| State | Ruler | Born | Acceded | Consort | Heir | ||
 German Empire Kingdom of Prussia |
 Emperor Wilhelm II |
27 Jan | 1859 | 15 Jun | 1888 |  Empress Auguste (1858) |
 Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882) |
 Kingdom of Saxony |
 King Albert I |
23 Apr | 1828 | 29 Oct | 1873 |  Queen Carola (1833) |
 Prince Georg (1832) |
 Kingdom of Bavaria |
 King Otto I |
27 Apr | 1848 | 13 Jun | 1886 |  Prince Luitpold, Prince Regent (1821) |
|
 Kingdom of Württemberg |
 King Wilhelm II |
25 Feb | 1848 | 6 Oct | 1891 |  Queen Charlotte (1864) |
 Duke Nicholas (1833) |
 Grand Duchy of Oldenburg |
 Grand Duke Peter II |
8 Jul | 1827 | 27 Feb | 1853 |  Her. Grand Duke Friedrich August (1852) |
|
 Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
 Grand Duke Karl Alexander |
28 Jun | 1818 | 8 Jul | 1853 |  Prince Wilhelm Ernst (1876) |
|
 Grand Duchy of Baden |
 Grand Duke Friedrich I |
9 Sep | 1826 | 22 Jan | 1858 |  Grand Duchess Louise (1838) |
 Her. Grand Duke Friedrich (1857) |
 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
 Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm |
17 Oct | 1819 | 6 Sep | 1860 |  Grand Duchess Augusta (1822) |
 Her. Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich (1848) |
 Grand Duchy of Hesse |
 Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig |
25 Nov | 1868 | 13 Mar | 1892 |  Grand Duchess Victoria Melita (1876) |
 Prince Heinrich (1838) |
 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
 Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV |
9 Apr | 1882 | 10 Apr | 1897 |  Duke Johann Albrecht (1857) |
|
 Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg |
 Duke Ernst I |
16 Sep | 1826 | 3 Aug | 1853 |  Prince Moritz (1829) |
|
 Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen |
 Duke Georg II |
2 Apr | 1826 | 20 Sep | 1866 |  Helene, Baroness of Heldburg (1839) |
 Her. Prince Bernhard (1851) |
 Duchy of Anhalt |
 Duke Friedrich I |
29 Apr | 1831 | 22 May | 1871 |  Duchess Antoinette (1838) |
 Prince Friedrich (1856) |
 Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
 Duke Alfred |
6 Aug | 1844 | 22 Aug | 1893 |  Duchess Maria (1853) |
 Prince Charles Edward (1884) |
 Principality of Reuss (Senior Line) |
 Prince Heinrich XXII |
28 Mar | 1846 | 8 Nov | 1859 |  Prince Heinrich XXIV (1878) |
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Principality of Reuss (Junior Line) |
 Prince Heinrich XIV |
28 May | 1832 | 11 Jul | 1867 | Friederike, Baroness of Saalburg (1851) |
 Prince Heinrich XXVII (1858) |
 Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
 Prince Karl Günther |
7 Aug | 1830 | 17 Jul | 1880 |  Princess Marie- Gasparine (1845) |
 Prince Leopold (1832) |
 Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
 Prince Günther Viktor |
21 Aug | 1852 | 19 Jan | 1890 |  Princess Anna- Louise (1871) |
 Prince Sizzo (1860) |
 Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe |
 Prince Georg |
10 Oct | 1846 | 8 May | 1893 |  Princess Maria Anna (1864) |
 Her. Prince Adolf (1883) |
 Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
 Prince Friedrich |
20 Jan | 1865 | 12 May | 1893 |  Princess Bathildis (1873) |
 Her. Prince Josias (1896) |
 Principality of Lippe |
Prince Alexander | 16 Jan | 1831 | 20 Mar | 1895 |  Ernst, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1842) |
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