Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz (german: Heinrich XXIV Fürst Reuß zu Greiz; 20 March 187813 October 1927) was the last reigning Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1902 to 1918. Then he became head of the
House Reuss of Greiz, which became extinct at his death in 1927.
Early life
Heinrich XXIV was born at
Greiz
Greiz () is a town in the state of Thuringia, Germany, and is the capital of the district of Greiz. Greiz is situated in eastern Thuringia, east of state capital Jena, on the river ''White Elster''.
Greiz has a large park in its center (Fürstl ...
,
Principality of Reuss-Greiz
The Principality of Reuss-Greiz (german: Fürstentum Reuß-Greiz), called the Principality of the Reuss Elder Line (german: Fürstentum Reuß älterer Linie) after 1848, was a sovereign state in modern Germany, ruled by members of the House of ...
, only son of
Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz (28 March 1846 – 19 April 1902) was the reigning sovereign of Reuss-Greiz, a small principality of the German states, from 1859 until his death in 1902.Martin (1879), p. 173.
Reign
Heinrich succeeded as rei ...
(1846–1902), (son of
Heinrich XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz
Heinrich XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz (german: Heinrich XX Fürst Reuß zu Greiz; 29 June 17948 November 1859) was Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1836 to 1859.
Early life
Heinrich XX was born at Offenbach, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, younger surviv ...
, and Princess Caroline of
Hesse-Homburg
Hesse-Homburg was formed into a separate landgraviate in 1622 by the landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt; it was to be ruled by his son, although it did not become independent of Hesse-Darmstadt until 1668. It was briefly divided into Hesse-Homburg and ...
) and his wife,
Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning wiktionary:principal, principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. ...
(1852–1891), (daughter of
Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (''Adolf Georg''; 1 August 1817 – 8 May 1893) was a ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.
Biography
He was born in Bückeburg to Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of W ...
and Princess Hermine of
Waldeck-Pyrmont
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).
Prince Reuss of Greiz
On the death of his father on 19 April 1902, Heinrich XXIV succeeded him as Prince Reuss of Greiz.
Because of Heinrich XXIV's physical and mental disabilities, the result of a childhood accident,
Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line
Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line (german: Heinrich XIV Fürst Reuß jüngere Linie; 28 May 183229 March 1913) was Prince Reuss Younger Line from 1867 to 1913.
Early life
Heinrich XIV was born at Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, sixth child o ...
served as regent of Reuss Elder Line from 1902 until his death in 1913; the regency continued thereafter under Heinrich XIV's successor,
Heinrich XXVII, until the abolition of the
German monarchies in 1918.
On Heinrich XXIV's death in 1927, the House Reuss of Greiz became extinct, the prince having died unmarried with no issue; the titles passed to
Heinrich XXVII of
Reuss Younger Line
The Principality of Reuss-Gera (german: Fürstentum Reuß-Gera), called the Principality of the Reuss Junior Line (german: Fürstentum Reuß jüngerer Linie) after 1848, was a sovereign state in modern Germany, ruled by members of the House of Re ...
.
Ancestry
Notes and sources
*The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: II 331
*Gehrlein Thomas, The House of Reuss - Older and Younger line Börde Verlag 2006,
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1878 births
1927 deaths
People from Greiz
People from the Principality of Reuss-Greiz
Princes of Reuss