ©s du Rhin but in practice ConfÃ©dÃ©ration du Rhin) lasted from 1806 to 1813 and was formed from sixteen German states by Napoleon after he defeated Habsburgs Francis II...

The present Principality of Reuss and the neighbouring tracts of land were inhabited in early medieval times by Slavonian races who were civilized and converted to Christianity by the German Emperor Otto I (936-73). In church matters the region was under the Diocese of Zeitz (founded in 968), which became a suffragan of Magdeburg. On account of the frequent inroads of the Slavs, the residence of the Bishop of Zeitz was removed to Naumburg in 1028, after which the See was called Naumburg-Zeitz. Kaiser is a German title meaning emperor, derived from the Roman title of Caesar, as is the Slavic title of Czar. ... Emperor Otto I Otto I the Great (November 23, 912 - May 7, 973), son of Henry I the Fowler, king of the Germans, and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of Saxony, King of the Germans and arguably the first Holy Roman Emperor. ... Events Births Emperor Kazan of Japan Ethelred II of England Romanus Argyrus, later Romanus III of the Eastern Roman Empire. ... The Diocese of Magdeburg is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg, and Saxony. ... The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ... Zeitz is an old town in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, is situated on the river WeiÃŸe Elster in the middle of the triangle of the federal states Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony. ... Naumburg (pop. ... Events November 12 - Dying Emperor Constantine VIII of the Byzantine Empire marries his daughter Zoe of Byzantium to his chosen heir Romanus Argyrus. ... A see (from the Latin word sedem, meaning seat) is the throne (cathedra) of a bishop. ...

Upon its subjection to German authority, the whole province was allotted to the Margraviate of Zeitz. As early as the year 1000, however, Emperor Otto III permitted the entire part lying on the eastern boundary of Thuringia to be administered by imperial vogts, or bailiffs (advocati imperii), whence this territory received the name of Vogtland (Terra advocatorum), a designation that has remained to this day a geographical summary for Reuss, especially that part on the Saxon borders. The position of vogt soon became hereditary. The princes of Reuss are descended from the vogts of Weida. // Events World Population 300 million. ... The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat ThÃ¼ringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen BundeslÃ¤nder (federal states), being eleventh in size with an area of 16,200 kmÂ² and twelfth most populous with 2. ... Vogt is a word of Germanic languages(except for English), originated from latin language vocatius, refers to: People named Vogt: Alfred Elton (A. E.) van Vogt Andrea Vogt Berti Vogts Erik Vogt Howard C. Vogts JÃ¸rgen Herman Vogt Karl Vogt Paul Vogt Roland Vogt Tom Vogt Other: Funker Vogt... A Bailiff in a United States courtroom Bailiff (from Late Latin bajulivus, adjectival form of bajulus) is a governor or custodian (cf. ... The Vogtlandkreis is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. ... Saxon may refer to: The Saxon people The Anglo-Saxon people Saxon language: Anglo-Saxon language (the ancestor language of English) Lower Saxon language (a variety of Low German) Old Saxon language (the ancestor language of Anglo-Saxon language) Upper Saxon dialect (a variety of High German) An inhabitant of... Weida can refer to the following: Weida (Thuringia), a city in the Thuringian district of Greiz, Germany Weida (river), a river in Eastern Thuringia Weida (creek), a creek in the district of Merseburg-Querfurt This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise...

Erkenbert I (1122) is proved by documentary evidence to have been their ancestor. His successors acquired almost the whole Vogtland by feuds or marriage settlement, although in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries they lost the greater part of their possessions, most of which fell to Saxe-Meissen (the present Kingdom of Saxony). In 1244 the vogt Henry IV entered a German monastery. His sons divided his possessions, their seats being respectively at Weida (extinct in 1535), Gera (extinct in 1550), and Plauen. The Kingdom of Saxony, lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Germany, finally being absorbed into the Weimar Republic in 1918. ... This article is about the year 1244. ... Weida can refer to the following: Weida (Thuringia), a city in the Thuringian district of Greiz, Germany Weida (river), a river in Eastern Thuringia Weida (creek), a creek in the district of Merseburg-Querfurt This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise... Events January 18 - Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro April - Jacques Cartier discovers the Iroquois city of Stadacona, Canada (now Quebec) and in May, the even greater Huron city of Hochelaga June 24 - The Anabaptist state of MÃ¼nster (see MÃ¼nster Rebellion) is conquered and disbanded. ... Gera is a city in the east of Thuringia, Germany. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Plauen, old townhall Plauen is a city in Saxony, east-central Germany, located at 50Â°29â€²N 12Â°07â€²O. The city is situated near the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic. ...

