|
Germany:
Rulers, Statesmen, and Titleholders |
Name |
Tenure |
Family |
Bavaria |
Dukes and Duchesses in Bavaria |
|
1434-36† |
Wittelsbach (311) |
►Division
of Upper and Lower Bavaria 1253
|
Dukes of Lower Bavaria |
Wilhelm
I (jointly 1349)
|
1347-58, dep; †1589
|
Wittelsbach (311) |
|
1347-1404† |
Wittelsbach (311) |
Albrecht
II (jointly)
|
1387-97
|
Wittelsbach (311) |
Johann
III (jointly 1397)
|
1404-25
|
Wittelsbach (311) |
Dukes of Lower Bavaria-Straubing |
Wilhelm
I (jointly 1353)
|
1347-58, dep; †1589
|
Wittelsbach (311) |
|
1347-1404† |
Wittelsbach (311) |
Albrecht
II (jointly)
|
1387-97
|
Wittelsbach (311) |
Johann
III (jointly 1397)
|
1404-25
|
Wittelsbach (311) |
►Partition
of Lower Bavaria-Straubing amongst remaining lines 1429
|
|
Blumenau |
Herren auf Blumenau |
|
1700s |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
Burgk |
Herren Reuss-Burgk |
|
1583-1608† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
1608-39† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
1608-16† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
1639-40† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
1640; †1675 |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
►To
Untergreiz 1640 |
|
Charlottenbrun, Bad Charlottenbrun |
Herren auf Charlottenbrun |
|
1700s |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
Daube |
Herren von Daube |
|
†1786 |
Troschke (240) |
|
Delmar |
Freiherr von Delmar, 1810 |
|
1810-58† |
Levi (2831.2) |
|
Dolau |
Herren Reuss-Dolau |
|
1608-36† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
Counts Reuss-Dolau |
|
†1698 |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Dürrenberg |
Counts of Dürrenberg |
|
1908-24† |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
|
Ebersdorf |
Counts Reuss-Ebersdorf, 1678 |
|
1678-1711† |
Reuss-Ebersdorf (1370.1) |
|
1711-47† |
Reuss-Ebersdorf (1370.1) |
|
1747-79† |
Reuss-Ebersdorf (1370.1) |
|
1779-1822† |
Reuss-Ebersdorf (1370.1) |
Fürsten Reuss-Ebersdorf, 1806 |
1st |
|
1806-22† |
Reuss-Ebersdorf (1370.1) |
2nd |
|
1822-48, abd; †1853 |
Reuss-Ebersdorf (1370.1) |
►To
Schleiz 1848 |
|
Erlicht |
Herren auf Erlicht |
|
1700s |
Seherr-Thoss (263.1) |
|
Friedersdorf |
Erbherren auf Friedersdorf |
|
†1743 |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
Gallun |
Herren auf Gallun |
|
†1807 |
Lamprecht (4330) |
|
†1820 |
Lamprecht (4330) |
|
Gera |
Vogts of Gera |
|
1209; †>1249 |
Weida (1370) |
|
1200s |
Weida (1370) |
|
1274-1306 |
Weida (1370) |
|
1274-1306 |
Weida (1370) |
|
1307-43† |
Weida (1370) |
|
†1377 |
Weida (1370) |
Herren Reuss-Gera |
|
1635-70† |
Reuss-Gera (1370.1) |
|
1670-86† |
Reuss-Gera (1370.1) |
Counts Reuss-Gera |
|
|
1673-86† |
Reuss-Gera (1370.1) |
|
|
1686-1735† |
Reuss-Gera (1370.1) |
|
|
1735-48† |
Reuss-Gera (1370.1) |
|
|
1748-1802† |
Reuss-Gera (1370.1) |
|
|
1802-18† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
►To
Schleiz 1802 |
|
Germany, East Franks
|
Kings of Germany (East Franks) |
Otto
I, HRE |
936-73†
|
Liudolfings |
►To
Holy Roman Empire 973 |
Emperors of Germany |
Wilhelm
I
|
1861-88
|
Hohenzollern (141) |
|
Friedrich
|
1888
|
Hohenzollern (141) |
|
Wilhelm
II
|
1888-1918 dep; †1941
|
Hohenzollern (141) |
►Republic
of Germany
|
|
Goldschmidt-Rothschild |
Personaladel: von Goldschmidt-Rothschild, 1903 (PRU
patent) |
|
Maximilian
von Goldschmidt-Rothschild |
1903-40† |
Goldschmidt (3144A) |
Freiherren von Goldschmidt-Rothschild, 1907 (PRU
patent) |
|
Maximilian
von Goldschmidt-Rothschild |
1907-40† |
Goldschmidt (3144A) |
|
Greiz |
Vogts of Greiz |
|
1240 |
Weida (1370) |
Herren Reuss-Greiz |
|
|
1583-1604† |
Weida (1370) |
►Division
of Obergreiz and Untergreiz 1604-1778 |
Fürsten Reuss-Greiz, 1778 |
1st |
|
1778-1800† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
2nd |
|
1800-17† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
3rd |
|
1817-36† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
4th |
|
1836-59† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
