Hermine Reuss of Greiz

Hermine Reuss of Greiz
Born(1887-12-17)17 December 1887
Greiz, Principality of Reuss-Greiz, German Empire
Died7 August 1947(1947-08-07) (aged 59)
Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany
Burial15 August 1947
Antique Temple, Sanssouci Park, Potsdam
Spouse
Prince Johann of Schönaich-Carolath
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(m. 1907; died 1920)​
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(m. 1922; died 1941)​
Issue
  • Prince Hans Georg of Schönaich-Carolath
  • Prince Georg Wilhelm of Schönaich-Carolath
  • Princess Hermine Caroline of Schönaich-Carolath
  • Prince Ferdinand Johann of Schönaich-Carolath
  • Princess Henriette of Schönaich-Carolath
HouseReuss Elder Line
FatherHeinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
MotherPrincess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe

Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (German: Hermine, Prinzessin Reuß zu Greiz;[1][2] 17 December 1887 – 7 August 1947) was the second wife of Wilhelm II, German Emperor. They were married in 1922, four years after he abdicated. Wilhelm was her second husband; her first husband, Prince Johann of Schönaich-Carolath, had died in 1920. She was called Empress Hermine by some supporters of the Hohenzollern dynasty.

  1. ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family, Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, pp. 248-249,302. ISBN 0-220-66222-3
  2. ^ "Almanach de Gotha", Russie, (Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1944), pp. 90, 97, (French).