Henry XI. (Reuss-Greiz)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Heinrich XI. Reuss to Greiz

Henry XI. Prince Reuss older line, Graf and Mr. Plauen, Lord of Greiz, Kranichfeld, Gera, Schleiz and Lobenstein (* 18th March 1722 in Obergreiz ; † 28. June 1800 in Greiz ) from the Reuss was from 1723 reigning Count , from 1778 Prince of the Principality of Reuss older line , an imperial territory in the Holy Roman Empire .

Life

Henry XI. was a son of Count Heinrich II. Reuss zu Obergreiz (1696-1722) and his wife Countess Sophie Charlotte von Bothmer (1697-1748). He followed his brother Heinrich IX. 1723 as Count Reuss zu Obergreiz. His reign was extraordinarily long at over 77 years.

After the death of Count Heinrich III. Reuss zu Untergreiz 1768 also fell to Untergreiz. This allowed Heinrich XI. reunite the Russian holdings of the older line in his hand. He systematically redesigned the residence in Greiz, built the summer palace by 1769 and founded the court library.

On May 12, 1778 he was raised to the rank of imperial prince as Prince Reuss zu Greiz . His close ties to the Austrian imperial family are also reflected in the award of the Order of St. Stephen .

progeny

The summer palace in Greiz , built until 1769

Henry XI. first married on April 4, 1743 in Köstritz Konradine (1719–1770), daughter of Count Heinrich XXIV. Reuss von Schleiz zu Köstritz, with whom he had the following children:

  • Heinrich XII. (1744–1745)
  • Amalie (1745-1748)
  • Henry XIII. (1747–1817), Prince Reuss zu Greiz ∞ (1786) Princess Wilhelmine Luise von Nassau-Weilburg (1765–1837)
  • Friederike (1748–1816)
    ∞ I. (1767) Count Friedrich Ludwig zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1746–1803) (divorced 1769)
    ∞ II. (1770) Prince Friedrich zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg (1732–1796)
  • Heinrich XIV. (1749–1799) ∞ (morg. 1797) Maria Anna Meyer, wife of Eybenberg, (1775 / 76–1812)
  • Henry XV. (1751-1825)
  • Isabella (1752–1824) ∞ (1771) Burgrave Wilhelm Georg von Kirchberg (1751–1777)
  • Marie (1754–1759)
  • Viktoria (1756–1819) ∞ (1783) Prince Wolfgang Ernst II of Isenburg-Birstein (1735–1803)
  • Henry XVI. (1759–1763)
  • Henry XVII. (1761–1807) ∞ (morg. 1805) Babette Benigna von Wenz zum Lahnstein (1775–1838)

His second marriage to Alexandrine (1740–1809), daughter of Count Christian Karl von Leiningen-Dagsburg , whom he married on October 25, 1770 in Frankfurt am Main , remained childless.

literature

  • Friedrich Wilhelm Trebge: Traces in the Land. From the history of the apanaged Thuringian-Vogtland noble house Reuss-Köstritz. 2nd, supplemented edition. Vogtland Antiquities Research Association in Hohenleuben, Hohenleuben 2005.
  • Thomas Gehrlein: The Reuss House. Older and younger line (= German Princely Houses. 19). 2nd, revised edition. Börde-Verlag, Werl 2006, ISBN 3-9810315-3-9 .

Web links

Commons : Heinrich XI. (Reuß-Greiz)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
predecessor Office successor
--- Prince Reuss zu Greiz
1778 - 1800 		Henry XIII.
personal data
SURNAME Henry XI.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince Reuss of Greiz
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1722
PLACE OF BIRTH Upper stimulus
DATE OF DEATH June 28, 1800
Place of death Greiz