Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz

Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz (; 20 March 187813 October 1927) was the last reigning Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1902 to 1918. He remained head of the House Reuss of Greiz, which became extinct at his death in 1927.

Early life Heinrich XXIV was born at Greiz, Principality of Reuss-Greiz, only son of Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, (son of Heinrich XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz, and Princess Caroline of Hesse-Homburg) and his wife, Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe, (daughter of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Hermine of Waldeck-Pyrmont).

He had five younger sisters: Princess Emma Reuss of Greiz, later Countess Künigl von Ehrenburg (1881–1961), Princess Marie Reuss of Greiz, later Baroness von Gnagnoni (1882–1942), Princess Caroline Reuss of Greiz, later Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar and Eisenach (1884–1905), Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz, later Princess of Schönaich-Carolath and titular Empress of Germany (1887–1947), and Princess Ida Reuss of Greiz, later Princess of Stolberg-Rossla (1891–1977).

Prince Reuss of Greiz On the death of his father on 19 April 1902, Heinrich XXIV succeeded him as Prince Reuss of Greiz. the result of a childhood accident, Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line, served as regent of Reuss Elder Line from 1902 until his death in 1913; the regency continued thereafter under Heinrich XIV's successor, Heinrich XXVII, until the abolition of the German monarchies in 1918.

Death Heinrich XXIV died on 13 October 1927 in Greiz, at the age of 49. He is buried in Stadtkirche St.Marien, Greiz, Germany.

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