Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line

Heinrich XXVII
Prince Reuss Younger Line
Prince Heinrich XXVII ca. 1913
Born	(1858-11-10)10 November 1858 Gera, Reuss Younger Line
Died	Gera, Weimar Republic
Spouse	Princess Elise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Issue	Viktoria, Duchess Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Princess Luise Adelheid Prince Heinrich XL Prince Heinrich XLIII Heinrich XLV, Hereditary Prince Reuss Younger Line
Full name German: Heinrich
House	House of Reuss Younger Line
Father	Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line
Mother	Duchess Agnes of Württemberg

Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (German: Heinrich XXVII Fürst Reuß jüngere Linie; 10 November 1858 – 21 November 1928) was the last reigning Prince Reuss Younger Line from 1913 to 1918. Then he became Head of the House of Reuss Younger Line from 1918 to 1928.

Early life

Heinrich XXVII was born at Gera, Reuss Younger Line, eldest child of Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line (1832–1913), (son of Heinrich LXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line, and Princess Adelheid Reuss of Ebersdorf) and his wife, Duchess Agnes of Württemberg (1835–1886), (daughter of Duke Eugen of Württemberg and Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg).

Prince Reuss Younger Line

At the death of his father on 29 March 1913 he inherited the throne of the Principality. He also continued as regent of Reuss Elder Line, because of a physical and mental disability of Prince Heinrich XXIV due to an accident in his childhood.

Prince Heinrich XXVII abdicated in 1918 after the German Revolution of 1918–19, when all German monarchies were abolished.

With the death of Heinrich XXIV in 1927, the Elder Line became extinct and its titles passed to Heinrich XXVII, who thus became sole Prince Reuss.

Marriage

Heinrich XXVII married on 11 November 1884 at Langenburg to Princess Elise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1864–1929), elder daughter of Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and his wife, Princess Leopoldine of Baden.

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Prince Heinrich XXVII and his wife Princess Elise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

They had five children:

• Princess Viktoria Reuss of Schleiz (21 April 1889 – 18 December 1918), married in 1917 to Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, had issue.
• Princess Luise Reuss of Schleiz (17 July 1890 – 12 August 1951)
• Prince Heinrich XL Reuss of Schleiz (17 September 1891 – 4 November 1891)
• Prince Heinrich XLIII Reuss of Schleiz (25 July 1893 – 13 May 1912)
• Heinrich XLV, Hereditary Prince Reuss Younger Line (13 May 1895 – 1945)

Titles and styles

• 10 November 1858 – 29 March 1913: His Serene Highness Prince Heinrich XXVII Reuss of Schleiz
• 29 March 1913 – 13 October 1927: His Serene Highness The Prince Reuss Younger Line
• 13 October 1927 – 21 November 1928: His Serene Highness The Prince Reuss

Ancestry

Family of Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line

16. Count Heinrich XII Reuss of Schleiz               8. Heinrich XLII, Prince Reuss of Schleiz                       17. Countess Christine of Erbach-Schönberg               4. Heinrich LXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line                             18. Christian Friedrich Karl, Prince of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg               9. Princess Caroline of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg                       19. Princess Luise Charlotte of Hohenlohe-Langenburg               2. Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line                                   20. Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf               10. Heinrich LI, Prince Reuss of Ebersdorf                       21. Countess Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg               5. Princess Adelheid Reuss of Ebersdorf                             22. Count Gotthelf Adolf of Hoym               11. Count Luise of Hoym                       23. Countess Sophie Auguste of Stolberg-Rossla               1. Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line                                         24. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg               12. Duke Eugen of Württemberg                       25. Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt               6. Duke Eugen of Württemberg                             26. Christian Karl, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern               13. Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern                       27. Countess Eleonore Reuss of Lobenstein               3. Duchess Agnes of Württemberg                                   28. Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg               14. Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg                       29. Countess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern               7. Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg                             30. Johann Christian II, Count of Solms-Baruth               15. Countess Amalie of Solms-Baruth                       31. Countess Friederike Reuss of Köstritz

Notes and sources

• Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Heinrich XIV, Fürst Reuss zu Schleiz
• The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: II 221,223
• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1956

Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line House of Reuss Younger Line Cadet branch of the House of Reuss Born: 10 November 1858 Died: 21 November 1928
Regnal titles
Preceded by Heinrich XIV	Prince Reuss Younger Line 1913 – 1918	Succeeded by Principality abolished
	Regent of Reuss Elder Line 1913 – 1918
Titles in pretence
Loss of title	— TITULAR — Prince Reuss Younger Line 1918 – 1927 Reason for succession failure: Principality abolished in 1918	Succeeded by Merged with Reuss Elder Line
Preceded by Merged with Reuss Elder Line	— TITULAR — Prince Reuss 1927 – 1928 Reason for succession failure: Principality abolished in 1918	Succeeded by Heinrich XLV