Prince Heinrich XIII is suspected of conspiracy
2022.12.07 11:04
Prince Heinrich XIII is suspected of conspiracy
Budrigannews.com – One of the last members of a dynasty that once ruled large portions of eastern Germany is Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss. He is thought to be planning a violent coup to overthrow the democratic system in order to become the country’s new leader.
According to the authorities, the 71-year-old was one of 25 members and supporters of a far-right group planning the alleged putsch who were arrested in nationwide raids early on Wednesday.
The real estate developer has long held the view that life was better all over the world under monarchies. He comes from Place of Reuss, which for quite a long time controlled over pieces of present-day Thueringen state until Germany’s 1918 insurgency that prompted the foundation of the Weimar Republic.
Both the Prince Reuss’s Office and the House of Reuss did not respond to inquiries for comment.
In a 2019 speech to the World Web Forum, which describes itself as bringing together progressive minds to empower positive radical change, he stated that people in the principality of Reuss led “happy lives” because the structures were “straightforward and transparent” and the tax rate was only 10%.
Heinrich advised, “You just went to the prince if things didn’t work out well.” Who should you turn to today? Your local, federal, or EU parliamentarian? Have fun!”
He said in the speech, which was full of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, that Germany had been a vassal state government since World War II and needed a peace deal to regain its sovereignty.
He said governments overall including that of France had been ousted because of the intruding of unfamiliar powers which needed to lay out corporate designs chasing benefit. He stated that the people had suffered as a result.
On Wednesday, the prosecution stated that Heinrich had communicated with Russian officials, whom the group viewed as its primary point of contact for establishing its new order. They claimed that there was no proof that the representatives had granted the request. The Kremlin said there could be no doubt of any Russian contribution in the supposed plot.
Heinrich was taken into custody at his home in Frankfurt by handcuffed police officers wearing balaclavas, wearing mustard corduroy pants, a tartan-patterned jacket, and having long, grey hair.
According to the Ostthueringer newspaper, police also searched his hunting lodge in Thueringen, where he was thought to have weapons stored. The state in eastern Germany is well-known for the far-right’s persistent power there.
The federal prosecutors’ office did not respond to a request for comment on the report, stating only that a raid had taken place in that location.
It also declined to discuss whether or not Heinrich was involved in the far-right “Reichsbuerger” movement, which denies the existence of the modern German state and is blamed by prosecutors for the arrest of the suspects.
After the end of the 12th century, the Reuss dynasty gave their male children the names Heinrich or Henry in honor of Henry IV, the Holy Roman Emperor, who gave them the estates of Weida and Gera, which are now towns in the state of Thueringen.
Although princes and princesses are no longer officially recognized in Germany, descendants like Heinrich have continued to use the title. He had given his Frankfurt-based real estate and financial services company the name “Buero Prinz Reuss.”
According to local media, the House of Reuss, currently led by Heinrich XIV, who lives in Austria, has previously distanced itself from Heinrich XIII, describing him as a confused man who spreads conspiracy theories.
