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  Reuss - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Reuss is the name of several historical states in today's Thuringia, Germany.
This line became princes in 1806, and its members bore the title Prince Reuss, jüngere Linie, though they are also referred to by their branch names (e.g.
The two principalities of Reuss "Elder Line" and "Younger Line" were members of the German Confederation, of the North German Confederation, and of the German Empire.
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 Reuss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reuss (German: Reuß) was the name of several historical states located in present-day Thuringia, Germany.
The two remaining Reuss principalities went on to join in turn the German Confederation (in 1815), the North German Confederation (in 1867), and then the German Empire (in 1871).
The Prinicipality of Reuss Elder Line had an area of 317 km² and a population of 71,000 (1905).
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 Princes zu Reuss. Who is Princes zu Reuss? What is Princes zu Reuss? Where is Princes zu Reuss? Definition of Princes ...
The "Elder Line", the Grafen Reuss zu Greiz, Untergreiz, und Obergreiz, were elevated to princely status in 1778.
In 1920 the states of Reuss were incorporated into the new state of Thuringia.
A consequence of this naming system is that the male children within a single nuclear family are not numbered sequentially: The sons of Heinrich LXVII Reuss zu Schleiz were, in order, Heinrich V, Heinrich VIII, Heinrich XI, Heinrich XIV, and Heinrich XVI.
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 Reuss   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The Younger Line, the Grafen Reuss zu Gera, zu Schleiz, zu Lobenstein,zu Köstriz und zu Ebersdorf, shared a numbering sequence which began and ended roughly as centuries began and ended.
This line became princes in 1806, and its members bore the title Prince Reuss, jüngere Linie, though they arealso referred to by their branch names (e.g.
Reuss Younger Line had an area of 827 km²and a population of 145,000 (1905).
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 Decorations of the Principalities of Reuss
The Reuss dynasty is generally traced back to the 11th Century, when Henry the Pious (Heinrich der Fromme) was appointed Vogt by Emperor Heinrich VI ("Vogt" was a imperial title, a German corruption of the Latin phrase "advocatus imperii," or Imperial Advocate).
Reuss was then united, perhaps ironically, as a People's Republic; the communists were soon defeated, however, and Reuss entered the Weimar Republic as a part of the new state of Thuringia.
The primary contribution of the Reuss principalities was the 2nd battalion of the 7.
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 boys clothing: German royalty -- Reuss   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Reuss alterer Linie (Reuss Senior Line), also known as Reuss-Greitz, was the smaller, totaled 122 square miles and had a population of over 70,000 people in 1905 before World War I. Reuss jüngerer Linie (Reuss Junior Line), or Reuss-Schleiz, totaled 318 square miles and had a population of nearly 145,000.
The modern princes of Reuss are in fact descended from the vogts of Weida.
Reuss joined the Smalkaldic League to oppose the German emperor and as a result of military reversals the Ruuss dynasty were deposed with the loss of their territory, but subsequent military action enabled them to recover their territory.
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 Imperial Council of Princes and Counts of Germany
Princely Counts of the Holy Roman Empire, shall Hold, Bear and Enjoyed the Appellation Style and Title of Illustrious Highness, Heads of the House, Most Illustrious Highness.
Originally, term "Prince" was mostly considered as a rank, often applied to rulers, the highest nobility and younger members of the reigning houses.
For sure, the title of Prince was above the one of Count, but its relation to other titles, especially to the title of Duke varied in different countries and sometimes changed as time went on.
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 Articles - Reuss   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Reuss (German: Reuß) is the name of several historical states in today's Thuringia, Germany.
Before 1815, several other principalities of the House of Reuss existed; they all had become part of the two remaining lines by this year.
The principalities of Reuss were parts of the Holy Roman Empire, the Confederation of the Rhine, the German Confederation, the North German Confederation, and the German Empire.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saxony
This old Duchy of Saxony, as it is called in distinction from the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, became the centre of the opposition of the German princes to the imperial power during the era of the Franconian or Salian emperors.
In 1531 he formed with a number of other ruling princes the Smalkaldic League, for the maintenance of the Protestant doctrine and for common defence against the German Emperor Charles V, because Charles was an opponent of the new doctrine.
