Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz

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

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
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

Life

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

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:
    • Heinrich XXIX, Hereditary Prince Reuss (b. 2 April 1997)
    • Princess Tatiana Reuss (b. 24 June 2001)
    • Princess Xenia Reuss (b. 5 March 2006)
    • 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 Anna Elisabeth Eleonore Reuss (b. 22 July 1962), married to Count Johannes Ferdinand Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau.

Titles

In the German language:

Ancestry

References

  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.
Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
Born: 26 October 1919
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Heinrich XLV Reuss of Schleiz
 TITULAR 
Prince Reuss
after 1945, officially 1962 – 20 June 2012
Reason for succession failure:
Monarchy abolished in 1918
Succeeded by
Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
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