Principality of Reuss Elder Line

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The Principality of Reuss Elder Line was a small historical German principality ruled by the Reuss family, known for its unique tradition of naming all male members Heinrich and for its eventual incorporation into modern Germany.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former principality ⓘ
member state of the German Confederation ⓘ
member state of the German Empire ⓘ
member state of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
member state of the North German Confederation ⓘ
sovereign state ⓘ
abolishedMonarchy 1918 ⓘ
capital Greiz ⓘ
coatOfArmsBearer House of Reuss ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
currency German gold mark ⓘ
Gulden ⓘ
Thaler ⓘ
dynasticHouseBranch Elder Line of the House of Reuss ⓘ
linked to: House of Reuss
endCause German Revolution of 1918–1919 ⓘ
geopoliticalStatus microstate within the German lands ⓘ
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
principality ⓘ
headOfStateTitle Prince of Reuss Elder Line ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Reuss
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period

German Empire period ⓘ
historicalRegion Thuringian states ⓘ
incorporatedInto modern Germany ⓘ
language German ⓘ
locatedIn Thuringia ⓘ
mergedResult People's State of Reuss ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Reuss
mergedWith Principality of Reuss Younger Line ⓘ
namingTradition all male members of the ruling house were named Heinrich ⓘ
nobleTitleUsed Prince Reuss zu Greiz ⓘ
partOf German Confederation ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
North German Confederation ⓘ
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy ⓘ
predecessor County of Reuss Elder Line ⓘ
linked to: County of Reuss
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ
rulerNamingPattern sequentially numbered Heinrichs ⓘ
rulingDynasty House of Reuss ⓘ
rulingFamily Reuss family ⓘ
shortName Reuss Elder Line ⓘ
sovereigntyLost 1918 ⓘ
status mediatised state ⓘ
successor Free State of Thuringia ⓘ
linked to: Thuringia

German Reich ⓘ
linked to: German Empire

People's State of Reuss ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Reuss

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

German states → includedEntity → Principality of Reuss Elder Line ⓘ
Reuss principalities → hasPart → Principality of Reuss Elder Line ⓘ
Reuss principalities → successor → Principality of Reuss Elder Line ⓘ
Hermine Reuss of Greiz → placeOfBirth → Principality of Reuss-Greiz ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Reuss Elder Line
South German gulden → usedIn → Principality of Reuss ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Reuss Elder Line
Greiz → locatedIn → former Principality of Reuss-Greiz ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Reuss Elder Line
Republic of Reuss → followed → Principality of Reuss-Greiz ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Reuss Elder Line
Prince of Reuss → appliesToJurisdiction → Principality of Reuss-Greiz ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Reuss Elder Line
County of Reuss → successor → Principality of Reuss-Greiz ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Reuss Elder Line
House of Reuss → ruled → Principality of Reuss-Greiz ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Reuss Elder Line
Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz → countryOfCitizenship → Principality of Reuss-Greiz ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Reuss Elder Line
Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz → monarchOf → Principality of Reuss-Greiz ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Reuss Elder Line
Reuss → historicalTerritory → Principality of Reuss Elder Line ⓘ
Princess Reuss of Greiz → associatedWith → Principality of Reuss-Greiz ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Reuss Elder Line
Principality of Reuss-Greiz → successorState → Principality of Reuss Elder Line ⓘ
subject linked to: Princess Reuss of Greiz
Thuringian states → hasPart → Principality of Reuss-Greiz ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Reuss Elder Line
Eastern Thuringia → hasHistoricalTieTo → Principality of Reuss ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Thuringia
linked to: Principality of Reuss Elder Line
Lower Castle (Greiz) → locatedInHistoricRegion → Principality of Reuss-Greiz ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Reuss Elder Line