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Principality within the Holy Roman Empire (c. 1010 1778/1806)

Reuss (Reuß , ROYSS) was the name of several historical states located in present day Thuringia, Germany. Several lordships of the Holy Roman Empire which arose after 1300 and became Imperial Counties from 1673 and Imperial Principalities in the late 18th century were ruled by the House of Reuss. A varying number of these counties came into being by partition; they were partially merged and divided again. After the end of the empire in 1806, the principality of the elder line, as well as several of the younger, became sovereign member states of the German Confederation, with the younger ones merging into a unified principality by 1848. The two remaining territories became federal principalities of the German Empire in 1871, the Principality of Reuss Elder Line with the state capital of Greiz and the Principality of Reuss Younger Line with the state capital of Gera. Both states were ruled by the House of Reuss until the German Revolution of 1918–1919. The head of each branch bore the German title Fürst (Prince, as head of a princely house) while their children and all other members of the house bore the title Prinz/Prinzessin (Prince/Princess, as agnate members of a princely house). Since the end of the 12th century, all male members of the House of Reuss are named Heinrich , in honour of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1190–1197), to whom they owed the dominions of Weida and Gera. For the purpose of differentiation, they are given order numbers according to certain systems (see below, section Numbering of the Heinrichs), and in private life they are distinguished by nicknames.

Several different principalities of the House of Reuss which had previously existed had by the time of the formation of the German Confederation become part of the two remaining lines (the Elder and the Younger lines). Before then, they had been part first of the Holy Roman Empire, and then the Confederation of the Rhine.

The region including what would become the Principality of Reuss was inhabited in early medieval times by Slavic people who were converted to Christianity by the German Emperor Otto I (936–973). In church matters the region was under the Diocese of Zeitz (founded in 968), which became a suffragan of Magdeburg. On account of the frequent inroads of the Slavs, the residence of the Bishop of Zeitz was removed to Naumburg in 1028, after which the See was called Naumburg Zeitz. Since the childless Heinrich XXIV was the last of his line, it was to be expected that the principality of the elder line would fall to the younger line after his death, and that a united state of Reuss would emerge as a result. However, both lines lost their thrones in the German Revolution of 1918–19 and a united, albeit republican state, the People's State of Reuss, emerged in 1919, only to merge with the larger state of Thuringia in 1920. The unified state of Reuss had a non contiguous area of 1,143 square kilometers and 211,324 inhabitants (1919). A (non governing) side branch of the younger line had emerged in 1692 when Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Köstritz, a younger son of the ruling count Heinrich I. Reuss of Schleiz, received a number of landed estates as a paréage within his eldest brother's county, with his main seat at Köstritz Castle. This branch connected through marriages with important ruling houses, did however not govern their own territory, but lived as landowners in the county of the Schleiz Line. Henry XLIII., count Reuss of Köstritz, was elevated to hereditary Fürst (prince) by Emperor Francis II in 1806 (however without governmental power); the paréage of Köstritz remained within the principality of the younger line. When the elder line died out with Heinrich XXIV in 1927 and the younger one when Heinrich XLV, son of the last ruler, died childless in 1945 as a prisoner of the communists, thus both main branches having become extinct, the dynastic succession (and the theoretical claims to their thrones) passed to the princely House Reuss of Köstritz. This side line of the Younger Line is therefore the only branch of the entire house that still exists today, but has over 30 male members, all named Heinrich. The family council decided on June 5, 1930, that all members of the remaining family should henceforth omit any line addition (Younger Line or Köstritz) from their names and call themselves Prince or Princess Reuss. This name (as well as the Heinrichs' count) was retained by a court order even in the Weimar republic. The current head of the family, Heinrich XIV, dynastic actually the Fürst (Prince) Reuss of Köstritz (b. 1952), is also styled The Fürst (Prince) Reuss, as Köstritz is no longer a side line but the only branch of the house. His main seat is Ernstbrunn Castle in Austria which his family had inherited in 1822, while Köstritz Castle was expropriated by communist East Germany in 1945 and demolished in the 1970s. In 1945, the Princes Reuss lost all of their extended possessions and castles in their ancestral homeland through expropriation. Heinrich XIV and some of his relatives regained some properties in the former Reuss states following German Reunification in 1990.

After World War I, the Reuss territories were unified in 1919 as the People's State of Reuss, which was incorporated into the new state of Thuringia in 1920.

