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Principality of Reuss-Greiz (1778–1848) Fürstentum Reuß-Greiz Principality of Reuss Elder Line (1848–1918) Fürstentum Reuß älterer Linie | |||||||||
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |||||||||
| Motto: Ich bau auf Gott (German for 'I rely on God') | |||||||||
| Anthem: Gott, erhalt in deiner Gnaden unsern Fürsten, deinen Knecht "God, preserve in your grace our prince, your servant" | |||||||||
.svg) Reuss-Greiz within theGerman Empire | |||||||||
 Reuss-Greiz withinThuringia | |||||||||
| Capital | Greiz | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
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• 1778–1800 | Heinrich XI | ||||||||
• 1800–1817 | Heinrich XIII | ||||||||
• 1817–1836 | Heinrich XIX | ||||||||
• 1836–1859 | Heinrich XX | ||||||||
• 1859–1902 | Heinrich XXII | ||||||||
• 1902–1918 | Heinrich XXIV | ||||||||
| Minister of State | |||||||||
• 1782–1833 | Franz von Grün(first) | ||||||||
• 1901–1918 | Ernst von Meding(last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 12 May 1778 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 11 November 1918 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
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ThePrincipality of Reuss-Greiz (German:Fürstentum Reuß-Greiz), officially called thePrincipality of Reuss Elder Line (German:Fürstentum Reuß älterer Linie) after 1848, was a state in theGerman Empire, ruled by members of theHouse of Reuss. The Counts Reuss of Greiz, Lower-Greiz and Upper-Greiz (German:Reuß zu Greiz, Untergreiz und Obergreiz) were elevated toprincely status in 1778 and thereafter bore the title ofPrince Reuss, Elder Line, orPrince Reuss of Greiz.
Similarly to the more numerousReuss Junior Line, the male members of this house were all named "Heinrich", in honour of EmperorHeinrich VI, who had benefited the family.[1] They were numbered sequentially by birth, rather than by reign, with the last series beginning with Heinrich I (born 1693) and ending with Heinrich XXIV (1878–1927).
The territory had an area of 317 km2 and over 72,000 inhabitants in 1910.[2]
Reuss-Greiz preserved theFrankfurt Parliament flag, which later became theflag of Germany.
In 1919, in the aftermath ofWorld War I, the territory of the Elder Line was merged with that of theJunior Line as thePeople's State of Reuss, which was incorporated into the new state ofThuringia in 1920. The Elder Line died out in 1927 with the death of the childlessHeinrich XXIV, after which its claims were passed to the Junior Line.
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