Members of a group called the “United Patriots” are accused of planning to bring a prince into power by violently overthrowing the government.

A would-be prince, a former judge and parliamentarian and retired military officers are among nine alleged conspirators who stand trial on Tuesday for a suspected "Reichsbuerger" plot to overthrow Germany's democracy.

The trial of ringleaders of the far-right Reichsburger terror network, accused of planning to topple the government, began in Frankfurt on Tuesday. The alleged ringleader Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss is accused of being a suspected ringleader and is on trial before the Higher Regional Court along with eight other men and women.

The self-declared Prince Heinrich XIII, a judge and ex-military officers allegedly planned to violently topple the German government.

The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government are among nine suspects going on trial in Frankfurt Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that sho