Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz was Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1817 to 1836.

Early life

Heinrich XIX was born at Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse

Grand Duchy of Hesse

The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine , or, between 1806 and 1816, Grand Duchy of Hesse —as it was also known after 1816—was a member state of the German Confederation from 1806, when the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt was elevated to a Grand Duchy, until 1918, when all the German...

, elder surviving son of Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz

Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz

-Early life:Heinrich XIII was born at Greiz, Reuss, third child of Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz , and his wife, Countess Conradine Reuss of Köstritz , .-Prince Reuss of...

 (1747–1817), (son of Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz

Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz

-Early life:Heinrich XI was born at Greiz, Reuss, youngest child of Count Heinrich II Reuss of Obergreiz , and his wife, Countess Sophie Charlotte of Bothmer , .He succeeded his brother Henry IX as Count of...

 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

Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg , till 1753 Count of Nassau-Weilburg, was the first ruler of the Principality of Nassau-Weilburg between 1753 and 1788....

 and Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau).

Prince Reuss of Greiz

At the death of his father in 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

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

 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.
• Princess Elisabeth Reuss of Greiz (23 March 1824 – 7 May 1861), married in 1844 to Karl 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

Heinrich XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz

-Early life:Heinrich XIX was born at Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse, younger surviving son of Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz , and his wife, Princess Wilhelmine Louise of Nassau-Weilburg , -Early life:Heinrich XIX was born at Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse, younger surviving son of...

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Titles and styles

• 1 March 1790 – 29 January 1817: His Serene Highness Prince Heinrich XIX Reuss of Greiz
• 29 January 1817 – 31 October 1836: His Serene Highness The Prince Reuss of Greiz

Ancestry