Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)
| Prince Henry of Prussia | |||||
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Photograph by Ernest Flagg, 1914 | |||||
| Born | August 14, 1862 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation | ||||
| Died | April 20, 1929 (aged 66) Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, Weimar Republic | ||||
| Burial | 24 April 1929 Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | ||||
| Spouse |
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
(m. 1888) | ||||
| Issue | Prince Waldemar
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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 | ||||
| Branch | Imperial German Navy | ||||
| Years of service | 1872–1919 | ||||
| Rank | Großadmiral (grand admiral) | ||||
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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.
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
- ↑ "Died". Time. 29 April 1929. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved 2008-06-06.