Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line

Heinrich XIV
Prince Reuss Younger Line
200px Prince Heinrich XIV ca. 1900
Born	(1832-05-28)28 May 1832 Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Died	Schleiz, Reuss Younger Line
Spouse	Duchess Agnes of Württemberg Friederike Graetz
Issue	Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line Elisabet, Princess Hermann of Solms-Braunfels Baron Heinrich of Saalburg
Full name German: Heinrich
House	House of Reuss Younger Line
Father	Heinrich LXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line
Mother	Princess Adelheid Reuss of Ebersdorf

Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line (German: Heinrich XIV Fürst Reuß jüngere Linie; 28 May 1832 – 29 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 of Heinrich LXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (1789–1867), (son of Heinrich LXII, Prince Reuss Younger Line, and Princess Caroline of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg) and his wife, Princess Adelheid Reuss of Ebersdorf (1800–1880), (daughter of Heinrich LI, Prince Reuss of Ebersdorf and Countess Luise of Hoym).

Prince Reuss Younger Line

At the death of his father on 11 July 1867 he inherited the throne of the Principality.

He became regent of Reuss Elder Line from 1902, because of a physical and mental disability of Prince Heinrich XXIV due to an accident in his childhood, at his death, his son continued the regency Prince Heinrich XXVII until the abolition of the German monarchies in 1918.

In 1869 he founded the Reussian Prince Cross of Honour. (de:Reußisches Ehrenkreuz) and in 1897 he donated a Golden Medal of Distinguish Service (de:Goldenen Verdienstmedaille).

Marriage

Heinrich XIV married on 6 February 1858 at Karlsruhe to Duchess Agnes of Württemberg (1835–1886), younger child of Duke Eugen of Württemberg by his second marriage with Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

They had two children:

• Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (10 November 1858 – 21 November 1928), married in 1884 to Pricess Elise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, had issue.
• Princess Elisabeth Reuss of Schleiz (27 October 1859 – 23 February 1951), married in 1887 to Prince Hermann of Solms-Braunfels, had issue.

He married secondly in a morganatic marriage on 14 February 1890 at Gera to Friederike Graetz (1851–1907), daughter of Johann Philipp Graetz and Augusta Neiss.

They had one son:

• Baron Heinrich of Saalburg (4 November 1875 – 23 February 1954), married in 1924 to Margarethe Groenwoldt, no issue.

Titles and styles

• 28 May 1832 – 11 July 1867: His Serene Highness Prince Heinrich XIV Reuss of Schleiz
• 11 July 1867 – 29 March 1913: His Serene Highness The Prince Reuss Younger Line

Ancestry

Family of Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line

16. Heinrich XI, Count Reuss of Schleiz               8. Count Heinrich XII Reuss of Schleiz                       17. Countess Auguste Dorothea of Hohenlohe-Langenburg               4. Heinrich XLII, Prince Reuss of Schleiz                             18. Georg August, Count of Erbach-Schönberg               9. Countess Christine of Erbach-Schönberg                       19. Countess Ferdinande Henriette of Stolberg-Gedern               2. Heinrich LXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line                                   20. Karl August, Prince of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg               10. Christian Friedrich Karl, Prince of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg                       21. Countess Charlotta Amalia of Wolfstein               5. Princess Caroline of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg                             22. Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg               11. Princess Luise Charlotte of Hohenlohe-Langenburg                       23. Countess Eleonore of Nassau-Saarbrücken               1. Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line                                         24. Heinrich XXIX, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf               12. Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf                       25. Countess Sofie Theodora of Castell-Remlingen               6. Heinrich LI, Prince Reuss of Ebersdorf                             26. Georg August, Count of Erbach-Schönberg               13. Countess Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg                       27. Countess Ferdinande Henriette of Stolberg-Gedern               3. Princess Adelheid Reuss of Ebersdorf                                   28. Count Ludwig Gebhard II of Hoym               14. Count Gotthelf Adolf of Hoym                       29. Countess Luise of Werthern               7. Count Luise of Hoym                             30. Count Friedrich Botho of Stolberg-Rossla               15. Countess Sophie Auguste of Stolberg-Rossla                       31. Countess Henriette Reuss of Gera

Notes and sources

• Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Heinrich XIV, Fürst Reuss zu Schleiz
• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1956
• L'Allemagne dynastique, Huberty, Giraud, Magdelaine, Reference: 334

Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line House of Reuss Younger Line Cadet branch of the House of Reuss Born: 28 May 1832 Died: 29 March 1913
Regnal titles
Preceded by Heinrich LXVII	Prince Reuss Younger Line 1867 – 1913	Succeeded by Heinrich XXVII
New title	Regent of Reuss Elder Line 1902 – 1913