Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf
| Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf | |
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Thaler from 1766, depicting Heinrich XXIV
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| Born |
22 January 1724 Ebersdorf |
| Died | 13 May 1779 (aged 55) Ebersdorf |
| Noble family | Reuss |
| Spouse(s) | Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg |
| Father | Heinrich XXIX, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf |
| Mother | Sophie Theodora of Castell-Remlingen |
Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf (22 January 1724 in Ebersdorf – 13 May 1779 in Ebersdorf), was ruler of the German county Reuss-Ebersdorf from 1747 till his death.
He was the eldest son of the thirteen children of Heinrich XXIX, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf and Sophie Theodora of Castell-Remlingen. He was the grandfather of King Leopold I of Belgium and the great-grandfather of Queen Victoria (through his daughter Augusta).
Heinrich XXIV succeeded his father as Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf in 1747.
In Thurnau on 28 June 1754 Heinrich XXIV married Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg. They had seven children:
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