Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz

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Heinrich IV
Prince Reuss
Prince Heinrich IV in 2011 at the funeral of Crown Prince 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

Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss (26 October 1919 – 20 June 2012)[1] was the head of the German formerly princely House of Reuss.[2]

Life[edit]

He was born in Ernstbrunn, Austria, 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[edit]

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][unreliable source?]
    • Heinrich XXIX, Hereditary Prince Reuss (b. 2 March 1997)
    • Princess Tatiana Reuss (b. 24 June 2001)
    • Princess Luise Reuss (b. 5 March 2005)
    • Prince Heinrich V Reuss (b. 12 January 2012)
  • Princess Anna Elisabeth Johanette Reuss (b. 29 June 1957)
  • Princess Karoline Adelma Henriette Anna Elisabeth Reuss (b. 23 June 1959), married to Carl Philipp, Baron von Hohenbuhel gennant Heufler zu Rasen.
  • Princess Espérance Eleonore Anna Elisabeth Reuss (b. 22 July 1962), married to Count Johannes Ferdinand Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Reuß, Prinz, Heinrich IV". TracesOfWar. Retrieved 25 Jan 2021.
  2. ^ "Der letzte Fürst Reuß ist mit fast 93 Jahren verstorben – Gera | OTZ" (in German). Gera.otz.de. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  3. ^ "REUSS JÜNGERE LINIE". royaltyguide.nl.
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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