The Plauen branch was sub divided into an elder line that died out in 1572, and a young line. Henry, the founder of the Plauen line (d. about 1300), on account of a visit to Russia received the surname of "der Reusse" (Ruthenus), whence the name passed to the country; on account of the close relations of that country with the neighbouring Saxon states, Lutheranism speedily gained a foothold in Reuss. The rulers joined the Schmalkaldic League against the German emperor, and forfeited their possessions, but afterwards recovered them. Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... Events February 22 - Jubilee of Pope Boniface VIII. March 10 - Wardrobe accounts of King Edward I of Englanddo (aka Edward Longshanks) include a reference to a game called creag being played at the town of Newenden in Kent. ... The Schmalkaldic League was a defensive league of Protestant princes in the Holy Roman Empire in the mid-16th century. ...

The two remaining Reuss principalities went on to join in turn the German Confederation (in 1815). Henry XXII is notable among the more modern princes of this house for his enmity to Prussia, which he opposed in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, when the Prussian troops occupied his domain. Henry joined the North German Confederation and the new German Empire (1871). He alone of all the confederate princes remained until his death (1902) an implacable enemy of Prince Bismarck and of the conditions created in Germany by the foundation of the empire. His son, Heinrich XXIV (1878-1927), being incapable of ruling, the regency passed to the princes of the younger line of Reuss. After the death of Henry XXIV, the last scion of the younger line, the Principalities of Reuss-Greiz and Reuss-Schleitz will be united. The German Confederation (German: Deutscher Bund) was the 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 Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants Austria, Saxony, Bavaria, Baden, WÃ¼rttemberg, Hanover and some minor German States (formerly as the Deutscher Bund) Prussia, Italy and some minor German States Strength 600,000 Austrians and German allies 500,000 Prussians and German allies 300,000 Italians Casualties 20,000 dead or wounded 37,000 dead... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The national name Prussia (in Prussian: Prusa, German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian Prusai, Latin: Prussia or Borussia) was used by a wide variety of political factions during the 2nd millennium. ... North German Federation (in German, Norddeutscher Bund), came into existence in 1867, following the dissolution of the German Confederation. ... Flag of the German Empire, 1871â€“1918: black-white-red The German Empire is the name conventionally given in English to the German state from the time of the proclamation of Wilhelm I of Prussia as German Emperor (January 18, 1871) to the abdication of Wilhelm II (November 9, 1918). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Alternate meanings: See Bismarck (disambiguation). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In the aftermath of World War I, they were unified in 1919 as the Republic of Reuss, which was incorporated into the new state of Thuringia in 1920. Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Military dead: 4 million The First World War, also known as The Great War, The War to End All Wars, and World War I (abbreviated WWI) was... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat ThÃ¼ringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen BundeslÃ¤nder (federal states), being eleventh in size with an area of 16,200 kmÂ² and twelfth most populous with 2. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ...

The Elder Line

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, Elder Line, or Prince Reuss of 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). The Prinicipality of Reuss Elder Line had an area of 317 km² and a population of 71,000 (1905). Its capital was Greiz. 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Greiz is a town in Thuringia, the capital of the district Greiz. ...

List of the Princes Reuss, Elder Line (1778-1918)

The Younger Line

The Younger Line, the Grafen Reuss zu Gera, zu Schleiz, zu Lobenstein, zu Köstriz und zu Ebersdorf, became princes in 1806, and its members bore the title Prince Reuss, Younger Line, though they are also referred to by their branch names (e.g. Prince Reuss of Koestritz). This line used 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. The designation jüngere Linie ("younger line") was dropped in 1930; the "elder line" had become extinct as its last member, Heinrich XXIV, renounced his rights in 1918 and died unmarried in 1927. The Principality of Reuss Younger Line had an area of 827 km² and a population of 145,000 (1905). Its capital was Gera. Gera is a city in the east of Thuringia, Germany. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Henry V may refer to: Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081â€“1125). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Gera is a city in the east of Thuringia, Germany. ...

List of the Princes Reuss, Younger Line (1806-1918)

References

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Contents

The Elder Line

List of the Princes Reuss, Elder Line (1778-1918)

The Younger Line

List of the Princes Reuss, Younger Line (1806-1918)

References