Henry XVIII Reuss to Köstritz

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Henry XVIII Prince Reuss zu Köstritz (born May 14, 1847 in Leipzig ; † August 15, 1911 in Schweinfurt ) was a Prussian general of the cavalry à la suite of the army and of the 1st Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Dragoon Regiment No. 17 .

Life

Heinrich came from the Reuss zu Schleiz-Köstritz line of the ruling family of Reuss younger line . He was the son of Heinrich II Reuss zu Köstritz (1803-1852) and his wife Countess Clothilde zu Castell-Castell (1821-1860). He had two younger siblings: Heinrich XIX. Reuss zu Köstritz (1848–1904) and Heinrich XX. Reuss to Köstritz van Reichenfels (1852–1884).

Prince Henry XVIII worked in various civil and military positions. In 1883 he became the adjutant of Emperor I. Wilhelm appointed. From November 4, 1886 to January 26, 1892 he was in command of the 17th Dragoons Regiment . Promoted to lieutenant general in 1897 , he was then commander of the 14th division . In 1902 he was promoted to general of the cavalry.

family

Henry XVIII married in 1886 Charlotte Duchess of Mecklenburg [-Schwerin] (7 November 1868 - 20 December 1944), daughter of Duke Wilhelm zu Mecklenburg (1827–1879) and his wife Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1842–1906). The couple had three children:

  • Heinrich XXXVII. (1888–1964), Lieutenant General ret. D.,
  • Heinrich XXXVIII. (1889-1918), fallen
  • Heinrich XLII. (1892-1949).

literature

  • Bernd Kasten : Prince Schnaps. Black sheep in the Princely House of Mecklenburg. Hinstorff Verlag GmbH, Rostock 2009, ISBN 3-356-01334-3 .
  • John CG Röhl : Wilhelm II. The Emperor's Youth 1859–1888. Verlag CH Beck Munich 2001. ISBN 3-406-37668-1 . P. 529.
  • Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Princely Houses. 1900. Justus Pertes, Gotha 1899, p. 71.
  • Rudolf Vierhaus : Foreword. In: Rudolf Vierhaus (ed.): The diary of the Baroness Spitzemberg, b. Freiin v. Varnbuler. Records from the court society of the Hohenzollern Empire. (= German historical sources of the 19th and 20th centuries. 43). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1989. p. 440.
  • Military weekly paper , No. 69 of 1884, p. 127.

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See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Günter Wegmann (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Formation history and staffing of the German armed forces 1815-1990. Part 1: Occupation of the German armies 1815–1939. Volume 3: The occupation of the active regiments, battalions and departments from the foundation or list until August 26, 1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2413-1 , p. 76.
  2. ^ Paul von Seeler: History of the 1st Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Dragoon Regiment No. 17. ES Mittler and Son, Berlin 1885, p. 150.
  3. ↑ Grand Ducal Mecklenburg-Schwerin State Calendar a. Mecklenburg-Schwerin State Handbook . Years 1896–1913.
personal data
SURNAME Reuss zu Köstritz, Heinrich XVIII.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reuss zu Köstritz, Heinrich XvIII. Prince (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the cavalry
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH August 15, 1911
Place of death Schweinfurt