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Principality of Reuss-Greiz

Central German state from 1778 to 1918

Principality of Reuss-Greiz

Central German state from 1778 to 1918

FieldValue
conventional_long_namePrincipality of Reuss-Greiz
(1778–1848)
Fürstentum Reuß-GreizPrincipality of Reuss Elder Line
(1848–1918)
Fürstentum Reuß älterer Linie
common_nameReuss-Greiz
government_typePrincipality
year_start1778
year_end1918
date_start12 May
date_end11 November
p1Imperial County of Reuss
flag_p1Flag of Reuss-Lobenstein.svg
s1People's State of Reuss
flag_s1Flagge Fürstentum Reuß ältere Linie.svg
image_flagFlagge Fürstentum Reuß ältere Linie.svg
image_coatCoat of Arms of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, Older Line.svg
coa_size100px
image_mapReuss-Greiz in the German Reich (1871).svg
image_map_captionReuss-Greiz within the German Empire
image_map2Shield Reuss OL.png
image_map2_captionReuss-Greiz within Thuringia
capitalGreiz
national_motto
national_anthemGott, erhalt in deiner Gnaden unsern Fürsten, deinen Knecht
"God, preserve in your grace our prince, your servant"[[File:HaydnGottErhalteFranzDenKaiserQuartetVersionPianoReduction.oggthumb]]
title_leaderPrince
leader1Heinrich XI
year_leader11778–1800
leader2Heinrich XIII
year_leader21800–1817
leader3Heinrich XIX
year_leader31817–1836
leader4Heinrich XX
year_leader41836–1859
leader5Heinrich XXII
year_leader51859–1902
leader6Heinrich XXIV
year_leader61902–1918
title_deputyMinister of State
deputy1Franz von Grün (first)
year_deputy11782–1833
deputy2Ernst von Meding (last)
year_deputy21901–1918
todayGermany

(1778–1848) Fürstentum Reuß-GreizPrincipality of Reuss Elder Line (1848–1918) Fürstentum Reuß älterer Linie "God, preserve in your grace our prince, your servant"[[File:HaydnGottErhalteFranzDenKaiserQuartetVersionPianoReduction.ogg|thumb]]

Cen see Upper Castle and Lower Castle, [[Greiz

The Principality of Reuss-Greiz (), officially called the Principality of Reuss Elder Line () after 1848, was a state in the German Empire, ruled by members of the House of Reuss. The Counts Reuss of Greiz, Lower-Greiz and Upper-Greiz () were elevated to princely status in 1778 and thereafter bore the title of Prince Reuss, Elder Line, or Prince Reuss of Greiz.

Similarly to the more numerous Reuss Junior Line, the male members of this house were all named "Heinrich", in honour of Emperor Heinrich VI, who had benefited the family. They were numbered sequentially by birth, rather than by reign, with the last series beginning with Heinrich I (born 1693) and ending with Heinrich XXIV (1878–1927).

The territory had an area of 317 km2 and over 72,000 inhabitants in 1910.

Reuss-Greiz preserved the Frankfurt Parliament flag, which later became the flag of Germany.

Territory

In 1919, in the aftermath of World War I, the territory of the Elder Line was merged with that of the Junior Line as the People's State of Reuss, which was incorporated into the new state of Thuringia in 1920. The Elder Line died out in 1927 with the death of the childless Heinrich XXIV, after which its claims were passed to the Junior Line. File:Blick zum "Oberen Schloß" vom "Weißen Kreuz".jpg|The Upper Castle at Greiz File:Unteres Schloss Greiz.JPG|The Lower Castle at Greiz File:Greiz Brand 1908 a.jpg|Greiz, major fire, 1908 File:Greiz-Topfmarkt.jpg|Topfmarkt (today's Puschkinplatz) in Greiz before 1903 File:Gesamtansicht NSKK Greiz.jpg|General view of the former company Schilbach & Co., now NSKK

Princes of Reuss-Greiz (1778–1918)

Notable figures

  • Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz, second wife of former German Emperor Wilhelm II
  • Princess Caroline Reuss of Greiz, wife of Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
  • Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen, Generalfeldmarschall of the Holy Roman Empire

References

References

  1. {{Cite Catholic Encyclopedia
  2. (1919). "The Statesman's Year-Book". Palgrave Macmillan.
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