RulerBornReignRuling partConsortDeathNotes Erkenbert I c.1090Son of ?1122 – 1 August 1163Lordship of WeidaJordana of Gleissberg(c.1100 27 April 1167/73)1120three children1 August 1163aged 72 73Founder of the family. Erkenbert II1124Second son of Erkenbert I and Jordana of Gleissberg1 August 1163 – c.1175Lordship of WeidaJutta of Saxonytwo childrenc.1175aged 50 51Children of Erkenbert I. The elder two ruled jointly. Henry I the Just 1122First son of Erkenbert I and Jordana of Gleissberg1 August 1163 – 1193Lukardis of Lautenberg(1126 1162)1143/55two childrenJuliane of Schwarzburg(1127 ? )1163one child1193aged 70 71 Otto c.1125Third son of Erkenbert I and Jordana of Gleissberg1 August 1163 – 1171Lordship of Weida(in Osterode)Unmarried1171aged 46/7 Henry II the Rich 1164Son of Henry I and Juliane of Schwarzburg1193 – 3 August 1209Lordship of WeidaBertha of Vohburg(c.1160 bef. 24 September 1209)1187five children3 August 1209aged 44 45 Henry III the Elder c.1180First son of Henry II and Bertha of Vohburg3 August 1209 – 1219Lordship of WeidaUnknownthree children9 July 1224Children of Henry II, divided the Reuss lands for the first time. Henry III abdicated to his own son to join the Teutonic Order. Henry IV the Middle 1182Second son of Henry II and Bertha of Vohburg3 August 1209 – 1249Lordship of PlauenJutta of Altenburg(1186 Aft. 1 May 1268)1225(annulled 8 September 1238)three children1249aged 66 67 Henry V the Younger 1184Third son of Henry II and Bertha of Vohburg3 August 1209 – 1239Lordship of GreizIsengard of Waldenburg(d.13 March 12?? )no children1239aged 54 55Greiz annexed to Plauen Regency (1219 1224) Henry VI the Peppersack 1210Son of Henry III1219 – 23 September 1258Lordship of WeidaHeilika of Hardegg(1214 ? )1235two children23 September 1258aged 47 48 Henry I 1226First son of Henry IV and Jutta of Altenburg1249 1303Lordship of PlauenAdelaide of Lobdeburg Lichtenburg(1228 1253)1247Leuchtenburgtwo children? of Everstein(1230 bef.1253)1250no childrenKunigunde of Lützelstein(1234 Bef.23 April 1302)1253Lützelsteinfive children1303aged 76 77 Henry of Plauen and Henry of Gera were sons of Henry IV. Henry I of Plauen associated his eldest son (Henry the Bohemian) to the government, and gave Greiz to his second son, Henry the Russian. The lord of Greiz's surname, the Russian is said to have originated the family's surname, Reuss. Henry II the Bohemian 1254First son of Henry I and Adelaide of Lobdeburg Lichtenburg1274 1302Catherine of RiesenburgDuchcovthree children 1302aged 47 48 Henry I the Russian 1366Son of Henry XIV and Margaret of Uttenhofen13 March 1389 – 1404Lordship of WeidaAnna(d. c.1415)four children1404aged 37 38Son of Henry XIV, co ruled with his father since his uncle's death in 1373. Henry XVI the Elder 1390First son of Henry XV and Anna1404 1454Lordship of Weida Anna(1396 Aft.14 April 1442)Bef.1415no children1454aged 63 64 Children of Henry XV, ruled jointly. Henry XVII the Middle c.1395Second son of Henry XV and Anna1404 1426 Anna of Dahme(1396 3 October 1414)1405/06no children1426aged 30 31 Henry XVIII the Younger 1396Third son of Henry XV and Anna1404 – 27 June 1462 Elisabeth of Dahme(1410 ? )four children27 June 1462aged 65 66 Henry I c.1380Son of Henry VIII and Anna of Riesenburg1413 – 28 December 1446Lordship of Plauen(with Burgraviate of Meissen)Margaret of Dahme(1390 Aft.2 September 1412)Bef.3 July 1410four childrenKatharina of Sternberg(1400 ? )no childrenAnna Holitz of Sternberg(1413 ? )8 January 1441no children28 December 1446Egeraged 65 66Received the title of Burgrave of Meissen, which motivated a new restart on the Plauen line numbering of rulers. Henry VIII the Elder 2 March 1404First son of Henry VII and Lutrud of Hohnstein Heringen1420 1426Lordship of Gera(at Burgk from 1425)Margaret of Wertheim(d. Bef. 23 October 1424)30 August 1412Kronachno childrenWilliburg of Schwarzburg Leutenberg(d. Aft. 1426)Bef.2 May 1426no children16 June 1426Ústí nad Labemaged 22 Children of Henry VII, ruled jointly until 1425, dividing then the land, but it was quickly reunited under Henry IX. His sons would officially divide the land. Henry IX the Middle 14 January 1406Second son of Henry VII and Lutrud of Hohnstein Heringen1420 1452Lordship of LobensteinMatilda of Schwarzburg Wachsenburg(1409 Aft.4 August 1456)1435/39eight children1482aged 75 761452 1482Lordship of Gera Henry X the Younger 11 October 1415Third son of Henry VII and Lutrud of Hohnstein Heringen1420 1452Lordship of SchleizAnna of Henneberg Römhild(1424 Aft.16 November 1467)1439/40five children1452Pragueaged 36 37 Lobenstein and Schleiz briefly annexed to Gera Henry IX the Elder 1410Son of Henry VII and Matilda of Schönburg Crimmitschau1455 1476Lordship of GreizMagdalena of Schwarzenberg(1277 Aft.10 May 1329)1443ten children1476aged 65 66Children of Henry VII, ruled jointly. Henry X the Younger 1424Son of Henry VII and Irmgard of Kirchberg Kranichfeld1455 – 17 March 1462Lordship of Greiz(at Kranichfeld)Unmarried17 March 1462aged 37 38 Kranichfeld reabsorbed into Greiz Henry II 1417Son of Henry I and Margaret of Dahme28 December 1446 – 1484Lordship of Plauen(with Burgraviate of Meissen)Anna Agnes of Anhalt Zerbst(1433 8 April 1492)1456/61(annulled bef.1467)no childrenAnna of Bünau(1430 Aft.1480)seven children1484aged 66 67Children of Henry I, divided their inheritance. In 1466, part of lordship of Plauen (the part over the Ämter of Plauen and Voigtsberg), was given to the Saxon elector, Ernest as a Bohemian enfeoffment. However, Henry II still retained a part of Plauen. Margaret 1419Daughter of Henry I and Margaret of Dahme28 December 1446 – 1466Lordship of Plauen(in Königswart)Heinrich Kruschina of Schwamberg(d.1479)c.1435no children1466aged 46 47 Königswart inherited by the Schwamberg family Henry XIX c.1440?Son of Henry XVIII and Elisabeth of Dahme27 June 1462 – 1512Lordship of Weida Agnes Schenk of Landsberg(d.1512)five children1512aged 71 72? From 1480, Henry XIX associated his sons in a co rulership. Henry XX the Elder 1466First son of Henry XIX and Agnes Schenk of Landsberg1480 – 2 May 1507Unmarried2 May 1507aged 40 41 Henry XXI the Middle 1468Second son of Henry XIX and Agnes Schenk of Landsberg1480 15101510aged 41 42 Henry XI the Elder 1455First son of Henry IX and Magdalena of Schwarzenberg1476 1502Lordship of GreizCatherine of Gera(1475 Aft.23 May 1505)2 July 1496two children1502aged 46 47 Children of Henry IX, ruled jointly. Henry XIII dropped the co rulership in 1485, but returned to rule alone in 1529, after the death of Henry XI and abdication of Henry XII. Henry XII the Middle 1459Second son of Henry IX and Magdalena of Schwarzenberg1476 1529Lordship of Greiz(at Kranichfeld until 1502)Catherine of Gleichen Remda(d. Aft.1509)5 February 1488two children1539aged 79 80 Henry XIII the Silent 1464Third son of Henry IX and Magdalena of Schwarzenberg1476 14851529 – 8 June 1535Lordship