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| == Record Finder Table for Germany ==
| | This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps: |
| The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
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| === Order of Records ===
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| The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.
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| == List of Topics ==
| | Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal. |
| This Record Finder table links to the Germany topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
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| ===Vital Events ===
| | Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. |
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| | Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. |
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:''' |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:''' |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:''' |
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| | align="left" | Birth date and place | | | Age <br><br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Church Records|Church Records,]] [[Germany Civil Registration|Civil <br>Registration]], [[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Germany Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and<br>Citizenship]], [[Germany Schools|Schools]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
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| *[[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Germany Occupations|Occupations]]
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| *[[Germany Census|Census]]
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| *[[Germany Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
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| *[[Germany Schools|Schools]]
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| *[[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]
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| | align="left" | Marriage place and date | | | Birth date<br><br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]], [[Germany Civil Registration|Civil <br>Registration]], [[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]] |
| *[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Germany Occupations|Occupations]], [[Germany Census|Census]]<br><br> |
| *[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
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| *[[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
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| *[[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| *[[Germany Nobility|Nobility]]
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| *[[Germany Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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| | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial | | | Birthplace <br><br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]], [[Germany Civil Registration|Civil <br>Registration]], [[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records ]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Germany Occupations|Occupations]], [[Germany Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and <br>Citizenship]], [[Germany Schools|Schools]], [[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
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| *[[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Germany Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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| *[[Germany Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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| *[[Germany Court Records|Court Records]]
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| *[[Germany Occupations|Occupations]]
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| *[[Germany Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| ===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | Boundaries (parish, district, or<br>county)<br> |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | [[Germany Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Germany Church History|Church History ]]<br><br> |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | [[Germany Maps|Maps]], [[Germany History|History]], [[Germany Historical Geography|Historical<br>Geography]]<br> |
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| | align="left" | Maiden name | | | Death<br><br><br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]], [[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration,]]<br>[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]],[[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]],<br>[[Germany Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Germany Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Germany Court Records|Court Records]],<br>[[Germany Occupations|Occupations]], [[Germany Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]<br><br> |
| *[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
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| *[[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members | | | Emigration information<br><br><br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Germany Societies|Societies]], [[Germany Military Records|Military Records]],<br>[[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]],[[Germany Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | See the FamilySearch Wiki aricle for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.<br> |
| *[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
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| *[[Germany Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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| *[[Germany Land and Property|Land and Property]]
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| *[[Germany Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
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| | align="left" | Living relatives | | | Historical background<br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany History|History]], [[Germany Church History|Church History]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| | | [[Germany Societies|Societies]] |
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| *[[Germany Societies|Societies]]
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| *[[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| === Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | Language helps <br> |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | [[German Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]<br> |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | [[Germany Handwriting|Handwriting]]<br> |
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| | align="left" | Immigration date | | | Living relatives<br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Directories|Directories]], [[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| | | [[Germany Societies|Societies]], [[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]] |
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| *[[Germany Societies|Societies]]
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| *[[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]
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| *[[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| *See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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| | align="left" | Country and town of origin | | | Maiden name <br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]],[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| | | [[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]], [[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br> |
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| === Residences and Locations ===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | Marriage <br><br> |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]], [[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration,]]<br>[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]<br> |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | [[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Germany Nobility|Nobility]],<br>[[Germany Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br> |
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| | align="left" | Residence | | | Naming customs<br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Names, Personal|Names (Personal)]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| *Directories
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| *[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
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| *[[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]
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| *[[Germany Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
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| *[[Germany Census|Census]]
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| === Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | Noble families<br> |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | [[Germany Nobility|Nobility]], [[German Heraldry|Heraldry ]]<br> |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | [[Germany Biography|Biography]], [[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]<br> |
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| | align="left" | Nobility | | | Occupations<br><br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Church Records|Church Records,]] [[Germany Occupations|Occupations]],<br>[[Germany Directories|Directories]], [[Germany Population|Population]]<br> |
| | | | [[Germany Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Germany Census|Census]],<br>[[Germany Church Directories|Church Directories]], [[Dwellings Germany|Dwellings]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Nobility|Nobility]]
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| *[[Germany Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| | align="left" | Occupation | | | Parents, children, and other<br>family members <br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]],[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration,]]<br>[[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Germany Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Germany Land and Property|Land and Property,]]<br>[[Germany Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Germany Census|Census]]
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| | align="left" | Religion | | | Physical description<br><br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Military Records|Military Records]], [[Germany Biography|Biography]]<br><br> |
| *[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy,]] [[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and <br>Immigration]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Germany History|History]]
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| | align="left" | Social activities | | | Place-finding aids |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Gazetteers|Gazetteers]],[[Germany Maps|Maps]]<br> |
| *Social Life and Customs]]
| | | [[Germany Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]<br> |
| *[[Germany Societies|Societies]]
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| *[[Germany History|History]]
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| *[[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]
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| ===Reading German Records===
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| | align="left" |Vocabulary | | | Places of residence<br><br><br><br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Population|Population]], [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]],<br>[[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]],<br>[[Germany Directories|Directories]], [[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]],<br>[[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]<br> |
| *[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]]
| | | [[Germany Biography|Biography]], [[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Germany Census|Census]],<br>[[Dwellings Germany|Dwellings]], [[Germany Land and Property|Land and Property]],<br>[[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]] [[Germany Names, Personal|Names (Personal)]]<br><br> |
| *[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[[French Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[https://script.byu.edu/german-handwriting/introduction German Script Tutorial]
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| | align="left" | Naming patterns | | | Previous research (compiled<br>genealogy) <br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Germany Societies|Societies ]]<br><br> |
| *[[Germany Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
| | | [[Germany History|History]], [[Germany Biography|Biography]], [[Germany Nobility|Nobility]],<br>[[Dwellings Germany|Dwellings]]<br> |
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| | align="left" |Online classes | | | Religion |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]] |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-1 Old German Script]--[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-1 1: Letters]--[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-2 2: Words]--[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-german-church-and-civil-records-part-3 3: Records]
| | | [[Germany History|History]] |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-paleography-seminar-introduction German Paleography Seminar]
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-church-and-civil-records German Church and Civil Records]
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| | align="left" |Writing for records | | | Record-finding aids<br><br> |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Germany Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]],[[Germany Church History|Church<br>History]], [[Germany Church Directories|Church Directories]]<br> |
| *[[German Letter Writing Guide]]
| | | [[Germany Societies|Societies]], [[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]<br><br> |
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| ==Provinces, Kingdoms, and Duchies of the German Empire: English (German, if different)==
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| |The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each province of the German Empire, including links to actual records.'''
