Heinrich XXIV. (Reuss-Greiz)
Heinrich XXIV. , Prince Reuss older line, Count and Lord of Plauen, Lord of Greiz, Kranichfeld, Gera, Schleiz and Lobenstein (* March 20, 1878 in Greiz ; † October 14, 1927 ibid). He held the title of prince from April 19, 1902 to November 10, 1918.
Life
He was the only son of Prince Heinrich XXII. Reuss older line and his wife Ida von Schaumburg-Lippe (1852-1891).
Because of his physical and mental ailments as a result of an accident in his childhood, he was unable to govern and was under the reign of Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss junior from April 19, 1902 to October 15, 1908 , and then under the reign of Heinrich XXVII. Hereditary Prince and Prince (from 1913) Reuss younger line.
After the end of the monarchy, he retained the right to live in the Lower Palace until his death in 1927. With Heinrich XXIV, the older line of the Reuss family died out.
See also
- Reuss family list (there further Heinrich XXIV.)
literature
- Henriette Joseph, Haik Thomas Porada (ed.): The northern Vogtland around Greiz. A regional survey in the area of Greiz, Berga, Triebes, Hohenleuben, Elsterberg, Mylau and Netzschkau (= landscapes in Germany. Values of the German homeland . Vol. 68). Böhlau, Cologne a. a. 2006, ISBN 3-412-09003-4 , pp. 51 and 268-269.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Heinrich XXII. |
Prince Reuss Greiz 1902 - 1918 |
End of the monarchy |
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SURNAME | Heinrich XXIV. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heinrich XXIV. Reuss |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Reuss older line |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1878 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Greiz |
DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1927 |
Place of death | Greiz |