of GreizAnna Dorothea of Colditz(1484 ? )Bef.14 February 1506two childrenAmalia of Mansfeld Vorderort(1506 Aft.1557)seven children8 June 1535Greizaged 70 71 Kranichfeld reabsorbed in Greiz Henry XI the Elder 1436First son of Henry IX and Matilda of Schwarzburg Wachsenburg1482 1502Lordship of GeraUnmarried25 September 1508Geraaged 71 72 Children of Henry IX, divided the land. However, Henry XIII died soon after and Henry XII acquired his land. Henry XI would sell his part to his nephews Henry XIV and Henry XV in 1502. Henry XII the Middle 1438Second son of Henry IX and Matilda of Schwarzburg Wachsenburg1482 – 26 August 1500Lordship of SchleizHedwig of Mansfeld Heldrungenfive children26 August 1500aged 61 62 Henry XIII the Younger 1439Third son of Henry IX and Matilda of Schwarzburg Wachsenburg1482 – 1489Lordship of LobensteinUnmarried1489aged 49 50 Gera and Lobenstein annexed to Schleiz Henry III 1453Son of Henry II and Anna of Bünau1484 – 28 August 1519Lordship of Plauen(with Burgraviate of Meissen in 1484)Matilda of Schwarzburg Leutenberg(1457 1492)18 February 1478Königswarttwo childrenBarbara of Anhalt Köthen(1485 1532/33)25 November 1503Waldmünchenthree children28 August 1519aged 34 35Finally renounced his claims in favour of the House of Wettin, but still retained the right for himself and his descendants to bear the title of Burgrave of Meissen, which conferred on him a voice at the Imperial Diet. This was confirmed to him by Emperor Frederick III in a 1490 document. Henry XIV the Elder 1471First son of Henry XII and Hedwig of Mansfeld Heldrungen26 August 1500 – 12 April 1538Lordship of SchleizMagdalena of Minitz Lischkow(1469/74 1510/15)Bef. 19 September 1502three childrenAnna of Beichlingen(d. 30 July 1571)1515no children12 April 1538Bad Lobensteinaged 66 67 Children of Henry XII, ruled jointly. They bought Gera from his uncle in 1502, but lost it in 1547 to Plauen. Both left no heirs, and their remaining domains were also absorbed by Plauen. Henry XV the Younger 1476Second son of Henry XII and Hedwig of Mansfeld Heldrungen26 August 1500 – 17 August 1550 Ludmilla of Lobkowicz Hassenstein(d.1532)24 October 1510no childrenMargaret(d. Bef. 11 September 1549)no children Margaret of Schwarzburg Leutenberg(1530 18 March 1559)6 May 1550no children17 August 1550Burgkaged 73 74 Schleiz annexed to Plauen (1550 1562) Henry XXII the Younger 1470Third son of Henry XIX and Agnes Schenk of Landsberg1512 – 5 March 1531Lordship of Weida Margaret of Mansfeld Querfurt(1458 20 February 1531)bef.1493one child5 March 1531Wildenfelsaged 60 61Co ruled with his father and brothers since 1480. Weida (with exceptions) annexed to Plauen Regencies of Barbara of Anhalt Köthen (1519 21) and Zdenko Leo Rosenthal, High Burgrave of Bohemia (1521 24) Henry IV 24 August 1510Burg HartenštejnSon of Henry III and Barbara of Anhalt Köthen28 August 1519 – 19 May 1554Lordship of PlauenMargaret of Salm Neuburg(1517 19 March 1573)29 August 1532two children19 May 1554Stadtsteinachaged 43 Margaret c.1500Daughter of Henry XXII and Margaret of Mansfeld Querfurt5 March 1531 – 1569Lordship of Weida(at Wildenfels) John Henry, Count of Schwarzburg Leutenberg13 January 1527nine children1569aged 60 61Inherited Wildenfels from her father, which passed through her inheritance to the House of Schwarzburg. Wildenfels annexed to Schwarzburg Leutenberg Henry XIV / I the Elder 1506Son of Henry XIII and Anna Dorothea of Colditz8 June 1535 – 15471562 – 22 March 1572Lordship of GreizLordship of Lower Greiz(Elder Line)Barbara of Matsch(1507 April 1580)10 June 1524eleven children22 March 1572Greizaged 65 66 Children of Henry XIII, ruled jointly. After recovering the Reuss territories from their cousins from Plauen (who would eventually annex in 1572), the brothers divided the land. Henry XIV became the progenitor of the Reuss Elder Line, Henry XV the forefather the Reuss Middle Line and Henry XVI as founder of the Reuss Younger Line. The Elder and Younger Lines restarted their numberings. Henry XV the Middle 8 November 1525PlauenFirst son of Henry XIII and Amalia of Mansfeld Vorderort8 June 1535 – 15471562 – 22 June 1578Lordship of GreizLordship of Upper Greiz(Middle Line I)Maria Salomea of Oettingen Oettingen27 October 1560Weimarfour children22 June 1578Greizaged 52 Henry XVI / I the Younger 29 November 1530Second son of Henry XIII and Amalia of Mansfeld Vorderort8 June 1535 – 1547Lordship of GreizElisabeth Brigitte of Schwarzburg Leutenberg(1534 23 June 1564)1556three childrenDorothea of Solms Laubach6 January 1566Zeitzthree children6 April 1572Schleizaged 411562 – 6 April 1572Lordship of Gera(Younger Line) Greiz annexed to Plauen (1547 1562) Henry V the Elder 9 October 1533Andělská HoraFirst son of Henry IV and Margaret of Salm Neuburg19 May 1554 – 24 December 1568Lordship of PlauenDorothea Catherine of Brandenburg Ansbach2 February 1556Gera or Ansbachfour children24 December 1568Hofaged 35 Children of Henry IV, ruled jointly. After Henry VI's death, the Plauen line went extinct, as the children of Henry V died all in infancy. The land of Plauen was annexed to Greiz. Henry VI the Younger 29 December 1536MeissenSecond son of Henry IV and Margaret of Salm Neuburg19 May 1554 – 22 January 1572Lordship of PlauenCatherine of Brunswick Gifhorn9 April 1564Fallerslebenno childrenAnna of Pomerania Stettin27 August 1566Stettinno children22 January 1572Schleizaged 36 Plauen (with exceptions) annexed to Greiz Anna of Pomerania Stettin 5 February 1531StettinDaughter of Barnim IX, Duke of Pomerania. Stettin and Anna of Brunswick Lüneburg22 January 1572 – 1590Lordship of Plauen(at Schleiz, Saalburg and Burgk)Karl I, Prince of Anhalt Zerbst16 May 1557Zerbstno childrenHenry VI27 August 1566Stettinno childrenJobst III, Count of Barby Mühlingen(8 May 1544 9 August 1609)23 September 1576Schleizno children13 October 1592Groß Rosenburgaged 61 Widow of Henry VI, got involved in a conflict with her husband's family concerning her widow lands. The dispute lasted until 1590, when she finally agreed in returning the properties, in exchange of a sum of 42 250 guilders. Schleiz, Saalburg and Burgk redivided between Reuss lines Henry II the Tall 12 