See also: Reuss (homonymy)
The Principality of Reuss, connects junior or principality of Reuss-Schleiz (in German Fürstentum Reuß jüngere Linie ) was one of the twenty-five States of the German Empire.
This principality covered 827 km ² for a population of 145.000 inhabitants (1905). Since the extinction of the branch Reuss de Gera, it had in common the seigniory of Gera with the principality of Reuss, connects elder. Its capital was Schleiz.
It had as borders the Saxony-Meiningen, the Saxony-Altenbourg, the Saxony-Weimar and the Royaume of Saxony (Voigtland).
The branch junior, the counts Reuss de Schleiz de Koestritz (in German Reuß zu Schleiz zu Köstritz ), was high with princely dignity in 1806 and carried the title since then of prince Reuss, connects junior ( Jungere Linie , abbrégé in J.L. ), prince Reuss de Schleiz or prince Reuss de Koestritz .
The members of this branch were called all Henri, and were numbered in a chronological way per century, i.e. the first Henri to be born in the century received number 1, until the century following to start again to 1, so that the numbers of the fathers and wire did not follow themselves: for example, the wire of Henri LXVII Reuss-Schleiz were, in the order, Henri V, Henri VIII, Henri XI, Henri XIV, and Henri XVI.
History
The principality of Reuss, connects junior, exit, as the principalities of Reuss connects elder, of fusions and of divisions of the territories of the Maison of Reuss, the German Confédération in 1815 joined.The chief of the elder branch, Henri XXIV (1878-1927), having been recognized unable to reign, the regency of the principality of Reuss connects elder was ensured by the branch junior as from 1902.
After the fall of the German Empire, it was joined together with the Principauté of Reuss connects elder to form the Republic of Reuss ( Volksstaat Reuß ), which was incorporated in new the Land of Thuringe in 1920.
List princes Reuss, connects junior
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Henri XLII reigns of 1806 to 1818
- Henri LXII reigns of 1818 to 1854
- Henri LXVII reigns of 1854 to 1867
- Henri XIV reigns of 1867 to 1913
- Henri XXVII reigns of 1913 to 1918 (death in 1928). The elder branch being itself extinct in 1927, this prince joins together the house of Reuss, and took the title of prince Reuss . This house is not any more reigning since abolition of monarchy in 1918.
- Henri XLV (1927-1945/1962) (disappeared in 1945, and declared died in 1962)
- Henri IV (born in 1919)
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