Prince Heinrich I Reuss was son of Prince Heinrich XXXIV Reuss and member of the House of Reuss.

Early life and family

Heinrich I was born at Krietern

Krzyki

Krzyki : is one of the five administrative boroughs of Wrocław, Poland. It is located in the south of the city.Krzyki is also the name of one of the settlements within this borough.-Subdivision:...

, Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia

Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...

, eldest child of Prince Heinrich XXXIV Reuss(1887–1956), (son of Prince Heinrich XXVIII Reuss, and Countess Magdalene of Solms-Laubach) and his wife, Princess Sophie Renata Reuss (1884–1968), (daughter of Prince Heinrich VII Reuss and Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach). Through his mother he was descendant of King William II of the Netherlands

William II of the Netherlands

William II was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg from 7 October 1840 until his death in 1849.- Early life and education :...

In 1935 he was adopted by one of his relatives, Heinrich XLV, Hereditary Prince Reuss Younger Line

Heinrich XLV, Hereditary Prince Reuss Younger Line

Heinrich XLV, Prince Reuss Younger Line was the head of the House of Reuss from 1928 to 1945, as well the last male member of the Reuss-Schleiz branch of the Younger Line.-Early life:...

 (1895–1945) member of the House of Reuss Younger Line, the adoption took place for inheritance

Inheritance

Inheritance is the practice of passing on property, titles, debts, rights and obligations upon the death of an individual. It has long played an important role in human societies...

 reasons, but not for succession rights for the headship of the House of Reuss, instead Prince Heinrich IV

Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz

Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss, Prince Reuss of Köstritz is the current head of the German Princely House of Reuss and is 1282nd in the Line of succession to the British throne.-Life:...

 succeeded as Prince Reuss.

Marriage

Heinrich VIII married 15 September 1939 at Bad Doberan

Bad Doberan

Bad Doberan is a town in the district of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was the capital of the former district of Bad Doberan. As of 2010 its population was 11,325.-Geography:...

 to Duchess Woizlawa Feodora of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duchess Woizlawa Feodora of Mecklenburg

Princess Woizlawa Feodora Reuss of Köstritz is a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin...

 (born 1918), daughter of Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg

Duke Adolf Friedrich Albrecht Heinrich of Mecklenburg was a German explorer in Africa, a colonial politician, the elected Duke of the United Baltic Duchy from 5 November to 28 November, 1918, and the first president of the National Olympic Committee of Germany .- Biography :Born in Schwerin, Adolf...

, and his wife, Princess Victoria Feodora Reuss of Schleiz. They had six children (one daughter and five sons).

• Princess Feodora Reuss(b. 5 February 1942), married in 1967 to Count Gisbert of Stolberg-Wernigerode, had issue.
• Prince Heinrich VIII Reuss (b. 30 August 1944), married in 1973 to Baroness Dorit of Ruffin, had issue.
• Prince Heinrich IX Reuss (b. 30 June 1947), married in 1984 to Baroness Amélie Besserer Thalfingen, had issue.
• Prince Heinrich X Reuss (b. 28 July 1948), married firstly in 1976 to Baroness Elisabeth Akerhielm of Margrethelund, divorced in 1990, had issue; Married Secondly in 1991 to Countess Antoinette of Arnim, no issue.
• Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss (b. 4 December 1951), married in 1989 to Susan Doukht Jalali, had issue.
• Prince Heinrich XV Reuss (b. 9 October 1956), married in 1999 to Anja Charlotte Nooth-Cooper, had issue.

His wife is one of the only remaining members of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1348, when Albert II of Mecklenburg and his younger brother John were raised to Dukes of Mecklenburg by King Charles IV...

, after her cousins (twice-removed), Donata

Duchess Donata of Mecklenburg

Duchess Donata of Mecklenburg is the senior member of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Since there are no males left in the family, the Schwerin branch itself is considered extinct due to the Salic law of succession...

 and Edwina.

Titles and styles

• 9 October 1956 – 10 March 1982: His Serene Highness Prince Heinrich I Reuss

Ancestry