December 1543Second son of Henry XIV / I and Barbara of Matsch22 March 1572 – 1596Lordship of Lower Greiz(Elder Line)Judith of Oettingen Oettingen(3 October 1544 – 4 November 1600)21 September 1573Oettingeneight childrenAnna of Mansfeld(1563 21 December 1636)7 November 1601Burgkno children24 May 1608Burgkaged 64Children of Henry XIV/I, divided the land. The younger two ruled jointly.1596 – 24 May 1608Lordship of Burgk Henry III 1546Third son of Henry XIV / I and Barbara of Matsch22 March 1572 – 1582Lordship of Lower Greiz(Elder Line), (at Kranichfeld and Bad Lobenstein)Unmarried1582aged 35 36 Henry V 4 November 1549ZwickauFifth son of Henry XIV / I and Barbara of Matsch22 March 1572 – 9 October 1604Lordship of Lower Greiz(Elder Line)Maria of Schönburg Waldenburg(29 August 1565 – 9 March 1628)25 November 1583Waldenburgeleven children9 October 1604Greizaged 54 Kranichfeld and Lobenstein returned to Lower Greiz Regency of Dorothea of Solms Laubach (1572 1586) Born two months after his father's death. Henry II the Posthumous 10 June 1572GeraSon of Henry XVI / I and Dorothea of Solms Laubach10 June 1572 – 23 December 1635Lordship of Gera(Younger Line)Magdalena of Hohenlohe Weikersheim Langenburg(28 December 1572 – 2 April 1596)7 February 1594Weikersheimone childMagdalena of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt22 May 1597Rudolstadtseventeen children23 December 1635Geraaged 63 Henry XVII the Elder 25 July 1561GlauchauFirst son of Henry XV and Maria Salomea of Oettingen Oettingen22 June 1578 – 8 February 1607Lordship of Upper Greiz(Middle Line I)Jutta of Waldeck Eisenberg(12 November 1560 – 23 May 1621)28 May 1583Eisenbergno children8 February 1607Greizaged 45 Children of Henry XV, ruled jointly. Henry XVIII dropped the co rulership, but returned to government after the death of his brother. Henry XVIII the Middle 28 February 1563WeidaSecond son of Henry XV and Maria Salomea of Oettingen Oettingen22 June 1578 – 15978 February 1607 – 16 January 1616Agnes Maria of Erbach5 May 1593Greizno children16 January 1616Schleizaged 52 Upper Greiz (Middle Line I) annexed to Lower Greiz (Elder Line) Regency of Maria of Schönburg Waldenburg (1604 1616) Children of Henry V, divided their inheritance. Henry IV took the land of Upper Greiz (which was ruled by the original Middle Line (I) descended from Henry XV) and founded a new Reuss Middle Line (II). Henry V took over the entire Upper Greiz following is elder brother Henry III's death in 1609. Henry III 12 December 1594Third son of Henry V and Maria of Schönburg Waldenburg9 October 1604 – 12 September 1609Lordship of Lower Greiz(Elder Line)Unmarried12 September 1609Jenaaged 14 Henry IV the Middle 11 March 1597DolauFourth son of Henry V and Maria of Schönburg Waldenburg9 October 1604 – 25 August 1629Lordship of Upper Greiz(Middle Line II)Elisabeth Juliane of Salm Neufville(1602 14 May 1653)May 1624Arolsenfour children25 August 1629Greizaged 32 Henry V 4 December 1602GreizFifth son of Henry V and Maria of Schönburg Waldenburg9 October 1604 – 7 March 1667Lordship of Lower Greiz(Elder Line)Anna Marie of Salm Neufville(10 August 1606 – 20 November 1651)28 November 1630Greizeight children7 March 1667Greizaged 64 Henry II 30 December 1575GreizSecond son of Henry II and Judith of Oettingen Oettingen24 May 1608 – 6 September 1639Lordship of Burgk(Elder Line)Magdalene of Putbus(21 February 1590 – 12 January 1665)29 September 1609Burgknine children6 September 1639Burgkaged 63 Children of Henry II the Tall, divided the land. Henry III joined Henry II in a co rulership, while Henry IV ruled from Dolau. Henry III 22 December 1578GreizThird son of Henry II and Judith of Oettingen Oettingen24 May 1608 – 24 January 1616Anna Magdalena von Schönburg Waldenburg(1 February 1582 – 7 January 1615)21 February 1602Gerathree children24 January 1616Gefelaged 37 Henry IV 9 December 1580GreizFourth son of Henry II and Judith of Oettingen Oettingen24 May 1608 – 3 January 1636Lordship of Burgk(at Dolau)(Elder Line)Anna Genoveva of Stolberg Stolberg(3 February 1580 – 18 December 1635)1626no children3 January 1636Dolauaged 55 Dolau annexed to Upper Greiz Regency of Elisabeth Juliane of Salm Neufville (1629 1641) In 1673 he was elevated to Count. Henry I the Elder 3 May 1627GreizSon of Henry IV and Elisabeth Juliane of Salm Neufville25 August 1629 – 8 March 1681Lordship of Upper Greiz(1629–73)County of Upper Greiz(1673–81)(Middle Line II)Sibylle Magdalene of Kirchberg(24 July 1624 – 24 February 1667)10 August 1648Schleizeleven childrenSibylle Juliane of Schwarzburg Arnstadt(20 July 1646 – 5 April 1698)2 April 1688Greizeight children8 March 1681Greizaged 53 Henry II the Other ´14 August 1602GeraSecond son of Henry II and Magdalena of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt23 December 1635 – 28 May 1670Lordship of Gera(Younger Line)Catherine Elisabeth of Schwarzburg Sondershausen(28 August 1617 – 17 January 1701)23 November 1642Geraeight children28 May 1670Geraaged 67 Children of Henry II the Posthumous, ruled jointly until 1647, and then divided the land. Henry IX left no heirs and was succeeded by Henry III's sons. Henry III 31 October 1603GeraThird son of Henry II and Magdalena of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt23 December 1635 – 12 July 1640Lordship of Gera(at Saalburg)(Younger Line)Elisabeth Juliane of Salm Neufville(1602 14 May 1653)23 November 1642Geraeight children12 July 1640Karlsbadaged 36 Henry IX 22 May 1616SchraplauNinth son of Henry II and Magdalena of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt23 December 1635 – 9 January 1666Lordship of Schleiz(Younger Line)Unmarried9 January 1666Schleizaged 49 Henry X 9 September 1621GeraTenth son of Henry II and Magdalena of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt23 December 1635 – 25 January 1671Lordship of Lobenstein(Younger Line)Maria Sibylle Reuss of Upper Greiz24 October 1647Schleizfour children25 January 1671Bad Lobensteinaged 49 Schleiz absorbed into Saalburg Henry III 15 September 1616HofSon of Henry II and Magdalene of Putbus6 September 1639 – 7 June 1640Lordship of Burgk(Elder Line)Unmarried7 June 1640Burgkaged 23 Left no heirs. Burgk returned