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Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf

Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
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Thaler from 1766, depicting Heinrich XXIV
Born (1724-01-22)22 January 1724
Ebersdorf
Died 13 May 1779(1779-05-13) (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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