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:
- Princess Louise Caroline Reuss of Greiz, married firstly in 1842 to Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg, but died in 1852, had issue; Married secondly in 1854 to Prince Heinrich IV Reuss of Köstritz, had issue, including Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz and Eleonore, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria.
- Princess Elisabeth Reuss of Greiz, married in 1844 to Charles Egon III, Prince of Fürstenberg, had issue.