briefly to Lower Greiz. Burgk annexed to Lower Greiz Regency of Elisabeth Juliane of Salm Neufville and Henry II, Lord of Gera (1640 1653)Received Saalburg from his father, and inherited Schleiz in 1666. In 1673 he was elevated to Count. Henry I 26 March 1639SchleizSon of Henry III and Elisabeth Juliane of Salm Neufville12 July 1640 – 9 January 1666Lordship of Gera(at Saalburg)(Younger Line)Esther of Hardegg Glatz Machlande(6 December 1634 – 21 September 1676)9 February 1662Viennaeight childrenMaximiliane of Hardegg Glatz Machlande(16 March 1644 – 27 August 1678)22 October 1677Regensburgone childAnna Elisabeth of Sinzendorf(12 May 1659 – 8 October 1683)16 May 1680Aschthree children18 March 1692Bad Köstritzaged 529 January 1666 –18 March 1692Lordship of Schleiz(1666–73)County of Schleiz(1673 92)(Younger Line) Henry II 8 January 1634GreizSecond son of Henry V and Anna Marie of Salm Neufville7 March 1667 – 5 October 1697Lordship of Burgk(1667–73)County of Burgk(1673–97)(Elder Line)Elisabeth Sibylle Reuss of Burgk(15 September 1627 – 9 January 1703)8 January 1655Greizthree children5 October 1697Geraaged 63 Children of Henry V, divided the land. This division saw a brief reappearance of Burgk, before being definitively annexed to Greiz. Henry IV 5 August 1638GreizFourth son of Henry V and Anna Marie of Salm Neufville7 March 1667 – 21 February 1675Lordship of Lower Greiz(1667–73)County of Lower Greiz(1673–75)(Elder Line)Anna Dorothea of Ruppa(3 October 1651 – 17 June 1698)31 October 1671Greizeleven children21 February 1675Hechingenaged 36 Henry V 19 April 1645GreizFifth son of Henry V and Anna Marie of Salm Neufville7 March 1667 – 12 February 1698Lordship of Lower Greiz(at Rothenthal)(1667–73)County of Lower Greiz(at Rothenthal)(1673–98)(Elder Line)Angelique Desmier d'Olbreuse(1637 5 October 1688)15 February 1678Celleno childrenChristiane of Sayn Wittgenstein Homburg(10 January 1680 – 17 September 1724)5 June 1697Frankfurt am Mainno children12 February 1698Greizaged 52 Burgk and Rothenthal annexed to Lower Greiz Henry IV 13 March 1650GeraSon of Henry II and Catherine Elisabeth of Schwarzburg Sondershausen28 May 1670 – 13 March 1686Lordship of Gera(1670–73)County of Gera(1673–86)(Younger Line)Anna Dorothea of Schwarzburg Sondershausen(18 August 1645 – 1 July 1716)20 June 1672Geraeight children13 March 1686Geraaged 36 Henry III 16 December 1648Bad LobensteinFirst son of Henry X and Maria Sibylle Reuss of Upper Greiz5 January 1671 – 24 May 1710Lordship of Lobenstein(Younger Line)Marie Christiane of Leiningen Westerburg22 October 1673Bad Lobensteinfourteen children24 May 1710Geraaged 61 Children of Henry X, divided once more the land. Henry V 18 May 1650Bad LobensteinSecond son of Henry X and Maria Sibylle Reuss of Upper Greiz5 January 1671 – 31 May 1672Unmarried31 May 1672Wechselburgaged 22 Henry VIII 20 May 1652Bad LobensteinFourth son of Henry X and Maria Sibylle Reuss of Upper Greiz5 January 1671 – 29 October 1711Lordship of Lobenstein(at Hirschberg)(Younger Line)Elisabeth of Bodenhausen(27 June 1650 – 7 May 1687)3 March 1679Muhldorfno childrenSophia Juliane Reuss of Upper Greiz(25 December 1670 – 23 August 1696)19/26 July 1688Schleizno children29 October 1711Hirschbergaged 59 Henry X 29 November 1662Bad LobensteinSixth son of Henry X and Maria Sibylle Reuss of Upper Greiz25 January 1671 – 10 June 1711Lordship of Ebersdorf(1671–73)County of Ebersdorf(1673 1711)(Younger Line)Erdmuthe Benigna of Solms Laubach20 November 1694Laubacheight children10 June 1711Saalburg Ebersdorfaged 48 Hirschberg reabsorbed into Lobenstein Regency of Anna Dorothea of Ruppa (1675 1686)Children of Henry IV, ruled jointly. Henry XIII 29 September 1672OppurgFirst son of Henry IV and Anna Dorothea of Ruppa21 February 1675 – 14 April 1733County of Lower Greiz(Elder Line)Sophie Elisabeth of Stolberg Wernigerode(6 February 1676 – 14 November 1729)14 August 1697Ilsenburgthirteen children14 April 1733Greizaged 60 Henry XIV 14 January 1674BurgkSecond son of Henry IV and Anna Dorothea of Ruppa21 February 1675 – 20 January 1682Unmarried20 January 1682Lüneburgaged 8 Henry VI 7 August 1649GreizSon of Henry I and Sibylle Magdalene of Kirchberg8 March 1681 – 11 October 1697County of Upper Greiz(Middle Line II)Amalie Juliane Reuss of Lower Greiz(4 October 1636 – 25 December 1688)29 July 1674Forstone childHenriette Amalie of Friesen3 May 1691Leipzigthree children11 October 1697Szegedaged 48 Children of Henry I, divided their inheritance; Henry VI and Henry XV formed a co rulership in Greiz, while Henry XVI ruled from Dolau. The latter left no heirs, and Dolau was reabsorbed in Greiz. Henry XV 2 January 1676GreizSecond son of Henry I and Sibylle Juliane of Schwarzburg Arnstadt8 March 1681 – 29 September 1690Unmarried29 September 1690Greizaged 14 Henry XVI 3 November 1678ArnstadtThird son of Henry I and Sibylle Juliane of Schwarzburg Arnstadt8 March 1681 – 24 April 1698County of Upper Greiz(at Dolau)(Middle Line II)24 April 1698Greizaged 19 Dolau annexed to Upper Greiz Regency of Anna Dorothea of Schwarzburg Sondershausen and Henry I, Count of Reuss Schleiz (1686 91) Left no heirs. He was succeeded by his brother. Henry XVIII 21 March 1677GeraFourth son of Henry IV and Anna Dorothea of Schwarzburg Sondershausen13 March 1686 – 25 November 1735County of Gera(Younger Line)Unmarried25 November 1735Geraaged 58 Henry XI 12/29 April 1669SchleizSon of Henry I and Esther of Hardegg Glatz Machlande18 March 1692 – 28 July 1726County of Schleiz(Younger Line)Johanna Dorothea of Tattenbach Geilsdorf(13 March 1675 – 26 October 1714)1 September 1692Geilsdorfone childAugusta Dorothea of Hohenlohe Langenburg(2/3 January 1678 – 9 May 1740)8 May 1715Langenburgtwo children28 July 1726Schleizaged 57Children of Henry I of Schleiz, divided their inheritance. Henry XXIV 26 July 1681SchleizSon of Henry I and Anna Elisabeth of Sinzendorf18 March 1692 – 24 July 1748County of Köstritz(Younger Line)Emilia Eleonora of Promnitz Dittersbach6 May 1704Wrocławtwelve children24 July 1748Greizaged 66 Regency of Henriette Amalie of Friesen (1697 1707) Left no heirs, and died young. He was succeeded by his brother. Henry I 29 December 1693DresdenFirst