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Princess Caroline of Hesse-Homburg (1819–1872)

Princess Caroline of Hesse-Homburg (1819–1872)

Princess Reuss of Greiz


Caroline of Hesse-Homburg (1819–1872), was a Princess consort of Reuss of Greiz by marriage to Henry XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz. She was the regent of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz during the minority of her minor son Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, from 1859 until 1867.

Quick Facts Caroline of Hesse-Homburg, Born ...

Life

Caroline was eldest child of Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, and his wife, Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau.

On 1 October 1839 in Homburg vor der Höhe, she married Henry XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz.

When her spouse died in 1859, she was made regent of the Principality during the minority of her son. When the Austro-Prussian War started in 1866, she chose the side of Austria, which was the reason to why the principality was occupied by Prussia and she was forced to resign.

Marriage and issue

She had five children:

References

  • Friedrich Wilhelm Trebge: Spuren im Land. Aus der Geschichte des apanagierten thüringisch-vogtländischen Adelshauses Reuß-Köstritz. 2., ergänzte Auflage. Vogtländischer Altertumsforschender Verein zu Hohenleuben, Hohenleuben 2005.

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