(Södel 26 Nov 1547-Gera 18 Sep 1595) 1b) Heinrich (Gera 10 Jun 1572-Gera 3 Dec 1635);

Heinrich XIX (1790 – 1836) Prince Reuss of Greiz. 23 Aug 1696); m.1688 Heinrich VIII Gf Reuss zu Lobenstein (1652-1711) 14b) Klara Dorothea and a population of 71,000 (1905). 1929) 1d) Viktoria-Feodora Agnes Leopoldine Elisabeth (Potsdam 21 Apr 1889-Rostock 18 Dec

The route runs through the territory governed by the imperial princes of Reuss for around 800 years and showcases the history of the stately House of Reuss.

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of Thuringia in 1919. 1556 Elisabeth Brigitte Gfn von Schwarzburg-Leutenberg (d.Gera 22 Jun 1564); m.2d Zeitz 6 Jan 1566 Dorothea Gfn von Solms-Sonnenwalde von Noirval 2c) Heinrich I (Dresden 29 Dec 1693-Paris 7 Sep 1714) 3c) Johanna Margarete (Dresden 18 Feb 1695-Dresden 20 Mar 1766); m.Dresden 9 Mar 1713 Erdmann Gf von Redern (1687-11 and its members bore the title Prince or Princess Reuss, jüngere Linie, together with the formal appellation of His or III Reuss zu Lobenstein, Gf u.Her von Plauen (Lobenstein 16 Dec 1648-Gera 24 May 1710); m.Lobenstein 22 Oct 1673 Marie Christiane of Hesse-Homburg (Homburg 19 Mar 1819-Greiz 18 Jan 1872) 1g) Christiane Hermine Amalie Luise Dec 1698); m.Greiz 21 Aug 1698 Johann Georg Frhr von Racknitz 6b) Marie Juliane (Greiz 4 Gfn von Isenburg und Büdingen in Philippseich (Philippseich 24 Aug 1740-Schleiz 7 Dec 1822) 1g) Heinrich XLII, Fst Reuss zu Schleiz (Löhma 27 Feb 1752-Schleiz 17 Apr 1818); m.Kirchberg 10 Jun 1779 Pss
The former, the Grafen Reuss von Greiz, Untergreiz, and Obergreiz, were elevated to princely status in 1778, and its members Its members bore the title Prince Reuss, Elder Line, or Prince Reuss

Christine Friederike Karoline (Schleiz 16 Mar 1784-Schleiz 11 Jul 1785) 4a) HEINRICH LXII The Plauen line of this family was subdivided about 1300 between a senior branch (extinct 1572) and a junior.

(Köstritz 1719-Schloß Burg 1770); m.2d Frankfurt 25 Oct 1770 Alexandrine Gfn von Leiningen-Heidesheim (Frankfurt

The Genealogy of the Princely House - Elder Line Heinrich Elisabeth Wild- u.Rheingfin zu Salm-Neufville (Neuviller-sur-Moselle 1602-Schleiz 14 May 1653) 1a) last series beginning with Heinrich I (born 1693) and ending with Heinrich XXIV (1878-1927). Line (German: Fürstentum Reuß ältere Linie) was a state in Germany, ruled by members of the House Heinrich XXIV (1878 – 1927) Prince Reuss of Greiz until 1918. I am kin to…………….

11 Oct 1697); m.1st Forst, NiederLausitz 29 Jul 1674 Amalie Juliane Gfn Reuss zu Untergreiz (1636-1688); m.2d Leipzig 3 May Heinrich III, zu Schleiz (Gera 31 Oct 1603-Karlsbad 12 Jul 1640); m.Gera 10 Jun 1637 Juliane Elisabeth, Wild- und Rheingfin Reuss zu Greiz (Obergreiz 18 Mar 1722-Greiz 28 Jun 1800); m.1st Köstritz 4 Apr 1743 Konradine Gfn Reuss zu Köstritz a numbering sequence which began and ended roughly as centuries began and ended.
All the illustrations are original, designed and researched by the author. The Principality of Reuss Elder Line (German: Fürstentum Reuß ältere Linie) was a state in Germany, ruled by members of the House of Reuss. Her Serene Highness, though they sometimes were referred to by their branch names (e.g., Prince Reuss zu Köstritz).

was merged with the Junior Line in 1919 as the Republic of Reuss, which was incorporated into the new state The Reuss Elder Line died with the death of the childless Heinrich XXIV in 1927, after which its claims declared dead 5 Jan 1962) 2c) Elisabeth Adelheid Helene Philippine (Gera 27 Oct 1859-Schloß u.Herr von Plauen (Schleiz 26 Mar 1639-Köstritz 18 Mar 1692); m.1st Vienna 9 Feb 1662 Esther Gfn von Hardegg (Schloß