Heinrich XX. (Reuss-Greiz)
Heinrich XX. Reuss (born June 29, 1794 in Offenbach ; † November 8, 1859 in Greiz ) was Prince Reuss of Greiz , Count and Lord of Plauen, Lord of Greiz, Kranichfeld, Gera, Schleiz and Lobenstein.
Life
Heinrich XX. was a son of Prince Heinrich XIII. Reuss zu Greiz and his wife Princess Luise (1765–1837), daughter of Prince Karl Christian von Nassau-Weilburg . In 1814 he took part in the war against France as adjutant of the Lieutenant Field Marshal Landgrave Philipp von Hessen-Homburg and followed his brother, Heinrich XIX. , as Prince Reuss zu Greiz in 1836.
Heinrich stuck to the absolutist system of government; although he voluntarily gave the country a constitution in 1848, it was never implemented. As an Austrian officer, the prince was the only Thuringian regent alongside Sachsen-Meiningen on Austria's side on the German question . Since he left a minor hereditary prince behind when he died, his wife took over the reign of the country.
progeny
He married Princess Sophia Maria Theresia zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born September 18, 1809 in Prague , † July 21, 1838 in Bubentsch near Prague), daughter of Prince Karl Thomas zu Löwenstein-Wertheim , on November 25, 1834 at Haid Castle. Rosenberg (1783–1849) and Countess Sophie Ludovica Wilhelmina zu Windisch-Graetz (1784–1848). The marriage remained childless.
On October 1, 1839, in Homburg, he married Caroline (1819–1872), daughter of Landgrave Gustav von Hessen-Homburg (1781–1848) and Princess Luise Friederike von Anhalt-Dessau (1798–1858), with whom he had the following children:
- Hermine (1840–1890) ∞ (1862) Prince Hugo zu Schönburg-Waldenburg (1822–1897)
- Heinrich XXI. (* / † 1844)
- Heinrich XXII. (1846–1902), Prince Reuss zu Greiz ∞ (1872) Princess Ida zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1852–1891)
- Heinrich XXIII. (1848–1861)
- Marie (1855–1909) ∞ (1875) Hereditary Count Friedrich zu Ysenburg and Büdingen-Meerholz (1847–1889)
Heinrich had an illegitimate son with Isabella Freifrau von Dachenhausen (née Acton):
- Heinrich (1822–1892), noble and baron class as: von Rothenthal (January 7, 1857 in Greiz) Reuss a.L. ∞ (1857) Bertha Thury de Tamásfalva (1831–1914)
and an illegitimate daughter with Emilie Fritsch before his marriages:
- Isabella Waldhaus (1824 / 1825–1898 in Wilhelmshaven ) ∞ Wilhelm Henning
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 .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Heinrich XIX. |
Prince Reuss zu Greiz 1836 - 1859 |
Heinrich XXII. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heinrich XX. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince Reuss zu Greiz, Count and Herr zu Plauen, Herr zu Greiz, Kranichfeld, Gera, Schleiz and Lobenstein |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1794 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Offenbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1859 |
| Place of death | Greiz |