son of Henry VI and Henriette Amalie of Friesen11 October 1697 – 7 September 1714County of Upper Greiz(Middle Line II)Unmarried7 September 1714Parisaged 20 Henry XV 24 September 1674Bad LobensteinFirst son of Henry III and Marie Christiane of Leiningen Westerburg24 May 1710 – 12 May 1739County of Lobenstein(Younger Line)Ernestine Eleonore von Schönburg Waldenburg(2 November 1677 – 2 August 1741)21 July 1701Waldenburgfourteen children12 May 1739Bad Lobensteinaged 64 Children of Henry III of Lobenstein, divided the land. Henry XXVI 16 September 1681Bad LobensteinFifth son of Henry III and Marie Christiane of Leiningen Westerburg24 May 1710 – 21 June 1730County of Lobenstein(at Selbitz)(Younger Line)Juliane Rebecca of Tattenbach Selbitz(31 August 1692 – 10 September 1739)31 March 1715Selbitztwelve children21 June 1730Selbitzaged 48 Regency of Erdmuthe Benigna of Solms Laubach (1711 1713) Henry XXIX 21 July 1699Saalburg EbersdorfSon of Henry X and Erdmuthe Benigna of Solms Laubach10 June 1711 – 22 May 1747County of Ebersdorf(Younger Line)Sophie Theodora of Castell Remlingen7 September 1721Castellthirteen children22 May 1747Herrnhaagaged 47 Henry II 4 February 1696DresdenSecond son of Henry VI and Henriette Amalie of Friesen7 September 1714 – 17 November 1722County of Upper Greiz(Middle Line II)Charlotte Sophie of Bothmer22 October 1715Dresdenfive children17 November 1722Greizaged 26 Regency of Charlotte Sophie of Bothmer (1722 1723) Died as a child, and left no heirs. He was succeeded by his brother. Henry IX 31 December 1718GreizSecond son of Henry II and Charlotte Sophie of Bothmer17 November 1722 – 17 November 1723County of Upper Greiz(Middle Line II)Unmarried17 March 1723Greizaged 5 Regency of Charlotte Sophie of Bothmer (1723 1734) He was elevated to princely status in 1778. Henry XI 18 March 1722GreizFourth son of Henry II and Charlotte Sophie of Bothmer17 November 1723 – 28 June 1800County of Upper Greiz(1723–78)Principality of Greiz(1778 1800)(Middle Line II)Conradine Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz(22 December 1719 – 2 February 1770)4 April 1743Köstritzeleven childrenChristine Albertine of Leiningen Dagsburg Falkenburg(25 November 1732 – 4 October 1809)25 October 1770Frankfurt am Mainno children28 June 1800Greizaged 78 Henry I 10 March 1695SchleizSon of Henry XI and Johanna Dorothea of Tattenbach Geilsdorf28 July 1726 – 6 December 1744County of Schleiz(Younger Line)Juliane Dorothea of Löwenstein Virneburg(8 July 1694 – 15 February 1734)7 March 1721Gaildorfthree children6 December 1744Schleizaged 49 Left no heirs. He was succeeded by his brother. Henry XI 31 December 1715SelbitzFirst son of Henry XXVI and Juliane Rebecca of Tattenbach Selbitz21 June 1730 – 22 August 1745County of Lobenstein(at Selbitz)(Younger Line)Unmarried22 August 1745Saalburg Ebersdorfaged 29 Left no descendants. He was succeeded by his brother. Henry III 26 January 1701GreizSon of Henry XIII and Sophie Elisabeth of Stolberg Wernigerode14 April 1733 – 17 March 1768County of Lower Greiz(Elder Line)Unmarried17 March 1768GreizLeft no descendants. After his death, the Lower Greiz Elder line went extinct. Lower Greiz annexed to Upper Greiz Henry XXV27 August 1681GeraSeventh son of Henry IV and Anna Dorothea of Schwarzburg Sondershausen25 November 1735 – 13 March 1748County of Gera(Younger Line)Justine Eleonore Sophie of Giech Thurnau(12 December 1698 1 February 1718)21 February 1717Thurnauno childrenSophia Marie of the Palatinate Gelnhausen(5 April 1702 – 13 November 1761)24 August 1722Sondershausenfour children13 March 1748Geraaged 66 Henry II 19 July 1702Bad LobensteinSon of Henry XV and Ernestine Eleonore von Schönburg Waldenburg12 May 1739 – 6 May 1782County of Lobenstein(Younger Line)Juliane Dorothea Charlotte of Hochberg Fürstenstein(10 June 1713 – 22 May 1757)23 November 1735Fürstensteintwo children6 May 1782Bad Lobensteinaged 79 Henry XII 15 May 1716SchleizSon of Henry XI andAugusta Dorothea of Hohenlohe Langenburg6 December 1744 – 25 January 1784County of Schleiz(Younger Line)Christine of Erbach Schönberg(5 May 1721 – 26 November 1769)2 October 1742Schönbergfive childrenChristiane Ferdinandine of Isenburg Philippseich(24 August 1740 – 7 December 1822)13 July 1770Philippseichtwo children25 January 1784Kirschkauaged 67 Henry XIX 16 October 1720SelbitzThird son of Henry XXVI and Juliane Rebecca of Tattenbach Selbitz22 August 1745 – 1778County of Lobenstein(at Selbitz)(Younger Line)Unmarried30 November 1783Selbitzaged 53 Abdicated of Selbitz, giving it to his nephew Henry LIV, who became ruler of Lobenstein. Selbitz annexed to Lobenstein Henry XXIV 22 January 1724Saalburg EbersdorfSon of Henry XXIX and Sophie Theodora of Castell Remlingen22 May 1747 – 13 May 1779County of Ebersdorf(Younger Line)Caroline Ernestine of Erbach Schönberg28 June 1754Thurnauseven children13 May 1779Saalburg Ebersdorfaged 55 Henry XXX 24 April 1727GeraSon of Henry XXV and Sophia Marie of the Palatinate Gelnhausen13 March 1748 – 26 April 1802County of Gera(Younger Line)Louise Christiane of the Palatinate Gelnhausen28 October 1773Hungenno children26 April 1802Geraaged 75 Left no descendants. His property got divided between the other territories of the Younger Reuss line. Gera divided between the other Younger Line territories Henry VI 1 July 1707Dürrröhrsdorf DittersbachSecond son of Henry XXIV and Emilia Eleonora of Promnitz Dittersbach24 July 1748 – 1 May 1783Elder County of Köstritz(Younger Line)Henrietta Juana Francisca Susanna Casado y Huguetan(2 May 1725 – 6 January 1761)16 September 1746Copenhagenseven children1 May 1783Bad Köstritzaged 75 Children of Henry XXIV, divided their inheritance and founded new lines: Henry VI founded the Elder County; Henry IX the Middle County and Henry XXIII the Younger County. Henry IX 15 September 1711Bad KöstritzFifth son of Henry XXIV and Emilia Eleonora of Promnitz Dittersbach24 July 1748 – 16 September 1780Middle County of Köstritz(Younger Line) Amalie Esperance of Wartensleben Flodroff(17 March 1715 – 22 April 1787)7 June 1743Dorth (near Deventer)nine children16 September 1780Berlinaged 69 Henry XXIII 9 December 1722Bad KöstritzNinth son of Henry XXIV and