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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Princess Hermine was born in [[Greiz]] as the fifth child and fourth daughter of [[Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz]] (28 March 1846 – 19 April 1902), and his wife, [[Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe|Princess Ida Mathilde Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe]] (28 July 1852 – 28 September 1891), daughter of [[Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe]]. Her father was the ruler of the [[Principality of Reuss-Greiz]], a state of the [[German Empire]], in what is present-day [[Thuringia]]. Princess Hermine's disabled elder brother [[Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz]] became the ruling prince in 1902. |
Princess Hermine was born in [[Greiz]] as the fifth child and fourth daughter of [[Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz]] and [[Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe|Princess Ida Mathilde Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe]], daughter of [[Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe]]. Her father was the ruler of the [[Principality of Reuss-Greiz]], a state of the [[German Empire]], in what is present-day [[Thuringia]]. Princess Hermine's disabled elder brother [[Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz]] became the ruling prince in 1902. |
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[[File:Reuss sisters.jpg|thumb|263px|Hermine (left) and her sisters, 1903]] |
[[File:Reuss sisters.jpg|thumb|263px|Hermine (left) and her sisters, 1903]] |
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==First marriage== |
==First marriage== |
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Princess Hermine was married on 7 January 1907 in Greiz to Prince Johann George Ludwig Ferdinand August of [[Schoenaich-Carolath|Schönaich-Carolath]] (11 September 1873 – 7 April 1920), the eldest son and child of Prince Georg Heinrich Friedrich August von Schönaich-Carolath (1846-1910) and his wife and cousin, Princess Wanda Adelheid Blanka Clementine Cäcilie von Schönaich-Carolath (1849-1925).<ref>https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00031471&tree=LEO</ref> |
Princess Hermine was married on 7 January 1907 in Greiz to Prince Johann George Ludwig Ferdinand August of [[Schoenaich-Carolath|Schönaich-Carolath]] (11 September 1873 – 7 April 1920), the eldest son and child of Prince Georg Heinrich Friedrich August von Schönaich-Carolath and Princess Wanda Adelheid Blanka Clementine Cäcilie von Schönaich-Carolath. |
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They were the parents of five children: |
They were the parents of five children: |
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