Reuss-Ebersdorf

County (Principality) of Reuss-Ebersdorf Grafschaft (Fürstentum) 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 1678
-	Raised to principality	1806
-	Inherited R-Lobenstein	May 7, 1824 1824

Principality of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf Fürstentum 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 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. Reuss was successively a part of the Holy Roman Empire, Confederation of the Rhine, German Confederation, North German Confederation, German Empire and Weimar Republic before becoming a part of Thuringia in 1920.

History

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.

Rulers of Reuss-Ebersdof

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 of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf, 1824

Princes of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf (1824–48)

• Heinrich LXXII, 1824–48

To Reuss-Schleiz, 1848

References

• Regnal chronology on HostKingdom.net
• Marek, Miroslav. "Reuss-Ebersdorf". Genealogy.EU.  on Genealogy.eu