Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz

Heinrich XIX
Prince Reuss of Greiz
Spouse	Princess Gasparine of Rohan-Rochefort
Issue
Louise Caroline, Princess Reuss of Köstritz Elisabeth, Princess of Fürstenberg
Full name
German: Heinrich
House	House Reuss of Greiz
Father	Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
Mother	Princess Wilhelmine Louise of Nassau-Weilburg
Born	1 March 1790(1790-03-01) Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Died	31 October 1836(1836-10-31) (aged 46) Greiz, Reuss Elder Line

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.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Prince Reuss of Greiz 3 Marriage 4 Death 5 Titles and styles 6 Ancestry 7 Notes and sources

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).

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 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.

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

Ancestors of Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz

16. Heinrich VI, Count Reuss of Greiz               8. Count Heinrich II Reuss of Obergreiz                       17. Baroness Henriette Amalie of Friesen               4. Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz                             18. Count Johann Kaspar of Bothmer               9. Countess Sophie Charlotte of Bothmer                       19. Gisela Erdmuth of Hoym               2. Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz                                   20. Heinrich I, Count Reuss of Schleiz               10. Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Köstritz                       21. Countess Anna Elisabeth of Sinzendorf               5. Countess Conradine Reuss of Köstritz                             22. Baron Hans Christoph of Promnitz               11. Baroness Marie Eleonore Emma of Promnitz-Dittersbach                       23. Baroness Anna Elisabeth Saurma of Jeltsch               1. Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz                                         24. John Ernst, Count of Nassau-Weilburg               12. Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg                       25. Countess Marie Polyxene of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg               6. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg                             26. George August, Count of Nassau-Idstein               13. Princess Augusta of Nassau-Idstein                       27. Princess Henriëtte Dorothea of Oettingen-Oettingen               3. Princess Wilhelmine Louise of Nassau-Weilburg                                   28. John William Friso               14. William IV, Prince of Orange                       29. Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel               7. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau                             30. George II of Great Britain               15. Anne, Princess Royal                       31. Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Notes and sources

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

• Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Heinrich XIX, Fürst Reuss
• 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

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
Regnal titles
Preceded by Heinrich XIII	Prince Reuss of Greiz 1817 – 1836	Succeeded by Heinrich XX

Persondata
Name	Heinrich Xix, Prince Reuss Of Greiz
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1 March 1790
Place of birth	Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Date of death	31 October 1836
Place of death	Greiz, Reuss Elder Line