Heinrich LXIII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz

Member of the House of Reuss Prince
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroMember of the House of Reuss Prince
PlacesGermany
wasPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth18 June 1786, Berlin, Germany
Death27 September 1841Staniszów, Gmina Podgórzyn, Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (aged 55 years)
Star signGemini
Family
Spouse:Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode Karoline of Stolberg-Wernigerode
Children:Johanna (Jenny) Reuss of Köstritz Heinrich IV. Reuss of Köstritz Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz Henry VI Reuss of Köstritz Heinrich VII Prince Reuss of Köstritz Henry X Reuss of Köstritz Henry XII Reuss of Köstritz Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss of Köstritz Louise Reuss of Köstritz Heinrich XV Prince Reuss of Köstritz Anna Reuss of Köstritz Heinrich XVII Prince Reuss of Köstritz
The details

Biography

Prince Heinrich LXIII Reuss of Köstritz (18 June 1786, Berlin – 27 September 1841, Stonsdorf) was a member of the House of Reuss.

Life

After the death of his elder brother Heinrich LX (1784–1833) he was the senior member of the Köstritz branch of the House of Reuss. His sister Auguste Fredericka Espérance was the wife of Henry, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen.

He was married twice. On 21 February 1819 at Wernigerode Castle, he married on Countess Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1801–1827), who was a daughter of Count Henry of Stolberg-Wernigerode. After she died, on 11 May 1828, Heinrich LXIII married her sister Countess Caroline of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1806–1896).

From 1833 until his death, he was a member of the First Chamber of the Saxon parliament. As the owner of a Manor, he had been appointed by the king. Among others, he owned estates in Klipphausen, Spreewiese and Klix.

Offspring

Heinrich LXIII had the following children:

From his first marriage:

  • Joanna, usually called Jenny (1820–1878), married in 1843 to Prince Ferdinand of Schoenaich-Carolath
  • Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (1821–1894), inherited in 1878 the title of Prince from his cousin Prince Heinrich LXIX Reuss of Köstritz
  • Augusta (1822–1862), married the Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  • Heinrich VI Prince Reuss (1823-1823), died just days after his birth in Wernigerode
  • Heinrich VII (1825–1906), Adjutant General of Emperor William I, the first German ambassador to Constantinople, lived most of his life in Trebschen (modern Trzebiechów, Poland)
  • Heinrich X, Prince Reuss (1827–1847), his birth mother Eleonore died when he was born

From his second marriage:

  • Heinrich XII, Prince Reuss (1829–1866), Lord of Stonsdorf; married in 1858 Anna Countess of Hochberg, Baroness to Fürstenstein
  • Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss (1830–1897), Lord of Baschkow; married in 1869 Anna Countess of Hochberg, Baroness to Fürstenstein
  • Louise (1832–1862)
  • Heinrich XV, Prince Reuss (1834–1869), married in 1863 Countess Luitgarde of Stolberg-Wernigerode
  • Anna (1837–1907), married in 1863 Prince Otto of Stolberg-Wernigerode
  • Heinrich XVII, Prince Reuss (1839–1870), killed in the Battle of Mars-la-Tour

Ancestry

Ancestors of Heinrich LXIII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Heinrich I, Count of Reuss-Schleiz (1639-1692)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Schleiz-Köstritz (1681-1748), (de)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Gräfin Anna Elisabeth von Zinzendorf
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Heinrich IX, Count Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Baroness Eleonore von Promnitz-Dittersbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Heinrich XLIV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Count Karl von Wartensleben und Flodroff
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Countess Amalie von Wartensleben und Flodroff
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Johanna Margaretha Huyssen van Kattendijke
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Heinrich LXIII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Baron Johann von Geuder genannt Rabensteiner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Baron Friedrich Christian von Geuder genannt Rabensteiner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Baroness Sophia von Lettmath
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Baroness Wilhelmine von Geuder genannt Rabensteiner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Johann von Bredow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Johanna von Bredow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Sophie von Borcke
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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