Since the adjustment of the parishes in 1904 the Vicariate Apostolic of Saxony comprises (including the small principalities of Reuss and Saxe-Altenburg), 26 parishes and 7 expositorships, with, in 1909, 55 priests; Upper Lusatia comprises 16 parishes, of which 7 are Wendic, and 2 expositorships, with altogether 30 priests.
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 Royal News: June 2004
Prince William and Prince Harry of Wales attended the funeral of their maternal grandmother Frances Shand Kydd, who died last week after a long illness.
Prince Alexander zu Waldeck und Pyrmont married Tanja Rippetoe in the Fürstenkapelle at Kloster Lichtenthal in Baden-Baden at 14:00.
Yesterday Hideki Hayashida, grand master of the Crown Prince's Household, made a request to the media to hold back in reporting on Crown Princess Masako during private trips outside the palace as she tries to recover, in a statement issued to fifteen newspapers, news agencies and television networks that regularly cover the imperial family.
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 Wikinfo | Reuss   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Reuss Elder Line had an area of 317 km2 and a population of 71,000 (1905).
Reuss Younger Line had an area of 827 km2 and a population of 145,000 (1905).
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 THE ALMANACH DE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE 800-2004
The Archduke Sigismund of Austria, Prince of Tuscany.
The German King, elected by the German Princes, automatically sought Imperial Coronation by the Pope, the Churchmen who crowned the Emperors, and thus actually sustained the Empire, considered it to be the Church's Secular arm, sharing responsibility for the welfare and spread of the Christian faith and duty-bound to protect the Papacy.
HRH Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Prince of Naples.
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 JewishEncyclopedia.com - BARUCH, BOOK OF:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
A letter follows, which is presumably the one written by Baruch, although not expressly mentioned as such.
It is impossible, however, to say how early the view arose that Belshazzar was a son of Nebuchadnezzar.
Some recent writers see in the names of the two Babylonian princes an allusion to Vespasian and Titus, which is a plausible assumption if ii.
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 Reuss : Princes zu Reuss   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
terms defined : Reuss : Princes zu Reuss
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All she had done was to assist township contrary to their solemn oaths." Again, for the second time, audience maintaining that the Mantineans were justified in.
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 Reuss
L'Untergreiz échoit à Henri Ier (1506-1572) (Ligne Âinée ou « Reuss ältere Linie »), l'Obergreiz à Henri XV (1525-1578) (Ligne moyenne) et Géra à Henri XVI (1530-1572) (Ligne Cadette ou « Reuss jüngere Linie »).
En 1848, le Prince Henri LXVII de Reuss zu Schleiz-Gera (1789-1867) récupère l'héritage des « Reuss jüngere Linie » et prend le titre de Prince Reuss zu Gera, du nom de sa capitale.
Le Prince Henri XXII de Reuss zu Greiz (1846-1902) est un ennemi déclaré de la Prusse qui occupe ses Etats durant la guerre des Sept Semaines (1866).
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 Dictionary prince   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Edinburgh
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
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 Austrian Generals, Officers and Privates During the Napoleonic Wars.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
General Reuss was a honest man but not too skilled.
The ablest Austrian generals during the Napoleonic Wars were Archduke Charles (monarch's brother), Prince Schwarzenberg and Radetzky who was chief of staff.
Napoleon held Schwarzenberg in great esteem, and it was at his request that the prince took command of the Austrian auxiliary corps in the Russian campaign of 1812.
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 European Royalty during World War II
One may draw from the study of history the lesson that the age of princes is over.
The princely houses have retained nothing but their pretensions.
If one day we had time to waste, it would be a curious study, that of these princely families, to see how they maintained themselves in power, despite their internal struggles.
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 Princes Wand
The Prince's Wand is a particularly unusual piece of jewelry.
was not long before handsome, rich and talented princes came from the corners of the earth to seek...
reins; the Prince of Wands holds a torch wand aloft; and the Prince of Pentacles shoulders his disk...
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 Society Fresh : Article 'Holy Roman Emperor'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Until 1508, the King of the Romans, who was elected by a group of princes later known as electors, became emperor when he was crowned by the pope in Rome, after which he remained king (a title with functions in feudal law).
By contrast, the title of emperor had a more religious connotation, suggesting the task of protecting the church.
Margraves and Dukes of Austria Margrave Henry I (994-1018) Margrave Henry II Jasomirgott (1141-1177) (Margrave of Austria and Duke of Bavaria, 1143-1156, Duke of Austria from 1156) Princes zu Reuss For centuries, the Reuss family named every male born within it "Heinrich".
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 Women in power 1500-1540
After the death of her husband, Ivan of Riazanj (1467-83-1500) she was regent for their son Ivan VI (1496-1500-16-34), the last prince of the principality which was finally annexed to Moscow after many years of resitance.
The small Taino prince, Guarocuya, was saved by the tribal leader Tamayo and was delivered by el "Padre de las Casas"(a priest) to the Franciscans (catholic monks) of the Verapaz.
She was daughter of Heinrich XX von Reuss zu Weida and Agnes Schenkin von Landaberg.
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 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
''for other uses, see Reuss (disambiguation)'' '''Reuss''' (German_language German: ''Reuß'') is the name of several historical states in today's Thuringia, Germany.
The members of this line were numbered sequentially, the last series beginning with Henry I, Prince of Reuss Heinrich I (born 1693) and ending with Henry XXIV, Prince of Reuss Heinrich XXIV (1878-1927).
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Reuss.
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 Worldroots.com
Prince Johann-Georg zu Schönaich-Carolath (1873-1920) with his family
(dghtr of Princess Hermine Reuss zu Greiz 1887-1947)
Wilhelm II and Hermine, the Emperor and Empress in exile of Germany
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 zu preem bird food   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Definition of Zu in the Ledal Dictionary and Thesaurus.
Often used in: zu preem bird food, zu warrior, zu warriors, legend...
Zu was a lesser god in BabylonianBabylon was the capital city of...
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 Reuss 4
Fürst HEINRICH XIX Reuss zu Greiz, Graf und Herr zu Plauen, Herr zu Greiz, Kranichfeld, Gera, Schleiz und Lobenstein (1817-36), *Offenbach 1.3.1790, +Greiz 31.10.1836; m.Prague 7.1.1822 Pss Gasparine de Rohan-Rochefort (*29.9.1798 +27.7.1871)
Fürst HEINRICH XXIV Reuss zu Greiz, Graf und Herr zu Plauen, Herr zu Greiz, Kranichfeld, Gera, Schleiz und Lobenstein (1902-1918) -deposed 11.11.1918, *Greiz 20.3.1878, +Greiz 13.10.1927
Heinrich XIII Graf Reuss zu Untergreiz (1697-1733), *Oppurg 29.9.1672, +Greiz 14.4.1733; m.Ilsenburg 14.8.1697 Gfn Sofie Elisabeth von Stolberg-Wernigerode (*Wechselburg 6.2.1676, +Burgk 14.11.1729)
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 The Theroff Files
Ascania: the early Electors of Brandenburg and Dukes of Saxe-Lauenburg, etc., and the Princes of Anhalt,
The Princes zu Fürstenberg; the Grafen und Freiherren von Fürstenberg,
Salm: various houses including the Counts and Princes of Salm, the Counts zu Ortenburg, and the Counts and Princes zu Sayn-Wittgenstein,
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 PRINCES OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
DUKES and PRINCES OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE WITH MALE HEIRS IN 1999
LIPPE, P (27 Oct 1720, extinct, but princely title renewed 5 Nov 1792, Reigning until 1918)*
REUSS, P (12 May 1778) [Reigning until 1918]*
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“Ahnenreihe of Prince Louis II of Monaco.” The European Royal History Journal 7.4 (August 2004), 20-24.
“Re: Several Ancestors of Wilhelm, Prince of Wied, King of Albania (1876-1945).” E-mail message to GEN-ROYAL-L.
Between Hitler and Mussolini: Memoirs of Ernst Rüdiger Prince Starhemberg.
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