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.

Prince Henry of Prussia
Photograph by Ernest Flagg, 1914
Born(1862-08-14)August 14, 1862
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
DiedApril 20, 1929(1929-04-20) (aged 66)
Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, Weimar Republic
Burial24 April 1929
Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Spouse
(m. 1888)
Issue
Full name
German: Albert Wilhelm Heinrich
English: Albert William Henry
HouseHohenzollern
FatherFrederick III, German Emperor
MotherVictoria, Princess Royal
SignaturePrince Henry of Prussia's signature
Allegiance Kingdom of Prussia
 German Empire
Service/branch Imperial German Navy
Years of service1872–1919
RankGroßadmiral (grand admiral)
Commands held
  • Commander of the Baltic Naval Station
  • Commander of the High Seas Fleet
  • Inspector General of the Navy
  • Commander in Chief of Baltic Naval Forces
Awards

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

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  1. "Died". Time. 29 April 1929. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved 2008-06-06.