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Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz

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Period
  
1945/1962 - 2012


Name
  
Heinrich Prince

Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Kostritz

Predecessor
  
Prince (Furst) Heinrich XLV

Successor
  
Prince (Furst) Heinrich XIV

Born
  
26 October 1919 Ernstbrunn, Austria (
1919-10-26
)

Died
  
20 June 2012(2012-06-20) (aged 92)

Spouse
  
Princess Marie Luise of Salm-Horstmar

Father
  
Prince Heinrich XXXIX Reuss

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

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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:
  • 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)
  • 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

  • His Serene Highness Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss

    • In the German language:

  • Seine Durchlaucht Heinrich IV, Fürst Reuss

    • References

    Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz Wikipedia
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