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How did the former principalities of Reuss become part of Thuringia in 1920?
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The former principalities of Reuss—which had become free states following the German Revolution of 1918—merged to form the People’s State of Reuss on April 4, 1919. This unified state was subsequently absorbed into the newly created state of Thuringia on May 1, 1920.1