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Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf (22 January 1724, in Ebersdorf – 13 May 1779, in Ebersdorf), was ruler of the German county Reuss-Ebersdorf from 1747 until his death in 1779. He succeeded his father as Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf.
- 22 January 1724, Ebersdorf
- Heinrich XXIX, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf
- 13 May 1779 (aged 55), Ebersdorf
- Sophie Theodora of Castell-Remlingen
Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf (22 January 1724, in Ebersdorf – 13 May 1779, in Ebersdorf), was ruler of the German county Reuss-Ebersdorf from 1747 until his death in 1779. He succeeded his father as Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf.
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Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf (22 January 1724, in Ebersdorf – 13 May 1779, in Ebersdorf), was ruler of the German county Reuss-Ebersdorf from 1747 till his death. He was the eldest son of the thirteen children of Heinrich XXIX, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf and Sophie Theodora of Castell-Remlingen .
Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf married Karoline Ernestine, Countess of Erbach-Schönberg and had 12 children. He passed away on 13 May 1779 in Ebersdorf, Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thueringen, Germany .
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- January 22, 1724
- Ebersdorf, Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thueringen, Germany
- May 13, 1779
Discover life events, stories and photos about Heinrich von Reuss-Ebersdorf XXIV (1724–1779) of Ebersdorf, Friedland, Bohemia, Austria.
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- Karoline Ernestine zu Erbach-Schönberg
Prince Heinrich LXXII remained prince of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf until his abdication in 1848 in favour of the prince of Reuss-Schleiz . Count Heinrich XXIV was the father of Countess Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf, maternal grandmother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom .
Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz (1878–1927), was incapable of ruling and therefore the regency passed to the ruling prince of the younger line of Reuss. 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 ...