Heinrich XIX. (Reuss-Greiz)

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Heinrich XIX. , Prince Reuss older line, Count and Lord of Plauen, Lord of Greiz, Kranichfeld, Gera, Schleiz and Lobenstein (born March 1, 1790 in Offenbach ; † October 31, 1836 in Greiz ).

Life

Heinrich XIX. was a son of Prince Heinrich XIII. Reuss zu Greiz and his wife Princess Luise von Nassau-Weilburg (1765–1837). He followed his father as Prince Reuss zu Greiz in 1817.

In 1819 Heinrich had the so-called "Old Guard" built opposite the Lower Palace by the master builder Wilhelm Pöhl, in which the palace guard was housed until 1918.

Prince Heinrich married Princess Gasparine (1798–1871), daughter of Prince Charles de Rohan-Rochefort, in Prague on January 7, 1822 . In her honor he built the Gasparin Temple on the Alexandrinenberg in Greiz . Since his wife was a Catholic, the prince had the porcelain rotunda in Greizer Park converted into a Catholic chapel. Princess Gasparine founded a Catholic community again in Greiz.

Death notice for Prince Heinrich XIX.

Since he only had two daughters from his marriage, the government passed to his brother Heinrich XX after his death . over.

progeny

See also

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 .
predecessor Office successor
Henry XIII. Prince Reuss zu Greiz
1817 - 1836 		Heinrich XX.
personal data
SURNAME Heinrich XIX.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince Reuss of Greiz
DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH Offenbach
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 1836
Place of death Greiz