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| '''Click on the names of the province or duchy to find detailed instructions for family history research for that locality.'''<br>
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| '''Independent From Prussia'''<br>
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| *[[Anhalt, German Empire Genealogy|Anhalt]]
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| *[[Baden, German Empire Genealogy|Baden]]
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| *[[Bavaria (Bayern), German Empire Genealogy|Bavaria (Bayern)]]
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| **[[Saarland, Germany Genealogy|The Saar Region]]
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| *[[Brunswick (Braunschweig), German Empire Genealogy|Brunswick (Braunschweig)]]
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| *[[Elsass-Lothringen, German Empire Genealogy|Elsass-Lothringen]]
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| *[[Hesse (Hessen), German Empire Genealogy|Hesse (Hessen)]]
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| *[[Lippe, German Empire Genealogy|Lippe]]
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| *[[Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Empire Genealogy|Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
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| *[[Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German Empire Genealogy|Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]
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| *[[Oldenburg, German Empire Genealogy|Oldenburg]]
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| *[[Saxony (Sachsen), German Empire Genealogy|Saxony (Sachsen)]]
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| *[[Schaumburg-Lippe, German Empire Genealogy|Schaumburg-Lippe]]
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| *[[Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Genealogy|Waldeck]]
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| *[[Württemberg, German Empire Genealogy|Württemberg]]
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| '''Prussia (Preussen)'''<br>
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| *[[Brandenburg, German Empire Genealogy|Brandenburg]]
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| **[[The Neumark (region), Brandenburg, German Empire Genealogy|The Neumark, Brandenburg]]
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| **[[Berlin, Germany Genealogy|Berlin, Brandenburg]]
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| *[[East Prussia (Ostpreussen), German Empire Genealogy|East Prussia (Ostpreussen)]]
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| *[[Hanover (Hannover), German Empire Genealogy|Hanover (Hannover)]]
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| *[[Hesse-Nassau (Hessen-Nassau), German Empire Genealogy|Hesse-Nassau (Hessen-Nassau)]]
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| *[[Hohenzollern, German Empire Genealogy|Hohenzollern]]
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| *[[Pomerania (Pommern), German Empire Genealogy|Pomerania (Pommern)]]
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| **[[Vorpommern (region), Pomerania (Pommern), German Empire Genealogy|Vorpommern (Western Pomerania)]]
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| *[[Posen, German Empire Genealogy|Posen]]
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| *[[Province of Saxony (Provinz Sachsen), German Empire Genealogy|Province of Saxony (Provinz Sachsen)]]
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| *[[Rhineland (Rheinland), German Empire Genealogy|Rhineland (Rheinland)]]
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| **[[Palatinate (Pfalz), Germany Genealogy|The Palatinate (The Pfalz)]]
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| *[[Silesia (Schlesien), German Empire Genealogy|Silesia (Schlesien)]]
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| *[[Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire Genealogy|Schleswig-Holstein]]
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| *[[Westphalia (Westfalen), German Empire Genealogy|Westphalia (Westfalen)]]
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| *[[West Prussia (Westpreussen), German Empire Genealogy|West Prussia (Westpreussen)]]
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| '''Thuringia (Thüringen)'''<br>
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| *[[Reuss Younger Line (jüngere Linie), German Empire Genealogy|Reuss Younger Line (jüngere Linie)]]
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| *[[Reuss Elder Line (ältere Linie), German Empire Genealogy|Reuss Elder Line (ältere Linie)]]
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| *[[Saxe-Altenburg (Sachsen-Altenburg), German Empire Genealogy|Saxe-Altenburg (Sachsen-Altenburg)]]
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| *[[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha), German Empire Genealogy|Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha)]]
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| *[[Saxe-Meiningen (Sachsen-Meiningen), German Empire Genealogy|Saxe-Meiningen (Sachsen-Meiningen)]]
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| *[[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach), German Empire Genealogy|Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach)]]
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| *[[Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German Empire Genealogy|Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt]]
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| *[[Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, German Empire Genealogy|Schwarzburg-Sondershausen]]
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| '''City-States'''<br>
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| *[[Bremen, German Empire Genealogy|Bremen]]
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| *[[Hamburg, German Empire Genealogy|Hamburg]]
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| *[[Lübeck, German Empire Genealogy|Lübeck]]
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