Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Köstritz (26 July 1681 in

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— 24 July 1748 in

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) was Count Reuss of Köstritz from 1692 to his death. He was the founder of the Reuss-Köstritz line of the

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Marriage and issues

On 6 May 1704, Heinrich XXIV married

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. They had following children: * Heinrich V (1706–1713) * Heinrich VI (1707–1783) * Heinrich VIII (1708–1710) * Luise (1710–1756) * Heinrich IX (1711–1780) * Sophia (1712–1781) * Heinrich X (1715–1741) * Conradina Eleonora (1719–1770), married Heinrich XI of Greiz in 1743 * Heinrich XXIII (1722–1787)

References

*Thomas Gehrlein: ''Das Haus Reuss. Älterer und Jüngerer Linie'', Börde Verlag, 2006, *Friedrich Wilhelm Trebge: ''Spuren im Land'', Hohenleuben, 2005 1681 births 1748 deaths Counts of the Holy Roman Empire Counts of Reuss People from the Principality of Reuss-Greiz {{Germany-count-stub