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1482 -- Altstadt and Neustadt were merged into one city of Schleiz. | 1482 -- Altstadt and Neustadt were merged into one city of Schleiz. | ||
1517 – Protestant Reformation | 1517 – Protestant Reformation begins in heart of Thüringen | ||
1547 - Battle of Műhlberg, Schmalkalden War. Henry IV of Meissen dynasty acquired Schleiz. | 1547 - Battle of Műhlberg, Schmalkalden War. Henry IV of Meissen dynasty acquired Schleiz. | ||
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1837 – Fire destroyed town hall, church, many homes and burned castle | 1837 – Fire destroyed town hall, church, many homes and burned castle | ||
1848 – The House of | 1848 – The House of Reuß-Gera became extinct; The prince of the house of Reuß-Ebersdorf (includes Lobenstein) resigned; These were combined into Reuss j.L. and the capital was moved to the more economically developed city of Gera. [http://www.reussischefuerstenstrasse.de/schleiz.htm www.reussischefuerstenstrasse.de/schleiz.htm] | ||
1848- 1918 – Schleiz Palace summer residence of | 1848- 1918 – Schleiz Palace summer residence of Reuß j.L. and administrative seat of the Oberland. | ||
1867- 1913 – | 1867- 1913 – Reuß j.L. ruled by Prince Heinrich XIV | ||
1871- 1918 – Second German Empire (Schleiz part of Reuβ j.L. principality) | 1871- 1918 – Second German Empire (Schleiz part of Reuβ j.L. principality) | ||
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1920 -- 1 May – Republic of Reuß becomes part of the new state of Thüringen (Wiki/Reuß-Schleiz) | 1920 -- 1 May – Republic of Reuß becomes part of the new state of Thüringen (Wiki/Reuß-Schleiz) | ||
1922 - Schleiz District | 1922 - Schleiz County/District | ||
1991- 1993 – District seat of Saale-Orla-Kreis | 1991- 1993 – District seat of Saale-Orla-Kreis | ||
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1994 - Present -- Schleiz town, Saale-Orla Kreis, Thüringen | |||
1922-1994 -- Schleiz Kreis (County/District), Thüringen, Germany. For a list of associated towns, orts, ortsteils and municipalities, see: [http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_257652 gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do] | |||
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= Church Records = | = Church Records = | ||