Caroline of Hesse-Homburg (1819-1872)


Caroline of Hesse-Homburg, was a Princess consort of Reuss of Greiz by marriage to Henry XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz. She was the regent of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz during the minority of her minor son Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, from 1859 until 1867.

Early life

Caroline was eldest child of Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, and his wife, Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau.

Marriage and issue

On 1 October 1839 in Homburg vor der Höhe, she married Henry XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz. They had five children: