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Wilhelmine Louise, Princess Reuss of Greiz, born as Princess Wilhelmine Luise of Nassau-Weilburg (28 September 1765, in
The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...
– 10 October 1837, in
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) was a German princess. She was a Princess-consort of Reuss of Greiz from 1800 until 1817, and was a daughter of Prince Charles Christian, Duke of Nassau-Weilburg and
Carolina of Orange-Nassau Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (''Wilhelmine Carolina''; 16 February 1743 – 6 May 1787) was a Dutch regent. She was the daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the Netherlands, and Anne, Princess Royal. She was regent of the ...
, daughter of
William IV, Prince of Orange William IV (Willem Karel Hendrik Friso; 1 September 1711 – 22 October 1751) was Prince of Orange from birth and the first hereditary stadtholder of all the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 1747 until his death in 1751. During his who ...
.


Marriage and children

Louise married on 9 January 1786 in
Kirchheimbolanden Kirchheimbolanden is the capital and the second largest city of the Donnersbergkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate. Situated in south-western Germany, it is approximately 25 km west of Worms, Germany, Worms, and 30 km north-east of Kaisersla ...
to Heinrich XIII, future Prince Reuss of Greiz (1747–1817), third child of
Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz (; 18 March 172228 June 1800) was the first Prince Principality of Reuss-Greiz, Reuss of Greiz from 1778 to 1800. Early life Heinrich XI was born at Greiz, Reuss (state), Reuss, youngest child of Count Heinrich ...
, and his wife, Countess Conradine Reuss of Köstritz (daughter of Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Köstritz and Baroness Marie Eleonore Emma of Promnitz-Dittersbach). They had four children: * Prince Heinrich XVIII Reuss of Greiz (31 March 1787 – 31 March 1787) * Unnamed daughter (28 November 1788 – 28 November 1788) * Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz (1 March 1790 – 31 October 1836), married in 1822 to Princess Gasparine of Rohan-Rochefort, had issue. * Heinrich XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz (29 June 1794 – 8 November 1859), married firstly in 1834 to Princess Sophie of Löwenstein-Wertheim- Rosenberg, no issue, Princess Sophie died in 1838; Married secondly in 1839 to Landgravine Karoline of Hesse-Homburg, had issue.


Ancestry


External links

* dr. A.W.E. Dek, ''Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau'', Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel, 1970. * Michel Huberty, Alain Giraud, F. & B. Magdelaine, ''l’Allemagne Dynastique. Tome I Hesse-Reuss-Saxe'', Alain Giraud, Le Perreux, 1976. * Michel Huberty, Alain Giraud, F. & B. Magdelaine, ''l’Allemagne Dynastique. Tome III Brunswick-Nassau-Schwarzbourg'', Alain Giraud, Le Perreux, 1981. {{DEFAULTSORT:Louise, Princess Reuss of Greiz House of Nassau-Weilburg 1765 births 1837 deaths Nobility from The Hague Princesses of Nassau-Weilburg Princesses of Reuss Daughters of princes regnant Mothers of German monarchs