5th |
|
1859-1902† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
Regent |
|
1902-08;
†1913 |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
Regent |
Heinrich
XXVII, Fst Reus-Schleiz (for Heinrich XXIV) |
1908-18;
†1928 |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
6th |
|
1902-18, ren; †1927 |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
Titular Fürsten Reuss-Greiz |
|
1918-27† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Hanover |
| ►Created
1692 from the duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg
|
Electors of Hanover, 1692 |
Ernst August
|
1692-98†
|
Hanover
(2857) |
Georg I (George I, K of Great Britain)
|
1698-1727†
|
Hanover
(2857) |
Georg II (George II, K of Great Britain)
|
1727-60†
|
Hanover
(2857) |
|
1760-1807
dep; †1820 |
Hanover
(2857) |
| ►Annexed
to Westphalia 1807-13
|
|
1813-15;
†1820 |
Hanover
(2857) |
Kings of Hanover |
|
1815-20† |
Hanover
(2857) |
|
1820-30† |
Hanover
(2857) |
Wilhelm (William IV, K of Great Britain)
|
1830-37† |
Hanover
(2857) |
Ernst
August
|
1837-51† |
Hanover
(2857) |
Georg V
|
1851-66 dep; †1878 |
Hanover
(2857) |
| ►Annexed
by Prussia 1866
|
|
Hirschberg |
Herren Reuss-Hirschberg |
|
1678-1711† |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
►Divided
between Lobenstein and Ebersdorf 1712 |
|
Hohenleuben |
Prinzen of Hohenleuben |
|
1918-29† |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
|
Hirschberg |
Herren Reuss-Hirschberg |
|
1678-1711† |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
|
Kallinchen |
Herren auf Kallinchen |
|
†1807 |
Lamprecht (4330) |
|
†1820 |
Lamprecht (4330) |
|
Kaufung |
Herren Kaufung |
|
†1818 |
Troschke (240) |
|
Kostritz |
Counts of Reuss-Kostritz, 1692 |
1st |
|
1692-1748† |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
2nd |
|
1748-83† |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
3rd |
|
1783-1814† |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
Fürsten Reuss-Kostritz, 1806 (HRE patent) |
1st |
|
1806-14† |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
2nd |
|
1814-56† |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
3rd |
|
1856-78† |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
4th |
|
1878-94† |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
5th |
|
1894-1910† |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
6th |
|
ren; †1946 |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
7th |
|
*1919 |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
Fürsten Reuss-Kostritz, 1817 (self-styled) |
|
1817-32† |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
Fürsten Reuss-Kostritz, 1851 (self-styled) |
|
1851-52† |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
|
Lamprecht |
Personaladel: von Lampecht, 1786 (PRU patent) |
|
1786-1807† |
Lamprecht (4330) |
|
Lang |
Freiherren Lang zu Leinzell, 1634 (Baron-class
knighthood, Württemberg)
|
|
1634 |
Lang
(2593.1) |
|
Leiningen |
Fürsten zu Leiningen |
3rd
|
Carl |
1814-56†
|
Leiningen
(176) |
|
Leinzell |
Herren Lang zu Leinzell |
|
†1716 |
Lang
(2593.1) |
|
†1751 |
Lang
(2593.1) |
|
†1891 |
Lang
(2593.1) |
|
*1868 |
Lang
(2593.1) |
|
Liman
von Sanders |
Personaladel: Liman von Sanders, 1913
(PRU patent) |
|
1913-29† |
Liman (2845) |
|
Lissen |
Herren auf Lissen |
|
1500s |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
1600s |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
†1716 |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
†1741 |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
Lobenstein |
Herren Reuss-Lobenstein |
|
1647-71† |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
|
1671-78; †1710 |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
|
1671-78; †1711 |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
|
1671-78;
†1711 |
Reuss-Lobenstein
(1370.1) |
Counts Reuss-Lobenstein, 1673 |
|
1673-78; †1710 |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
|
1673-78; †1711 |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
