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

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. The Counts of Reuss-Ebersdorf belonged to the

Reuss Junior Line The Principality of Reuss-Gera (german: Fürstentum Reuß-Gera), called the Principality of the Reuss Junior Line (german: Fürstentum Reuß jüngerer Linie) after 1848, was a sovereign state in modern Germany, ruled by members of the House of Re ...

. Reuss was successively a part of the

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and

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before becoming a part of

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in 1920.

History

Following the death of Count Heinrich X of

Reuss-Lobenstein Reuss-Lobenstein (german: link=no, Reuß-Lobenstein) was a state located in the German part of the Holy Roman Empire. History The members of Reuss-Lobenstein family belonged to the Reuss Junior Line. Reuss-Lobenstein has existed on two occasions ...

in 1671, Reuss-Lobenstein was ruled jointly by his three sons

Heinrich III Henry III may refer to: * Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1017–1056) * King Henry III of Castile (1379–1406) * King Henry III of England (1207–1272) * King Henry III of France (1551–1589) * King Henry III of Navarre (1553–1610), also King ...

, 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 The Principality of Reuss-Gera (german: Fürstentum Reuß-Gera), called the Principality of the Reuss Junior Line (german: Fürstentum Reuß jüngerer Linie) after 1848, was a sovereign state in modern Germany, ruled by members of the House of Re ...

. Count Heinrich XXIV was the father of Countess

Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf Countess Augusta Caroline Sophie Reuss-Ebersdorf () (19 January 1757 – 16 November 1831), was by marriage the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was the maternal grandmother of Queen Victoria and the paternal grandmother of Albert, Princ ...

, maternal grandmother of Queen

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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 ''To

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