| State | Ruler | Born | Acceded | Consort (born) | Heir (born) |
 Duchy of Brunswick |  Duke Wilhelm | 25 Apr 1806 | 9 Sept 1830 | ||
 Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |  Prince Günther Friedrich Carl II | 24 Sept 1801 | 19 Aug 1835 | Princess Carolina (1809) | Her. Prince Karl Günther (1830) |
 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |  Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II | 28 Feb 1823 | 7 Mar 1842 |  Grand Duchess Marie (1850) | Her. Grand Duke Friedrich Franz (1851) |
 Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |  Duke Ernst II | 21 Jun 1818 | 29 Jan 1844 |  Duchess Alexandrine (1820) |  Prince Alfred of the United Kingdom, Duke of Edinburgh (1844) |
 Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont |  Prince Georg Victor | 14 Jan 1831 | 15 May 1845 |  Princess Helena (1831) | Her. Prince Friedrich (1865) |
 Grand Duchy of Hesse |  Grand Duke Ludwig III | 9 Jun 1806 | 5 Mar 1848 |  Prince Karl (1809) | |
 Principality of Lippe |  Prince Leopold III | 1 Sept 1821 | 1 Jan 1851 | Princess Elisabeth (1833) | Prince Woldemar (1824) |
 Grand Duchy of Oldenburg |  Grand Duke Peter II | 8 Jul 1827 | 27 Feb 1853 |  Grand Duchess Elisabeth (1826) | Her. Grand Duke Friedrich August (1852) |
 Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |  Grand Duke Carl Alexander | 24 Jun 1818 | 8 Jul 1853 |  Grand Duchess Sophie (1824) | Her. Grand Duke Karl August (1844) |
 Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg |  Duke Ernst I | 16 Sept 1826 | 3 Aug 1853 |  Duchess Agnes (1824) | Prince Moritz (1829) |
 Kingdom of Saxony |  King Johann I | 12 Dec 1801 | 9 Aug 1854 |  Queen Amalie Auguste (1801) |  Crown Prince Albert (1828) |
 Grand Duchy of Baden |  Grand Duke Friedrich I | 9 Sept 1826 | 23 Jan 1858 |  Grand Duchess Luise (1838) | Her. Grand Duke Friedrich (1857) |
 Principality of Reuss-Greiz | Prince Heinrich XXII | 28 Mar 1846 | 8 Nov 1859 | ||
 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |  Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm | 17 Oct 1819 | 6 Sept 1860 |  Grand Duchess Augusta (1822) | Her. Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich (1848) |
 Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe |  Prince Adolf I | 1 Aug 1817 | 21 Nov 1860 | Princess Hermine (1827) | Her. Prince Georg (1846) |
 Kingdom of Prussia German Empire |  Emperor Wilhelm I | 22 Mar 1797 | 2 Jan 1861 (Prussia) 18 Jan 1871 |  Empress Auguste (1811) |  Crown Prince Friedrich (1831) |
 Kingdom of Bavaria |  King Ludwig II | 25 Aug 1845 | 10 Mar 1864 |  Prince Otto (1848) | |
 Kingdom of Württemberg |  King Karl I | 6 Mar 1823 | 25 Jun 1864 |  Queen Olga (1822) |  Prince Friedrich (1808) |
 Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen |  Duke Georg II | 2 Apr 1826 | 20 Sept 1866 |  Duchess Feodora (1839) | Her. Duke Bernhard (1851) |
 Principality of Reuss-Gera | Prince Heinrich XIV | 28 May 1832 | 11 Jul 1867 |  Princess Agnes (1835) | Her. Prince Heinrich XXVII (1858) |
 Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |  Prince Georg Albert | 23 Nov 1838 | 26 Nov 1869 | Prince Adolf (1801) | |
 Duchy of Anhalt |  Duke Friedrich I | 29 Apr 1831 | 22 May 1871 |  Duchess Antoinette (1838) |  Her. Duke Leopold (1855) |