Emilia Eleonora of Promnitz Dittersbach24 July 1748 – 3 September 1787Younger County of Köstritz(Younger Line)Ernestine Henriette of Schönburg Forderglauchau(2 December 1736 – 10 December 1768)13 February 1754Bad Köstritzfive childrenFriederike Dorothea of Brandenstein(7 December 1727 – 6 July 1807)5 February 1780Pölzigno children3 September 1787Bad Köstritzaged 64 Henry LI 16 May 1761Saalburg EbersdorfSon of Henry XXIV and Caroline Ernestine of Erbach Schönberg13 May 1779 – 10 July 1822County of Ebersdorf(1779 1806)Principality of Ebersdorf(1806–22)(Younger Line)Louise Henriette of Hoym(30 March 1772 – 19 April 1832)16 August 1791Gerathree children10 July 1822Saalburg Ebersdorfaged 61 In 1806 he was elevateed to princely status. Henry XXXVIII 9 October 1748BerlinSon of Henry IX and Amalie Esperance of Wartensleben Flodroff16 September 1780 – 10 April 1835Middle County of Köstritz(Younger Line)(until 1806)Middle Principality of Köstritz(Younger Line)(from 1806) Henriette Friederike Ottilie of Schmettow Stonsdorf(23 July 1753 – 19 August 1786)17 July 1784Wolfshagenone childJohanne Friederike Fletscher(24 March 1756 – 28 June 1815)13 February 1792Schloss Baruthno children10 April 1835Jänkendorfaged 86 Left no heirs, and was succeeded by his nephew. Henry XXXV 19 November 1738Bad LobensteinSon of Henry II and Juliane Dorothea Charlotte of Hochberg Fürstenstein6 May 1782 – 30 March 1805County of Lobenstein(Younger Line)Unmarried30 March 1805Parisaged 66After his death the county fell to the dispossessed Selbitz line (since the loss of Selbitz in 1778). Henry XLIII 12 April 1752CopenhagenSon of Henry VI and Henrietta Juana Francisca Susanna Casado y Huguetan1 May 1783 – 22 September 1814Elder County of Köstritz(Younger Line)(until 1806)Elder Principality of Köstritz(Younger Line)(from 1806)Louise Christine Reuss of Ebersdorf(2 June 1759 – 5 December 1840)1 June 1781Ebersdorffive children22 September 1814Mannheimaged 62 Henry XLII 27 February 1752LöhmaSon of Henry XII and Christine of Erbach Schönberg25 January 1784 – 1806County of Schleiz(Younger Line)Caroline Henriette of Hohenlohe Kirchberg(11 June 1761 – 22 December 1849)10 June 1779Kirchberg an der Jagsteight children17 April 1818Schleizaged 66 One of the inheritors of Gera, in 1806 moved his capital there, and founded the Principality of Gera, being given the princely status in 1806.1806 – 17 April 1818Principality of Gera(Younger Line) Henry XLVII 27 February 1756Bad KöstritzFirst son of Henry XXIII| and Ernestine Henriette of Schönburg Forderglauchau3 September 1787 – 7 March 1833Younger County of Köstritz(Younger Line)(until 1806)Younger Principality of Köstritz(Younger Line)(from 1806)Unmarried7 March 1833Lichtensteinaged 77 Left no heirs and was succeeded by his brother. Henry XIII 16 February 1747GreizSon of Henry XI and Conradine Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz28 June 1800 – 29 January 1817Principality of Greiz(Middle Line II)Louise Wilhelmine of Nassau Weilburg9 January 1786Kirchheimbolandenfour children29 January 1817Greizaged 69 Henry LIV 8 October 1767HerrnhutSon of Prince Henry (XXV) Reuss of Selbitz and Maria Elisabeth Reuss of Ebersdorf30 March 1805 – 17 May 1824County of Lobenstein(1805–06)Principality of Lobenstein(1806–22)(Younger Line)Marie of Stolberg Wernigerode(4 May 1774 – 16 June 1810)20 June 1803Wernigerodeno childrenFranziska Reuss of Köstritz(7 December 1788 – 17 June 1843)31 May 1811Mannheimno children17 May 1824Bad Lobenstein Nephew of Henry XIX of Selbitz, became the heir of the main Lobenstein branch. He was elevated to princely status in 1806. Left no heirs. Lobenstein annexed to Ebersdorf Henry LXIV 31 March 1787Bad KöstritzSon of Henry XLIII and Louise Christine Reuss of Ebersdorf22 September 1814 – 15 September 1856Elder Principality of Köstritz(Younger Line)Unmarried15 September 1856Ernstbrunnaged 69 Left no heirs, and was succeeded by his cousin. Henry XIX 1 March 1790OffenbachSecond son of Henry XIII and Louise Wilhelmine of Nassau Weilburg29 January 1817 – 31 October 1836Principality of Greiz(Middle Line II)Gasparine of Rohan Rochefort7 January 1822Praguetwo children31 October 1836Greizaged 46 Left no male heirs, and was succeeded by his brother. Henry LXII 31 May 1785SchleizFirst son of Henry XLII and Caroline Henriette of Hohenlohe Kirchberg17 April 1818 – 19 June 1854Principality of Gera(Reuss Younger Line)Unmarried19 June 1854Schleizaged 69 From 1848 onwards the Principality would be alternatively called Principality of the Reuss Younger Line, as it reunited most of the Reuss Younger Line lands. Left no heirs. He was succeeded by his brother. Henry LXXII 27 March 1797Saalburg EbersdorfSon of Henry LI and Louise Henriette of Hoym10 July 1822 – 1848Principality of Ebersdorf(Younger Line)Unmarried17 February 1853Saalburg Ebersdorfaged 55 Abdicated in 1848, due to civil unrest in connection with the revolutions that spread through Germany and elsewhere in Europe that year. Ebersdorf annexed to Schleiz Henry XLIX 16 October 1759Bad KöstritzSecond son of Henry XXIII and Ernestine Henriette of Schönburg Forderglauchau7 March 1833 – 29 February 1840Younger Principality of Köstritz(Younger Line)Unmarried29 February 1840Ichtershausen Left no heirs and was succeeded by his brother. Henry LXIII 18 June 1786BerlinSon of Prince Henry (XLIV) Reuss of Middle Köstritz and 10 April 1835 – 27 September 1841Middle Principality of Köstritz(Younger Line)Eleonore of Stolberg Wernigerode(26 September 1801 – 14 March 1827)21 February 1819Wernigerode Castlesix childrenCaroline of Stolberg Wernigerode(16 December 1806 – 26 August 1896)11 May 1828Wernigerode Castlesix children27 September 1841Stonsdorfaged 55 Nephew of Henry XXXVIII. Henry XX 29 June 1794OffenbachThird son of Henry XIII and Louise Wilhelmine of Nassau Weilburg32 October 1836 – 8 November 1859Principality of Greiz(Middle Line II)Sophia Maria Theresa of Löwenstein Wertheim Rosenberg(18 September 1809 – 21 July 1838)25 November 1834Pragueno childrenCaroline of Hesse Homburg1 October 1839Bad Homburgfive children8 November 1859Greizaged 65 Henry LII 21 September 1763Bad KöstritzThird son of Henry XXIII and Ernestine