en Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz

Heinrich XIX
Heinrich XIX
Prince Reuss of Greiz
Reign	29 January 1817 to 31 October 1836
Born	1 March 1790; Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Died	31 October 1836 (aged 46); Greiz, Reuss Elder Line
Spouse	Princess Gasparine of Rohan-Rochefort
Issue	Louise Caroline, Princess Reuss of Köstritz; Elisabeth, Princess of Fürstenberg
House	House Reuss of Greiz
Father	Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
Mother	Princess Wilhelmine Louise of Nassau-Weilburg

Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz (German: Heinrich XIX Fürst Reuß zu Greiz; 1 March 1790 – 31 October 1836) was Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1817 to 1836.

Early life

Heinrich XIX was born at Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse, elder surviving son of Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz (1747–1817), (son of Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz and Countess Conradine Reuss of Köstritz) and his wife, Princess Wilhelmine Louise of Nassau-Weilburg (1765–1837), (daughter of Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau).^{[note 1]}

Prince Reuss of Greiz

At the death of his father on 29 January 1817, he succeeded as the Prince Reuss of Greiz.

In 1819 he restored the Unteres Schloss (Lower Castle), where his father had already transferred the family residence.

Marriage

Heinrich XIX married on 7 January 1822 in Prague to Princess Gasparine of Rohan-Rochefort (1798–1871), third daughter of Charles Louis Gaspard of Rohan-Rochefort, and his wife, Marie Louise Joséphine of Rohan-Guéméné.

They had two daughters:

Princess Louise Caroline Reuss of Greiz (3 December 1822 – 28 May 1875), married firstly in 1842 to Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg, but died in 1852, had issue; Married secondly in 1854 to Prince Heinrich IV Reuss of Köstritz, had issue, including Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz and Eleonore, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria.
Princess Elisabeth Reuss of Greiz (23 March 1824 – 7 May 1861), married in 1844 to Charles Egon III, Prince of Fürstenberg, had issue.

Death

At his death in 1836, having no male heir, the Head of the House Reuss of Greiz passed to his younger brother Heinrich XX.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz

8. Count Heinrich II Reuss of Obergreiz

4. Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz

9. Countess Sophie Charlotte of Bothmer

2. Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz

10. Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Köstritz

5. Countess Conradine Reuss of Köstritz

11. Baroness Marie Eleonore Emma of Promnitz-Dittersbach

1. Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz

12. Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

6. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

13. Princess Augusta of Nassau-Idstein

3. Princess Wilhelmine Louise of Nassau-Weilburg

14. William IV, Prince of Orange

7. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau

15. Anne, Princess Royal

Notes

^ All sons of a Prince Reuss were named Heinrich; the gap between Heinrich XIII and Heinrich XIX consists of uncles and a brother who pre-deceased Heinrich XIX)

References and sources

L'Allemagne dynastique, Huberty, Giraud, Magdelaine, Reference: I 333
Gehrlein Thomas, The House of Reuss - Older and Younger line Börde Verlag 2006, ISBN 978-3-9810315-3-9

Regnal titles
Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz House Reuss of Greiz Cadet branch of the House of Reuss Born: 1 March 1790 Died: 31 October 1836
Preceded by Heinrich XIII	Prince Reuss of Greiz 1817 – 1836	Succeeded by Heinrich XX

[1] All sons of a Prince Reuss were named Heinrich; the gap between Heinrich XIII and Heinrich XIX consists of uncles and a brother who pre-deceased Heinrich XIX)

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