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@ nudecowboy and Richard Arthur Norton

"the photo is inscribed Prince Heinrich 23rd of Reuss ...
"The number 23 is a fascinating detail-"

The photograph is inscribed "Prince Henry XXXIII of Reuss and his bride"

Where "33" is:

"Prince Henry XXXIII ... married Mrs. Allene Tew Hostetter Burchard of New York in 1929. He is a member of the second limb of the younger branch of the House of Reuss, and his son, born 1916, is Henry II. If possible he is not to be confused with the head of his branch of the house, his cousin, Prince Henry XXXIX who married the Countess of Castell-Castell (at Castell) and whose sons are Henry IV, Henry VI and Henry VII." --Time Magazine, 1931

I agree that his bride is Victoria Margaret daughter of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia and Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. She was born in 1890 and died in 1923 (age 33). She married Henry XXXIII Reuss of Kostritz (and not Prince Heinrich of Prussia), May 17,1913, and they divorced on July 14, 1922.

"Heinrich XXXIII Prinz Reuss zu Köstritz was born on July 26, 1879, in Austria. He was the son of Heinrich VII Prinz Reuss zu Köstritz and Marie Alexandrine Anne Sophie Auguste Helene Prinzessin von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach.

"He married, secondly, Allene Tew, daughter of Charles Henry Tew and Janet Smith, on April 10, 1929, at Paris, France. He and Allene Tew were divorced on 31 October 31, 1935, at Paris, France. He died on November 15, 1942, at age 63 at Stonsdorf. "-- the Peerage

There are other photographs on Flicka of Prince Heinrich XXXIII with his (first) wife, and family:

"Prinz Heinrich XXXIII. Reuss mit Familie" by mrsfujita


"The Children Of Prince Heinrich XXXIII. Reuss " by mrsfujita

oops missed an X, all those roman numerals!! I edited my comment slightly to reflect that.

This is a photograph of a picture postcard. Gustav Liersch & Co. was a big postcard maker based in Berlin for the views trade, and also a large line in Royalty of all sorts. "The Children Of Prince Heinrich XXXIII. Reuss " by mrsfujita is also an example of that house's work.

Thanks for the added details. We'll supplement our description and reload it to Flickr.

Here is Victoria Margarete's Wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Viktoria_Margarethe_of_Pru...

"Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (About this sound listen (help·info)), known universally as Paul von Hindenburg (German: [ˈpaʊl fɔn ˈhɪndn̩bʊɐ̯k] ( listen); 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German military officer, statesman, and politician who served as the second President of Germany during the period 1925-1934.

Hindenburg retired from the army for the first time in 1911, but was recalled shortly after the outbreak of World War I in 1914. He first came to national attention at the age of 66 as the victor of the decisive Battle of Tannenberg in August 1914. As Germany's Chief of the General Staff from August 1916, Hindenburg's reputation rose greatly in German public esteem. He and his deputy Erich Ludendorff would then lead Germany in a de facto military dictatorship throughout the remainder of the war, marginalizing German Emperor Wilhelm II as well as the German Reichstag. In line with Lebensraum ideology, he advocated sweeping annexations of territory in Poland, Ukraine and Russia in order to re-settle Germans there."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_von_Hindenburg

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Original photo is by A. Grohs.

The title reads "In commemoration of the marriage celebration, May 24, 1913".

Branddobbe: Thank you for the translation! We can add this to the descriptive information when we update the record.

See royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2008/07/victoria-lou...