Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz
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Prince Heinrich XI ca. 1750
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| Spouse(s) | Countess Conradine Reuss of Köstritz Countess Alexandrine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim |
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Issue
Count Heinrich XII
Countess Amalie Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz Friederike, Princess of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg Prince Heinrich XIV Prince Heinrich XV Isabelle Auguste, Countess of Hachenburg Countess Marie Viktoria, Princess of Isenburg and Büdingen in Birstein Count Heinrich XVI Prince Heinrich XVII |
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Full name
German: Heinrich
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| Father | Count Heinrich II Reuss of Obergreiz |
| Mother | Countess Sophie Charlotte of Bothmer |
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18 March 1722 Greiz, Reuss |
| Died | 28 June 1800 (aged 78) Greiz, Reuss Elder Line |
Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz (German: Heinrich XI Fürst Reuß zu Greiz; 18 March 1722 – 28 June 1800) was the first Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1778 to 1800.
Heinrich XI was born at Greiz, Reuss, youngest child of Count Heinrich II Reuss of Obergreiz (1696–1722), (son of Heinrich VI, Count Reuss of Greiz and Baroness Henriette Amalie of Friesen) and his wife, Countess Sophie Charlotte of Bothmer (1697–1748), (daughter of Count Johann Kaspar of Bothmer and Gisela Erdmuth of Hoym).
He succeeded his brother Henry IX as Count of Reuss-Obergreiz in 1723. After the death of Count Henry III Reuss of Untergreiz, in 1768, including 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 he was elevated to Prince (German: Fürst) by the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II. He received the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary as well.
Heinrich XI married on 4 April 1743 in Köstritz to Countess Conradine Reuss of Köstritz (1719–1770), youngest daughter of Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Köstritz, and his wife, Baroness Marie Eleonore Emma of Promnitz-Dittersbach.
They had eleven children:
He married secondly on 25 October 1770 in Frankfurt am Main to Countess Alexandrine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim (1732–1809), second daughter of Christian Karl Reinhard, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim, and his wife, Countess Catharine Polyxene of Solms-Rödelheim und Assenheim; they had no issue.
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