Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz was Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1800 to 1817.
Early life
Heinrich XIII was born at Greiz, Reuss, third child of Reuss of Greiz, and his wife, Countess Conradine Reuss of Köstritz,.Prince Reuss of Greiz
On the death of his father on 28 June 1800, Heinrich succeeded him as Prince Reuss of Greiz.After the devastation of Greiz by a fire in 1802, Heinrich XIII ordered that the city be rebuilt in a neoclassical style, and he moved his residence from the Oberes Schloss to the Unteres Schloss, to be more in contact with the people and social life of the Principality.
Heinrich XIII distinguished himself in his military service to Austria as a field marshal, to the point of being considered one of the Emperor Joseph II's best friends.
Heinrich XIII joined the Confederation of the Rhine in 1807 and later was a member of the German Confederation. At the Congress of Vienna he was involved in a territorial dispute with the Kingdom of Saxony, from which he emerged victorious and won the domain of the cities of Altgommla and Kühdorf.
Marriage
Heinrich XIII was married on 9 January 1786 in Kirchheimbolanden to Princess Wilhelmine Louise of Nassau-Weilburg, fourth child and second daughter of Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, and his wife, Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau.They had four children:
- Prince Heinrich XVIII Reuss of Greiz
- Unnamed daughter
- Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz, married in 1822 to Princess Gasparine of Rohan-Rochefort, had issue.
- Heinrich XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz, 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.