Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz


Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz was Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1817 to 1836.

Early life

Heinrich XIX was born at Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse, elder surviving son of Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, and his wife, Princess Wilhelmine Louise of Nassau-Weilburg,.

Prince Reuss of Greiz

At the death of his father on 29 January 1817, he succeeded as the Prince Reuss of Greiz.
In 1819 he restored the Unteres Schloss, where his father had already transferred the family residence.

Marriage

Heinrich XIX married on 7 January 1822 in Prague to Princess Gasparine of Rohan-Rochefort, third daughter of Charles Louis Gaspard of Rohan-Rochefort, and his wife, Marie Louise Joséphine of Rohan-Guéméné.
They had two daughters:
At his death in 1836, having no male heir, the Head of the House Reuss of Greiz passed to his younger brother Heinrich XX.

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