Reuss-Ebersdorf

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Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Reuß-Ebersdorf County (Principality) of Reuss-Ebersdorf State of the Holy Roman Empire, then State of the Confederation of the Rhine ← 1678 – 1824 → Flag of Reuss (Junior Line) Coat of arms of Reuss (Junior Line) Reuss Junior Line within Thuringia Capital Ebersdorf Government Principality Historical era Modern era  - Partitioned from     Reuß-Lobenstein   1678  - Raised to principality 1806  - Inherited R-Lobenstein May 7, 1824

Fürstentum Reuß-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf Principality of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf State of the Confederation of the Rhine, then State of the German Confederation ←   ← 1824 – 1848 → Capital Gera Government Principality Historical era Modern era  - Reuss-Ebersdorf inherited     Reuss-Lobenstein   May 7, 1824  - Revolutions of 1848 1848

Reuss-Ebersdorf was a county and from 1806 a principality located in Germany. The Counts of Reuss-Ebersdorf belonged to the Reuss Junior Line. Following the death of Count Heinrich X of Reuss-Lobenstein in 1671, Reuss-Lobenstein was ruled jointly by his three sons Heinrich III, Heinrich VIII and Heinrich X. In 1678 Reuss-Lobenstein was partitioned with Heinrich III remaining Count of Reuss-Lobenstein, Heinrich VIII becoming Count of Reuss-Hirschberg and Heinrich X becoming the Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf.

In 1806 the title of the ruler of Reuss-Ebersdorf was upgraded to that of Prince. In 1824, on the death of Prince Heinrich LIV of Reuss-Lobenstein, Count Heinrich LXXII of Reuss-Ebersdorf succeeded him and took the title Prince of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf. Prince Heinrich LXXII remained prince of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf until his abdication in 1848 in favour of the prince of Reuss-Schleiz.

Count Heinrich XXIV was the father of Countess Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf, maternal grandmother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

[edit] Rulers of Reuss-Ebersdof

[edit] Counts of Reuss-Ebersdorf (1678–1806)

• Heinrich X, 1678–1711
• Heinrich XXIX, 1711–47
• Heinrich XXIV, 1747–79
• Heinrich LI, 1779–1806

Raised to principality, 1806

[edit] Princes of Reuss-Ebersdorf (1806–24)

• Heinrich LI, 1806–22
• Heinrich LXXII, 1822–24

Succeeded as Prince of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf, 1824

[edit] Princes of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf (1824–48)

• Heinrich LXXII, 1824–48

To Reuss-Schleiz, 1848

[edit] References

• Regnal chronology on HostKingdom.net
• Reuss-Ebersdorf on Genealogy.eu

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