|
1673-78; †1711 |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
|
1678-1710† |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
|
1710-39† |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
|
1739-82† |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
|
|
1782-1805† |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
|
1805-24† |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
Fürst
Reuss-Lobenstein, 1790 |
|
|
1790-1805† |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
Fürst
Reuss-Lobenstein, 1806 |
|
1806-24† |
Reuss-Lobenstein (1370.1) |
►To
Ebersdorf 1824 |
|
Mechau |
Herren auf Mechau |
|
†1754 |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
Meissen |
Burgraves of Meissen |
|
†1447 |
Weida (1370) |
|
†1484 |
Weida (1370) |
|
†1519 |
Weida (1370) |
|
†1554 |
Weida (1370) |
|
†1568 |
Weida (1370) |
|
†1572 |
Weida (1370) |
|
Mendelssohn |
Personaladel: von Mendelssohn, 1888 (PRU
patent) |
|
1888-89† |
|
Personaladel: von Mendelssohn (PRU patent) |
|
†1909 |
|
Personaladel: von Mendelssohn, 1907 (PRU
patent) |
|
1907-19† |
|
|
Nuremberg |
Burgraves of Nuremberg |
|
<1192-1201?† |
Hohenzollern (141) |
|
Obegreiz |
Herren Reuss-Obegreiz |
|
Heinrich
XV |
1564-78† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Heinrich
XVII (jointly) |
1578-1607† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Heinrich
XVIII (jointly 1578-1607) |
1578-1616† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Heinrich
III |
1604-09† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Heinrich
IV |
1609-29† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Heinrich
I, C Reuss-Obergreiz |
1629-81† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
Counts Reuss-Obegreiz, 1673 (HRE
patent) |
|
Heinrich
I |
1673-81† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Heinrich
VI ((jointly) |
1681-97† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Heinrich
XV (jointly) |
1681-90† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Heinrich
XVI (jointly 1681-97) |
1681-98† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Heinrich I |
1697-1714† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Heinrich II |
1714-22† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Heinrich IX |
1722-23† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Heinrich XI, 1st Fst Reuss-Greiz |
1723-1800† |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
►Merged
with the principality of Reuss-Greiz 1778 |
|
Oberstdorf |
Herren auf Oberstdorf |
|
1800s |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
Olbersdorf |
Herren auf Olbersdorf |
|
†1753 |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
Erbherren auf Olbersdorf |
|
†1815 |
Seherr-Thoss (263A) |
|
†1860 |
Seherr-Thoss (263A) |
|
Plauen |
Vogts of Plauen |
|
1200s |
Weida (1370) |
|
1275-1303 |
Weida (1370) |
|
1276-92; †1295 |
Reuss (1370) |
|
1302-47 |
Weida (1370) |
|
1302-47 |
Weida
(1370) |
|
1317-46 |
Weida (1370) |
|
1300s |
Weida (1370) |
Herren zu Plauen |
|
1300s |
Weida (1370) |
Counts of Plauen |
|
†1951 |
Reuss (1370.2) |
|
Polach |
Herren
auf
Polach |
|
1700s |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
Prussia |
Kings
in Prussia |
| Friedrich
I
|
1701-13
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
| Friedrich
Wilhelm I
|
1713-40
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
| Friedrich
II |
1740-72;
†1786 |
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Kings
of Prussia |
| Friedrich
II |
1772-86† |
Hohenzollern
(141) |
| Friedrich
Wilhelm II |
1786-97† |
Hohenzollern
(141) |
| Friedrich
Wilhelm III
|
1797-1840
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
| Friedrich
Wilhelm IV
|
1840-61
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Wilhelm
I, Emp of Germany
|
1861-88
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
►To
Empire of Germany 1871
|
|
Reichenfels |
Freiherren of Reichenfels, 1879 |
|
1879-84† |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
|
