Thuringian states

The Thuringian states (German: Thüringische Staaten) refers to the following eight German federal states within the German Empire: The Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, officially the Grand Duchy of Saxony (Großherzogtum Sachsen) from 1903 The duchies of Saxe-Altenburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Saxe-Meiningen (Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg, Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Herzogtum Sachsen-Meiningen) The principalities of Reuss Elder Line (Fürstentum Reuß Ältere Linie), Reuss Younger Line (Fürstentum Reuß Jüngere Linie), Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Fürstentum Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt) and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (Fürstentum Schwarzburg-Sondershausen)