Thuringian States These states are the result of the split in royal lines in Saxony, The Wettin dynasty in 1547. The junior Albertine line took over Saxony and the senior Ernestine line got the Thüringian area and sub-divided it many times among themselves. During the Austrian-Prussian War of 1866 all the states less Saxe-Meiningen sided with Prussia. Saxony sided with Austria. Saxe-Weimar Eisenach -- Grand Duke- Wilhelm-Ernst, Saxe-Weimar Eisenach was the largest of the Thuringian states. IR94 Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha -- Carl-Edward -- IR95 Principality of Reuß-Gera, -- Henry XXVII -- Principality of Reuß-Greiz. -- Henry XXIV -- 2nd Bn. 96IR 38th Division XI Corps Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen; Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. -- Furst Gunther Victor --These became one (temporarily) in 1909 until 1918. 3rd Bn. 96IR Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen -- Duke Bernhard III Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg -- Duke Ernst II
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WILHELM ERNST Carl Alexander Friedrich Heinrich Bernhard Albert Georg Hermann, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, lost his throne 9 Nov 1918 (Weimar 10 Jun 1876- Heinrichau 24 Apr 1923); m.1st Bückeburg 30 Apr 1903 Karoline Pss Reuss (Greiz 13 Jul 1884-Weimar 17 Jan 1905); m.2d Meiningen 21 Jan 1910 Feodore Pss of Saxe-Meiningen (Hannover 29 May 1890-Freiburg 12 Mar 1972)
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Saxe-Weimar Eisenach -- Grand Duke- Wilhelm-Ernst Chief of IR94 and Hussar Regiment 12 Known to be a sadist he was told on abdication he was the most unpopular prince in Germany and had better high tale it. His wife died mysteriously in 1905 .. childbirth or suicide not determined. He remarried and lived till 1923.
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Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha -- Carl-Eduard -- IR95 He was the titular head of This guy had a bad spell of luck and made some bad choices. Chose to come from England at the age of 15 to become William's vassal. Was the Duke of Albany. Didn't speak German. Was loyal to the Kaiser and was stripped of his British titles post WW1. Became a staunch Nazi. |
Leopold Charles Edward George Albert Pr of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Albany, etc, succeeded as CARL EDUARD, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 30 Jul 1900; he and his family were stripped of their British titles 1919 (Claremont House 19 Jul 1884-Coburg 6 Mar 1954); m.Coburg 11 Oct 1905 Viktoria Adelheid Pss of Schleswig-Holstein (Grünholz 31 Dec 1885- Coburg 5 Oct 1970)
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Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen -- Duke Bernhard III BERNHARD III Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht Georg, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, abdicated 10 Nov 1918 (Meiningen 1 Apr 1851-Meiningen 16 Jan 1928); m.Berlin 18 Feb 1878 Charlotte Pss of Prussia (Potsdam 24 Jul 1860-Baden-Baden 1 Oct 1919) Chief of IR32 and 95. I don't understand how IR95 has 2 Chief's????
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The Princely family of Reuss had the strange custom of naming all its male members Heinrich, in honor of the Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich VI, from whom they recieved their lands in the 13th century. A complicated systems of numbering was developed into two different forms: the Elder line followed a sequence from 1 to 100 and then returned to 1.; the Younger line numbered as number 1 the first Heinrich to be born in the century and followed the sequence till the end of the century, and began again with the new century. Principality of Reuß-Gera, -- Henry XXVII (Regent of Reuß-Greiz)-- Principality of Reuß-Greiz. -- Henry XXIV (too young born in 1902) Chief
of 1&2 Bn IR96 and Jäger Bn #4 Prince Heinrich XXXlll Reuss. He was seen as the most probable heir to the Dutch throne in case queen Wilhelmina would remain childless. His chances ended in 1909. |
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Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen; Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. -- Furst Gunther Victor --These became one (temporarily) in 1909 until 1918. Chief 3rd Bn IR 96 and IR71
GÜNTHER Victor Fst von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, succeeded his cousin Georg as Fürst von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in 1890, succeeded his cousin Karl as Fürst von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen in 1909, and assumed the title Fürst von Schwarzburg; abdicated 22 Nov 1918 (Rudolstadt 21 Aug 1852-Sondershausen 16 Apr 1925); m.Rudolstadt 9 Dec 1891 Anna Pss von Schönburg-Waldenburg (Hermsdorf 19 Feb 1871-Sondershausen 7 Nov 1951) |
Günther SIZZO, cr 1860 Pr von Leutenberg, recognized as heir presumptive 1896, succeeded his cousin as Fst von Schwarzburg 1925 (Rudolstadt 3 Jun 1860- Großharthau 24 Mar 1926); m.Dessau 25 Jan 1897 Alexandra Pss of Anhalt (Dessau 4 Apr 1868-Schwetzingen 26 Aug 1958) |
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Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg -- Duke Ernst II Chief of IR153 Ernst Bernhard Georg Johann Karl Friedrich Peter Albert |
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