Henriette of Schönburg Forderglauchau29 February 1840 – 23 February 1851Younger Principality of Köstritz(Younger Line)Unmarried23 February 1851Munichaged 87 Left no heirs and was succeeded by his nephew. Henry IV 26 April 1821Son of Henry LXIII and Eleonore of Stolberg Wernigerode27 September 1841 – 25 July 1894Middle Principality of Köstritz(Younger Line) Louise Caroline Reuss of Greiz27 December 1854Greiznine children25 July 1894aged 73 Henry LXXIII 31 July 1798LondonSon of Prince Henry (LV) Reuss of Younger Köstritz and Marie Justine of Watteville23 February 1851 – 16 January 1855Younger Principality of Köstritz(Younger Line)Unmarried16 January 1855Londonaged 56 Nephew of Henry LII; Left no heirs and was succeeded by his nephew. Henry LXVII 20 October 1789SchleizSecond son of Henry XLII and Caroline Henriette of Hohenlohe Kirchberg19 June 1854 – 11 July 1867Principality of Gera(Reuss Younger Line)Sophie Adelaide Reuss of Ebersdorf18 April 1820Ebersdorfeight children Brother of Henry LXII.11 July 1867Geraaged 77 Henry XVIII14 May 1847LeipzigSon of Prince Henry (II) Reuss of Younger Köstritz and Clothilde Charlotte Sophie of Castell Castell18 January 1855 – 15 August 1911Younger Principality of Köstritz(Younger Line)Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte of Mecklenburg Schwerin17 November 1886Schwerinthree children15 August 1911between Schweinfurt and Würzburgaged 64Nephew of Henry LXXIII. Henry LXIX 19 May 1792Son of Prince Henry Reuss of Elder Köstritz and Henrietta Antonia of Schönburg Forderglauchau15 September 1856 – 1 February 1878Elder Principality of Köstritz(Younger Line)Matilda Harriet Elizabeth Locke(12 May 1804 – 29 December 1877)5 November 1834Florenceno children1 February 1878aged 85 Nephew of Henry XLIII and cousin of Henry LXIV. The line went extinct after his death. Elder Principality of Köstritz annexed to the Middle Principality of Köstritz Regency of Caroline of Hesse Homburg (1859 1867) Henry XXII 28 March 1846GreizSon of Henry XX and Caroline of Hesse Homburg8 November 1859 – 19 April 1902Principality of Greiz(Middle Line II)Ida of Schaumburg Lippe8 October 1872Bückeburgsix children19 April 1902Greizaged 56 Henry XIV 28 May 1832CoburgSon of Henry LXVII and Sophie Adelaide Reuss of Ebersdorf11 July 1867 – 29 March 1913Principality of Gera(Reuss Younger Line)Agnes of Württemberg6 February 1858Karlsruhetwo childrenFriederike Gratz(28 February 1851 – 22 May 1907)14 February 1890Gera(morganatic)one child29 March 1913Schleizaged 80 Henry XXIV 8 December 1855TrebschenSon of Henry IV and Louise Caroline Reuss of Greiz25 July 1894 – 2 October 1910Middle Principality of Köstritz(Younger Line) Emma Elisabeth Reuss of Middle Köstritz(10 July 1860 – 2 December 1931)27 May 1884Jänkendorffive children2 October 1910Ernstbrunnaged 54 Henry XXIV 20 March 1878GreizSon of Henry XXII and Ida of Schaumburg Lippe19 April 1902 – 22 November 1918Principality of Greiz(Middle Line II)Unmarried13 October 1927Greizaged 49 Abolition of the monarchy in 1918. He remained as head of his branch of the family until his death. As he left no heirs, his titles passed to the Prince of Gera, Henry XXVII. Henry XXXIX 23 July 1891ErnstbrunnSon of Henry XXIV and Emma Elisabeth Reuss of Middle Köstritz2 October 1910 – 22 November 1918Middle Principality of Köstritz(Younger Line) Antonia Emma Elisabeth of Castell Castell(18 April 1896 – 4 May 1971)7 August 1918Castellsix children24 February 1946Salzburgaged 54 Abolition of the monarchy in 1918. He remained as head of his branch of the family until his death. Henry XXXVII 1 November 1888LudwigslustSon of Henry XVIII and Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte of Mecklenburg Schwerin15 August 1911 – 22 November 1918Younger Principality of Köstritz(Younger Line)Frieda Mijotki(25 September 1891 – 2 October 1957)14 November 1922Berlin(morganatic,annulled 21 February 1930)no childrenStephanie Clemm of Hohenberg(25 December 1900 – 10 February 1990)7 August 1933Garmisch Partenkirchentwo children9 February 1964Garmisch Partenkirchen Abolition of the monarchy in 1918. He remained as head of his branch of the family until his death. Henry XXVII 10 November 1858GeraSon of Henry XIV and Agnes of Württemberg29 March 1913 – 22 November 1918Principality of Gera(Reuss Younger Line)Elise of Hohenlohe Langenburg11 November 1884Langenburgfive children21 November 1928Gera Abolition of the monarchy in 1918. He remained as head of his branch of the family until his death.

On 7 December 2022, German police conducted an operation which resulted in the arrest of 25 alleged members of the far right group Reichsbürger, including a member of the Köstritz branch of the House of Reuss, identified as Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss. The suspects arrested in the operation were allegedly planning to overturn the existing German government, and instate Heinrich XIII as the new German de facto leader. His distant cousin Heinrich XIV Prince Reuss, the head and speaker of the House of Reuss and its family association, had previously referred to Heinrich XIII as "a confused old man who had been radicalised through disappointments". On behalf of the family association, which Heinrich XIII had left years ago, Heinrich XIV sharply distanced himself from him again after he was arrested, saying that "30 years ago he was a modern businessman, but nowadays he is fooled by all sorts of conspiracy theories". In the line of succession to the House of Reuss, Heinrich XIII only ranked 17th, and the head of the house called him "a marginal figure". He said his behaviour was a "catastrophe" for the family, whose heritage as tolerant and cosmopolitan rulers was now associated with "terrorists and reactionaries". He believes Reuss' anti government views derive from his resentment at the German judicial system for its failure to recognize his claims to family properties expropriated at the end of World War II.

A young Reuss count, sent to the 1815 Congress of Vienna, is the protagonist of the 1899 operetta Wiener Blut and the 1942 film based on it. Much of the hilarity of the film centers around his impossible name of "Reuss Schleiz Greiz".