Reichenau |
Erbherren auf Reichenau |
|
†1728 |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
Reuss |
Fürsten Reuss |
|
1928-45?† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
Fürsten Reuss |
|
1927-51† |
Reuss (1370.2) |
|
1951-2000† |
Reuss (1370.2) |
Fürsten Reuss |
|
1953-82† |
Reuss (1370.2) |
Fürsten Reuss |
|
1910-46† |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
|
1953- ; *1919 |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
Heads of the House of Reuss |
|
1927-18 ren.; †1928 |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
|
1945- ; *1919 |
Reuss-Kostritz (1370.2) |
|
Rothenthal |
Herren Reuss-Rothenthal |
|
†1698 |
Reuss-Greiz (1370) |
|
Saalburg |
Herren Reuss-Saalburg |
|
1635-40† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
|
1640/47-66; †1692 |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
►To
Schleiz 1666 |
Baron of Saalburg, 1914 |
|
1914-54† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
|
Schleiz |
Herren Reuss-Schleiz |
|
1647-66† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
|
1666-92† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
Counts Reuss-Schleiz, 1673 |
1st |
|
1673-92† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
2nd |
|
1692-1726† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
3rd |
|
1726-44† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
4th |
|
1744-84† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
5th |
|
1784-1818† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
Fürsten Reuss-Schleiz, 1806 (Holy
Roman Empire patent) |
1st |
|
1806-18† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
2nd |
|
1818-54† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
3rd |
|
1854-67† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
4th |
|
1867-1913† |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
5th |
|
1913-18, ren; †1928 |
Reuss-Schleiz (1370.1) |
|
Schwenkfeld |
Herren auf Schwenkfeld |
|
1700s |
Seherr-Thoss (263.1) |
|
Selbitz |
Counts
Reuss-Selbitz, 1710 |
|
1710-30† |
Reuss-Lobenstein
(1370.1) |
|
1730-45† |
Reuss-Lobenstein
(1370.1) |
|
1745-83† |
Reuss-Lobenstein
(1370.1) |
|
1783-1805;
†1807 |
Reuss-Lobenstein
(1370.1) |
|
1805-24† |
Reuss-Lobenstein
(1370.1) |
►To
Lobenstein 1805 |
|
Tammendorf |
Herren auf Tammendorf |
|
†1809 |
Troschke (240) |
|
†1847 |
Troschke (240) |
|
Swabia |
Dukes
of Swabia |
|
1235-54† |
Hohenstaufen (140) |
|
Tannhausen |
Erbherren auf Tannhausen |
|
†1743 |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
Herren auf Tannhausen |
|
1700s |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
Troschke |
Freiherren von Troschke, 1795 (PRU patent) |
|
1795-86† |
Troschke (240) |
|
Untergreiz |
Herren Reuss-Untergreiz |
|
1604-67;
†1675 |
Reuss-Greiz
(1370) |
|
1667-97† |
Reuss-Greiz
(1370) |
|
1667-75† |
Reuss-Greiz
(1370) |
|
1667-98† |
Reuss-Greiz
(1370) |
Counts
Reuss-Untergreiz, 1673 |
|
Heinrich
II (jointly) |
1673-97† |
Reuss-Greiz
(1370) |
|
1673-75† |
Reuss-Greiz
(1370) |
|
1673-98† |
Reuss-Greiz
(1370) |
|
1675-1733† |
Reuss-Greiz
(1370) |
|
1733-68† |
Reuss-Greiz
(1370) |
|
1768-1800† |
Reuss-Greiz
(1370) |
►To
Greiz 1778 |
|
Weida |
Vogts
of Weida |
|
1209->24;
†>1224 |
Weida
(1370) |
|
†>1249 |
Weida
(1370) |
|
1209-40 |
Weida
(1370) |
|
†1257 |
Weida
(1370) |
|
Weigmannsdorf |
Herren auf Weigmannsdorf |
|
1500s |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
†1671 |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
†1716 |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
†1741 |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
1700s |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
Zollern, Hohenzollern |
Legendary Counts of Zollern |
|
†>933? |
Hohenzollern (141) |
Counts of Zollern |
|
c1145-1201?† |
Hohenzollern (141) |
|
Notes
Since nobility and non-reigning titles were inherited equally
by all descendants, only the original recipient of the grant
is listed.
|
Families
|
Lands
|
Abbr.
and Symbols
|
Germany Index |
