Princess Caroline of Hesse-Homburg (1819–1872)
| Caroline of Hesse-Homburg | |
|---|---|
| Princess Reuss of Greiz | |
 Princess Caroline of Hesse-Homburg, Regent of Reuss-Greiz. | |
| Born | 1819 |
| Died | 1872 (aged 52–53) |
| Spouse | |
| House | Hesse |
| Father | Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg |
| Mother | Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau |
Caroline of Hesse-Homburg (1819-1872), 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:
- Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (25 December 1840 – 4 January 1890), married in 1862 to Prince Hugo of Schönburg-Waldenburg, had issue.
- Prince Heinrich XXI Reuss of Greiz (11 February 1844 – 14 June 1844)
- Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz (28 March 1846 – 19 April 1902)
- Prince Heinrich XXIII Reuss of Greiz (27 June 1848 – 22 October 1861)
- Princess Marie Reuss of Greiz (19 March 1855 – 31 December 1909), married in 1875 to Count Friedrich of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Meerholz (grandson of Ernst Casimir II, 2nd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen), no issue.
References
- Friedrich Wilhelm Trebge: Spuren im Land. Aus der Geschichte des apanagierten thüringisch-vogtländischen Adelshauses Reuß-Köstritz. 2., ergänzte Auflage. Vogtländischer Altertumsforschender Verein zu Hohenleuben, Hohenleuben 2005.