Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)
Member of the House of Hohenzollern (1862–1929)
Prince Henry of Prussia (German: Albert Wilhelm Heinrich; 14 August 1862 – 20 April 1929) was the second son of Frederick III, German Emperor and Victoria, Princess Royal. He was the eldest brother of Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor.
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Born | Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation | August 14, 1862||||
Died | April 20, 1929 Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, Weimar Republic | (aged 66)||||
Burial | 24 April 1929 Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | ||||
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House | Hohenzollern | ||||
Father | Frederick III, German Emperor | ||||
Mother | Victoria, Princess Royal | ||||
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Allegiance | Kingdom of Prussia German Empire | ||||
Service/branch | Imperial German Navy | ||||
Years of service | 1872–1919 | ||||
Rank | Großadmiral (grand admiral) | ||||
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Henry was born on August 14, 1862 at New Palace in Potsdam, Prussia. Through his mother he was the second-born grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Through his father, he was the second grandson of King Wilhelm I and Queen Augusta.
In 1888, he married his first cousin, Princess Irene of Hesse and By Rhine. They had three children together named Waldemar, Sigismund and Henry.
After the fall of the German Empire, Henry died of throat cancer on April 20, 1929 in Hemmelmark.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Died". Time. 29 April 1929. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved 2008-06-06.