Background
Heinrich XIII was born at Greiz, Reuss, third child of Heinrich XI, (1722–1800), (son of Count Heinrich II Reuss of Obergreiz and Countess Sophie Charlotte of Bothmer) and his wife, Countess Conradine Reuss of Köstritz (1719–1770), (daughter of Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Köstritz and Baroness Marie Eleonore Emma of Promnitz-Dittersbach). At the death of his father on 28 June 1800, he succeeded as the.
Career
After the devastation of Greiz by a fire in 1802, he orderded to rebuilt the city in a neoclassical style, and he moved his residence from the Oberes Schloss (Upper Castle) to the Unteres Schloss (Lower Castle), to be more in contact with the people and social life of the Principality. 16 February 1747 – 17 March 1768: His Serene Highness Count Heinrich XIII Reuss of Obergreiz 17 March 1768 – 12 May 1778: His Serene Highness Count Heinrich XIII Reuss of Greiz 12 May 1778 – 28 June 1800: His Serene Highness Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss of Greiz 28 June 1800 – 29 January 1817: His Serene Highness The.
Membership
Henry XIII joined the Confederation of the Rhine in 1807 and later was a member of the German Confederation.