Reuss-Ebersdorf was a county and from 1806 a principality located in Germany

Germany

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. The Counts of Reuss-Ebersdorf belonged to the Reuss Junior Line

Reuss Junior Line

The Principality of Reuss Younger Line formed a state in Germany, ruled by members of the House of Reuss. The Counts Reuss of Gera, of Schleiz, of Lobenstein, of Köstritz and of Ebersdorf, each became princes in 1806, and they and their reigning successors bore the title Prince Reuss, Younger Line...

. Reuss was successively a part of the Holy Roman Empire

Holy Roman Empire

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, Confederation of the Rhine

Confederation of the Rhine

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, German Confederation

German Confederation

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, North German Confederation

North German Confederation

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, German Empire

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 and Weimar Republic

Weimar Republic

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 before becoming a part of Thuringia

Thuringia

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 in 1920.

History

Following the death of Count Heinrich X of Reuss-Lobenstein

Reuss-Lobenstein

Reuss-Lobenstein was a state located in the German part of the Holy Roman Empire. The members of Reuss-Lobenstein family belonged to the Reuss Junior Line. Reuss-Lobenstein has existed on two different occasions, it was firstly created in 1425 as a lordship with Heinrich II, Lord of...

 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

Henry LXXII, Prince of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf

Heinrich LXXII, Prince Reuss of Lobenstein and Ebersdorf was the ruling prince of Reuss-Lobenstein from 7 May 1824 until his abdication on 1 October 1848, and of Reuss-Ebersdorf from 1822 to 1848....

 succeeded him and took the title Prince of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf. Prince Heinrich LXXII

Henry LXXII, Prince of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf

Heinrich LXXII, Prince Reuss of Lobenstein and Ebersdorf was the ruling prince of Reuss-Lobenstein from 7 May 1824 until his abdication on 1 October 1848, and of Reuss-Ebersdorf from 1822 to 1848....

 remained prince of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf until his abdication in 1848 in favour of the prince of Reuss-Schleiz.

Count Heinrich XXIV

Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf

Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf , was ruler of the German county Reuss-Ebersdorf from 1747 till his death....

 was the father of Countess Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf

Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf

Countess Augusta Caroline Reuss of Ebersdorf , was by marriage a duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was born in Saalburg-Ebersdorf.-Family:...

, maternal grandmother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Victoria of the United Kingdom

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Counts of Reuss-Ebersdorf (1678–1806)

• Heinrich X, 1678–1711
• Heinrich XXIX
  Heinrich XXIX, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf
  Heinrich XXIX Reuss, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf was a member of the House of Reuss Younger Line and Count Ebersdorf from 1711 until his death- Life :...
  
  , 1711–47
• Heinrich XXIV
  Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf
  Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf , was ruler of the German county Reuss-Ebersdorf from 1747 till his death....
  
  , 1747–79
• Heinrich LI, 1779–1806

Raised to principality, 1806

Princes of Reuss-Ebersdorf (1806–24)

• Heinrich LI, 1806–22
• Heinrich LXXII
  Henry LXXII, Prince of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf
  Heinrich LXXII, Prince Reuss of Lobenstein and Ebersdorf was the ruling prince of Reuss-Lobenstein from 7 May 1824 until his abdication on 1 October 1848, and of Reuss-Ebersdorf from 1822 to 1848....
  
  , 1822–24

Succeeded as Prince of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf, 1824

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

• Heinrich LXXII
  Henry LXXII, Prince of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf
  Heinrich LXXII, Prince Reuss of Lobenstein and Ebersdorf was the ruling prince of Reuss-Lobenstein from 7 May 1824 until his abdication on 1 October 1848, and of Reuss-Ebersdorf from 1822 to 1848....
  
  , 1824–48

To Reuss-Schleiz, 1848