County of Reuss

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The County of Reuss was a small historical state in what is now Germany, ruled by the Reuss family and later elevated into the Reuss principalities within the Holy Roman Empire and its successor states.

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county
former state
imperial estate of the Holy Roman Empire
capital Gera
Greiz
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolutionReason elevation to principalities of Reuss
dynasty Reuss dynasty
elevationToPrincipality 18th century
feudalAllegiance Holy Roman Emperor
governmentType feudal state
monarchy
historicalEra Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period

Middle Ages
historicalRegion Thuringian states
language German
locatedIn Thuringia
modern Germany
modernTerritoryPartOf Free State of Thuringia
linked to: Thuringia
namedAfter House of Reuss
nobleTitle Count of Reuss
partOf Reuss territories
Upper Saxon Circle
politicalStatus immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy
predecessor Reuss family lordships
linked to: Reuss family
religion Lutheranism
rulerTitle Count
rulingFamily House of Reuss
status dissolved
successor Principality of Reuss-Ebersdorf
Principality of Reuss-Gera
Principality of Reuss-Greiz
Principality of Reuss-Lobenstein
Reuss principalities
successorState German Confederation member states
German Empire constituent states
North German Confederation member states
typeOfState small territorial state

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Referenced by (7)

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

Reuss principalities predecessor County of Reuss
Principality of Reuss Elder Line predecessor County of Reuss Elder Line
linked to: County of Reuss
House of Reuss predecessorState County of Reuss
Reuss-Ebersdorf partOf States of the House of Reuss
linked to: County of Reuss
Reuss historicalTerritory County of Reuss
Thuringian states hasPart County of Reuss
Thuringian states hasPart County of Greiz (Reuss influence)
linked to: County of Reuss