Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz

Heinrich XIX
Prince Reuss of Greiz
Born (1790-03-01)1 March 1790
Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Died 31 October 1836(1836-10-31) (aged 46)
Greiz, Reuss Elder Line
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

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).

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:

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

Ancestry

Notes and sources

Heinrich XIX, Prince 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
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