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Heinrich IV
Prince Reuss
Prince Heinrich IV in 2011 at the funeral of Otto von Habsburg
Head of House of Reuss
Period1945/1962 - 2012
PredecessorPrince (Fürst) Heinrich XLV
SuccessorPrince (Fürst) Heinrich XIV
Born(1919-10-26)26 October 1919
Ernstbrunn, Austria
Died20 June 2012(2012-06-20) (aged 92)
Ernstbrunn, Austria
Burial
Ernstbrunn, Austria
SpousePrincess Marie Luise of Salm-Horstmar (1918-2015)
FatherPrince Heinrich XXXIX Reuss
MotherCountess Antonia of Castell-Castell
Styles of
Prince Heinrich IV
Reference styleHis Serene Highness
Spoken styleYour Serene Highness
Alternative style—

Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss (26 October 1919, Ernstbrunn, Austria - 20 June 2012[1]) was the head of the German Princely House of Reuss.[2]

Life

He was the son of Prince Heinrich XXXIX Reuss and Countess Antonia of Castell-Castell. Heinrich IV became head of the princely family after the previous prince Heinrich XLV went missing in 1945 and was declared dead in 1962. He lived with his family at Castle Ernstbrunn in Lower Austria. His son, Prince Heinrich XIV also bought a piece of expropriated property in Eastern Germany.

Marriage and children

On 10 June 1954 the prince married Princess Marie Luise of Salm-Horstmar (1918-2015), daughter of Otto, Prince of Salm-Horstmar and Countess Rosa of Solms-Baruth. They had one son and three daughters:

  • Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (b. 14 July 1955), the current head of the family, married to Baroness Johanna Raitz von Frentz, daughter of Jan, Baron Raitz von Frentz and Baroness Marie-Kunigunde zu Hoenning O´Carroll. They have two sons and two daughters:[3]
    • Heinrich XXIX, Hereditary Prince Reuss (b. 2 Apr 1997)
    • Princess Tatiana Reuss (b. 24 Jun 2001)
    • Princess Xenia Reuss (b. 5 Mar 2006)
    • Prince Heinrich V Reuss (b. 12 Jan 2012)[4]
  • Princess Anna Elisabeth Johanette Reuss (b. 29 Jun 1957)
  • Princess Karoline Adelma Henriette Anna Elisabeth Reuss (b. 23 Jun 1959), married to Carl Philipp, Baron von Hohenbuhel gennant Heufler zu Rasen.
  • Princess Anna Elisabeth Eleonore Reuss (b. 22 Jul 1962), married to Count Johannes Ferdinand Kinsky von Wchinitiz und Tettau.

Titles

In the German language:

Ancestry

Family of Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
16. Heinrich LXIII, Prince Reuss-Köstritz
8. Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss-Köstritz
17. Countess Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode
4. Prince Heinrich XXIV Reuss
18. Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss-Greiz
9. Princess Luise Caroline Reuss-Greiz
19. Princess Gasparine Rohan-Rochefort
2. Prince Heinrich XXXIX Reuss
20. Prince Heinrich XLIV Reuss-Köstritz
10. Prince Heinrich LXXIV Reuss-Köstritz
21. Baroness Auguste Riedesel zu Eisenbach
5. Prince Elisabeth Reuss-Köstritz
22. Count Hermann of Stolberg-Wernigerode
11. Countess Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode
23. Countess Emma of Erbach-Fürstenau
1. Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss
24. Friedrich, Count of Castell-Castell
12. Carl, Count of Castell-Castell
25. Princess Emilie of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
6. Friedrich Karl, Prince of Castell-Castell
26. Carl Friedrich, Count of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim
13. Countess Emma of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim
27. Countess Amalie of Erbach-Schönberg
3. Countess Antonia of Castell-Castell
28. Count Wilhelm of Stolberg-Wernigerode
14. Count Constantin of Stolberg-Wernigerode
29. Countess Elisabeth of Stolberg-Rossla
7. Countess Gertrud of Stolberg-Wernigerode
30. Count Conrad of Stolberg-Wernigerode
15. Countess Antonie of Stolberg-Wernigerode
31. Baroness Marianne von Romberg

References

  1. ^ Royal News of 2012, Section I
  2. ^ "Der letzte Fürst Reuß ist mit fast 93 Jahren verstorben – Gera | OTZ" (in German). Gera.otz.de. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  3. ^ The peerage : Person Page 11136
  4. ^ Online Gotha - Reuss
Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
Born: 26 October 1919
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Prince Reuss
after 1945, officially 1962 – 20 June 2012
Reason for succession failure:
Monarchy abolished in 1918 		Succeeded by
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