Biography
Heinrich XI. Reuß zu Greiz, Fürst Reuß zu Greiz, was born 18 March 1722 in Obergreiz, Thuringia, Germany to Heinrich II. Reuß zu Obergreiz (1696-1722) and Sophie Charlotte von Bothmer (1697-1748) and died 28 June 1800 Greiz, Thuringia, Germany of unspecified causes. He married Konradine Reuß zu Köstritz (1719-1770) 4 April 1743 in Bad Köstritz, Thuringia, Germany. He married Alexandrine von Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim (1732-1809) 25 October 1770 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
Heinrich succeeded his brother Heinrich IX. as Count of Reuss-Obergreiz in 1723. After the death of Count Heinrich III. Reuss-Untergreiz, in 1768, the city of Untergreiz passed to the domains of the Heinrich XI. and he was able to gather these possessions and guaranteed the line of succession.
On 12 May 1778 Heinrich was elevated to Prince (German: Fürst) by the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II. He received the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary as well.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Heinrich XII. Reuß zu Greiz (1744-1745) | |||
Amalie Reuß zu Greiz (1745-1748) | |||
Heinrich XIII. Reuß zu Greiz (1747-1817) | 16 February 1747 Greiz, Thuringia, Germany | 29 January 1817 Greiz, Thuringia, Germany | Luise von Nassau-Weilburg (1765-1837) |
Friederike Reuß zu Greiz (1748-1816) | |||
Heinrich XIV. Reuß zu Greiz (1749-1799) | |||
Heinrich XV. Reuß zu Greiz (1751-1825) | |||
Isabella Auguste Reuß zu Greiz (1752-1824) | 7 August 1752 Obergreiz, Thuringia, Germany | 10 October 1824 Hachenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | Wilhelm Georg von Kirchberg (1751-1777) |
Marie Reuß zu Greiz (1754-1759) | |||
Ernestine Esperance Viktoria Reuß zu Greiz (1756-1819) | |||
Heinrich XVI. Reuß zu Greiz (1759-1763) | |||
Heinrich XVII. Reuß zu Greiz (1761-1838) |
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