Reuss-Ebersdorf
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. 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 Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf
History 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-Ebersdorf Princes of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf (1824–48) Heinrich LXXII, 1824–48 To Reuss-Schleiz, 1848