Heinrich II Posthumus Reuß zu Gera (herr zu Gera, herr zu Lobenstein, herr zu Ober-Kranichfeld)

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Personal and Family Information

Heinrich was born on 10 JUN 1572 in Gera, the son of Heinrich XVI Reuß zu Gera and Dorothea von Solms-Laubach.

He died on 13 DEC 1635 in Gera.

He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Magdalena von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim-Langenburg, who he married in 1594. The place has not been found. Their only known child was Dorothea Magdalene (1595-1640).

His second wife was Magdalene II von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, who he married in 1597. The place has not been found. Their sixteen known children were Juliane Marie (1598-1650), Heinrich I (1599-1599), Agnes (1600-1642), Elisabeth Magdalene (1601-1641), Heinrich II (1602-1670), Heinrich III (1603-c1640), Heinrich IV (1604-1628), Heinrich V (1606-1606), Sophie Hedwig (1608-1653), Dorothea Sibylle (1609-1631), Heinrich VII (1610-1611), Heinrich VIII (1613-1613), Anna Katharina (1615-1682), Heinrich IX (1616-1666), Ernestine (1618-1650) and Heinrich X (1621-1671).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Heinrich II Posthumus Reuß zu Gera
(1572-1635)

 

Heinrich XVI Reuß zu Gera
(1530-1572)

 

Heinrich XIII Reuß von Plauen
(1464-1535)

 

Heinrich IX Reuß zu Greiz
(c1410-<1476)

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Anna Magdalene von Schwarzenberg
(c1428->1485)

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Amalie von Mansfeld-Heldrungen
(c1506-1554)

 

Ernst II von Mansfeld-Vorderort
(1479-1531)

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Barbara von Querfurt-Naumburg
(1480-1511)

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Dorothea von Solms-Laubach
(1547-1595)

 

Friedrich Magnus zu Solms-Laubach-Sonnenwalde
(1521-1561)

 

Otto von Solms-Laubach
(1496-1522)

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Anna zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1485-1525)

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Agnes von Wied
(1520-1588)

 

Johann III zu Wied-Runkel
(1485-1533)

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Elisabeth von Nassau-Dillenburg
(1488-1559)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 10 JUN 1572
Place: Gera
Death 13 DEC 1635
Place: Gera

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title herr zu Gera
Nobility Title herr zu Lobenstein
Nobility Title herr zu Ober-Kranichfeld

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