All of the Ernestine Duchies ended with the abolition of the monarchy and princely states in Germany shortly after the end of World War I. Membership in the Circle gave the ruler of a state a vote in the Reichstag .
All of the Ernestine Duchies ended with the abolition of the monarchy and princely states in Germany shortly after the end of World War I. had a vote in the Holy Roman Empire 's Reichstag .