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Heinrich XIX
Prince Reuss of Greiz
Reign29 January 1817 to 31 October 1836
Born(1790-03-01)1 March 1790
Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Died31 October 1836(1836-10-31) (aged 46)
Greiz, Reuss Elder Line
SpousePrincess Gasparine of Rohan-Rochefort
IssueLouise Caroline, Princess Reuss of Köstritz
Elisabeth, Princess of Fürstenberg
HouseHouse Reuss of Greiz
FatherHeinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
MotherPrincess 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:

Death

Death notice for Heinrich XIX

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

Notes

  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)

References and sources

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