[2] The Grand Duke had made it known on more than one occasion his preference for his own duchy versus inheriting the Netherlands crown, as the latter would have required a great deal more work and time.

[6] As the assumed heir to the Dutch throne, Heinrich XXXII traveled to the United States in 1906, journeying to San Francisco, Chicago, New York City, Washington D.C., among others.

[7] The university director, Prof. Eckert, noted in his inaugural address to students of Heinrich's presence, drawing attention to the fact that the prince's "resolve to devote himself to business pursuits, breaks the prejudice [of]...noble birth" being incompatible with "commercial gain".

[4] Eckert went on to say that the school had previously failed to attract young royalty because of its status as a "purely commercial university"; Heinrich's presence, he hoped, would encourage more members of royal families to attend at Cologne.

[4] Heinrich's attendance did indeed attract a great deal of attention throughout Germany, as it was the first occasion that a member of one of the reigning houses in Europe joined a business college.

[7] After his education was completed, it was expected that Heinrich would return to the United States for a stay of several months in order to apply his business lessons to practical application.

[8] As a result of his education and character, Heinrich was reported in the foreign press to be well-known and well regarded in the Netherlands, and was supposed to have left a favorable impression when he stayed there.

"Should we accept the most current interpretation [of the constitutional order of succession], which would in any case be the one that is least agreeable to our national sentiment, what would happen if one day the Prussian lieutenant Heinrich von Reuss - hastily promoted to admiral if need be - arrived in this country, took up residency in the palace and said: "Meine Herrn Holländer!

[10] Citing a report by the Berliner Tagesblatt, the Peel- en Kempenbode wrote in 1908: "We never heard anything about [...] the favourable impression young Reuss is supposed to have made over here and in the Indies.

[14] At the same time, it was proposed that Heinrich XXXII should be proclaimed Crown Prince of The Netherlands, take up residence at The Hague, and become more familiar with the Dutch people.

[14] If the various parties involved refused, they proposed pursuing the bill and changing the succession so that they might choose a more agreeable candidate; the majority of the Dutch people were in favor of the latter plan.

After suffering numerous miscarriages, an heir, Crown Princess Juliana was finally born to Queen Wilhelmina, thus securing the Dutch succession for another generation.

Her choice of third husband, commoner Friedrich Kurt Hanno Konopath (1882-1962), was in reaction to her first two unhappy marriages, and would reflect her changing views of a new nobility dictated not only by blood, but also support of certain ideals.