Prince Heinrich I Reuss of Köstritz
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| Prince Heinrich I Reuss of Köstritz | |||||
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8 October 1910 Krietern, Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia |
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| Died | 10 March 1982 (aged 71) Büdingen, West Germany |
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| Spouse | Duchess Woizlawa Feodora of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (m. 1939) | ||||
| Issue | Princess Feodora Prince Heinrich VIII Prince Heinrich IX Prince Heinrich X Prince Heinrich XIII Prince Heinrich XV |
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| House | House of Reuss of Köstritz | ||||
| Father | Prince Heinrich XXXIV Reuss of Köstritz | ||||
| Mother | Princess Sophie Renata Reuss of Köstritz | ||||
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| German: Heinrich |
Prince Heinrich I Reuss of Köstritz (German: Heinrich I Prinz Reuß zu Köstritz; 8 October 1910 – 10 March 1982) was son of Prince Heinrich XXXIV Reuss of Köstritz and member of the House of Reuss.
Heinrich I was born at Krietern, Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia, eldest child of Prince Heinrich XXXIV Reuss of Köstritz (1887–1956), (son of Prince Heinrich XXVIII Reuss of Köstritz, and Countess Magdalene of Solms-Laubach) and his wife, Princess Sophie Renata Reuss of Köstritz (1884–1968), (daughter of Prince Heinrich VII Reuss of Köstritz and Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach). Through his mother he was descendant of King William II of the Netherlands
In 1935 he was adopted by one of his relatives, Heinrich XLV, Hereditary Prince Reuss Younger Line (1895–1945) member of the House of Reuss Younger Line, the adoption took place for inheritance reasons, but not for succession rights for the headship of the House of Reuss, instead Prince Heinrich IV succeeded as Prince Reuss.
Heinrich I married 15 September 1939 at Bad Doberan to Duchess Woizlawa Feodora of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (born 1918), daughter of Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and his wife, Princess Victoria Feodora Reuss of Schleiz. His wife was the niece of his adoptive father Heinrich XLV.
They had six children (one daughter and five sons).
His wife is one of the only remaining members of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, after her cousins (twice-removed), Donata and Edwina.
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