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Lordship (County, Principality) of Reuss-LobensteinHerrschaft (Grafschaft, Fürstentum) Reuß-Lobenstein
1425–1547 1647–1824
Flag Coat of arms
The Reuss Junior Line within Thuringia
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire, then State of the Confederation of the Rhine
Capital	Neundorf bei Lobenstein
Government	Principality
Historical era	Early Modern Age
• Partitioned from     Reuß-Gera	1425
• Annexed to Reuß-Plauen	1547 1425
• Re-created by partition     from Reuß-Schleiz	1647
• Raised to county	1673
• Partitioned to create     Reuß-Hirschberg and     Reuß-Ebersdorf	1678
• Partitioned to create     Reuß-Selbitz	1710–1805
• Raised to principality	1790 1824
• Inherited by R-Ebersdorf	1824
Preceded by Succeeded by Reuß-Gera Reuß-Schleiz Reuß-Plauen Reuß-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf

Reuss-Lobenstein (German: Reuß-Lobenstein) was a state located in the German part of the Holy Roman Empire.

History

The members of Reuss-Lobenstein family belonged to the Reuss Junior Line. Reuss-Lobenstein has existed on two occasions, it was firstly created in 1425 as a lordship with Heinrich II, Lord of Reuss-Lobenstein becoming the first ruler. The first Lordship of Reuss-Lobenstein came to an end in 1547 when the territory went to Reuss-Plauen.

Reuss-Lobenstein was recreated in 1647 again as a lordship which it remained until 1673 when the title of lord was upgraded to count. Following the death of Count Henry X in 1671, Reuss-Lobenstein was ruled jointly by his three sons Heinrich III, Heinrich VIII and Heinrich X. In 1678 Reuss-Lobenstein was partitioned with Heinrich III remaining Count of Reuss-Lobenstein, Heinrich VIII becoming Count of Reuss-Hirschberg and Heinrich X becoming the Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf. Reuss-Lobenstein was partitioned for a second time in 1710 following the death of Heinrich III with Reuss-Selbitz being created for a younger son Heinrich XXVI while his eldest son Heinrich XV succeeded him as count of Reuss-Lobenstein.

Reuss-Lobenstein was raised to a principality in 1790 and joined the Confederation of the Rhine on 15 December 1806. With the death of Prince Heinrich LIV in 1824 the Reuss-Lobenstein line became extinct and was inherited by the Prince of Reuss-Ebersdorf.

Rulers of Reuss-Lobenstein

Lords of Reuss-Lobenstein, 1425–1547

• Heinrich II, 1425–70
• Heinrich I, 1482–87
• Heinrich II, 1482–1500, with
  • Heinrich III, 1482–1498
• Heinrich I, 1500–38, with
  • Heinrich II, 1500–1547

To Reuss-Plauen, 1547

Lords of Reuss-Lobenstein 1647–1673

• Heinrich X, 1647–71
• Heinrich III, 1671–1710, with
  • Heinrich VIII, 1671–73 and
  • Heinrich X, 1671–73

Raised to county, 1673

Counts of Reuss-Lobenstein (1673–1790)

• Heinrich III, 1673–1710, with
  • Heinrich VIII (count of Reuss-Hirschberg from 1678), 1673–78 and
  • Heinrich X (count of Reuss-Ebersdorf from 1678), 1673–78
• Heinrich XV, 1710–39
• Heinrich II, 1739–82
• Heinrich XXXV, 1782–90

Raised to principality, 1790

Princes of Reuss-Lobenstein (1790–1824)

• Heinrich XXXV, 1790–1805
• Heinrich LIV, 1805–24

To Reuss-Ebersdorf, 1824

v t e Upper Saxon Circle (1512–1806) of the Holy Roman Empire
Electorates	Brandenburg Saxony
Ecclesiastical	Cammin
Secular	Anhalt Bernburg Dessau Köthen Zerbst Barby Hatzfeld-Gleichen Pomerania Further Hither Querfurt Reuss Elder Junior Saxe-Altenburg Saxe-Coburg Saxe-Eisenach Saxe-Gotha Saxe-Weimar Schwarzburg Rudolstadt Sondershausen
Prelates	Gernrode Quedlinburg Abbey Walkenried Abbey
Counts / Lords	Hohnstein Lohra / Klettenberg Mansfeld Schönburg (Saale) Stolberg Stolberg Wernigerode Rossla
Circles est. 1500: Bavarian, Swabian, Upper Rhenish, Lower Rhenish–Westphalian, Franconian, (Lower) Saxon Circles est. 1512: Austrian, Burgundian, Upper Saxon, Electoral Rhenish     ·     Unencircled territories See also: Ernestine duchies

v t e States of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806–1813)
Rank elevated by Napoleon	Kingdoms Bavaria Saxony Württemberg Grand Duchies Baden Hesse Duchies Nassau
States created	Kingdoms Westphalia Grand Duchies Berg Frankfurt Würzburg Principalities Aschaffenburg Leyen Regensburg
Pre-existing states	Saxon duchies Coburg-Saalfeld Gotha-Altenburg Hildburghausen Meiningen Weimar Eisenach Weimar-Eisenach Other duchies Anhalt Bernburg Dessau Köthen Arenberg Mecklenburg-Schwerin Mecklenburg-Strelitz Oldenburg Principalities Hohenzollern Hechingen Sigmaringen Isenburg Liechtenstein Lippe-Detmold Reuss Ebersdorf Greiz Lobenstein Schleiz Salm Schaumburg-Lippe Schwarzburg Rudolstadt Sondershausen Waldeck
from 1810 until 1810 until 1809 from 1809 until 1811

• Imperial County of Reuss
• States of the Confederation of the Rhine
• 1547 disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire
• Upper Saxon Circle
• States and territories established in 1647
• States and territories established in 1425
• 1420s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
• 1425 establishments in Europe
• 1647 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
• 1824 disestablishments in the German Confederation