Reuss-Ebersdorf
County (Principality) of Reuss-Ebersdorf Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Reuß-Ebersdorf | |||||||||
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1678–1824 | |||||||||
R-Lobenstein | 7 May 1824 | ||||||||
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Reuss-Ebersdorf[
History
Principality of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf Fürstentum Reuß-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf | |||||||||||
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1824–1848 | |||||||||||
Status | State of the Confederation of the Rhine, then State of the German Confederation | ||||||||||
Capital | Gera | ||||||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||||||
Historical era | Modern era | ||||||||||
• Reuss-Ebersdorf inherited Reuss-Lobenstein | 7 May 1824 | ||||||||||
• Revolutions of 1848 | 1848 | ||||||||||
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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
Rulers of Reuss-Ebersdorf
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
Princes of Reuss-Ebersdorf (1806–24)
- Heinrich LI, 1806–22
- Heinrich LXXII, 1822–24
Succeeded as Prince Reuss of Lobenstein and Ebersdorf, 1824
Princes of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf (1824–48)
- Heinrich LXXII, 1824–48
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