Heinrich XXIV. (Reuss-Greiz)

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Heinrich XXIV.

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.

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predecessor Office successor
Heinrich XXII. Prince Reuss Greiz
1902 - 1918
End of the monarchy