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Prince Henry of Prussia (German: Albert Wilhelm Heinrich; 14 August 1862 – 20 April 1929) was a younger brother of German Emperor Wilhelm II and a Prince of Prussia. Through his mother, he was also a grandson of Queen Victoria.
Description. Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter married the Crown Prince of Prussia in 1858 and Prince Henry (1862-1929) was her third child and Queen Victoria’s grandson. Signed: VICTORIA. Inscribed on the back with the name of the sitter and as painted by his mother at Misdroy in August 1867, at the time of the Prince’s fifth birthday. Provenance.
Prince Henry of Prussia was the second son of the Crown Prince and Princess Frederick of Prussia. His elder brother became Emperor Friedrich III of Germany. Henry followed a Naval career, rising to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of the Baltic Fleet during the First World War.
Brief Life History of Heinrich. When Prince Heinrich Hohenzollern von Preußen was born on 14 August 1862, in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Prussia, his father, Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl von Hohenzollern Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia, was 30 and his mother, Princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa of the United Kingdom Princess Royal, was 21.
Description. Carte-de-visite photograph of young Prince Henry of Prussia, sitting in a striped brocade armchair, his right foot tucked under his left leg. He looks down at a book he holds open on his lap. He wears a suit which has knee-length trousers and a waistcoat.
Prince Henry of Prussia. (1862-1929), Naval officer; son of Frederick III, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia. Sitter in 4 portraits.
English: Heinrich (born Albert Wilhelm Heinrich, August 14, 1862 – April 20, 1929), sometimes known as Henry, was a younger brother of Emperor Wilhelm II., Deutscher Kaiser and a Prince of Prussia. On May 24, 1888, Heinrich married Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine , his first cousin.
