Prince Henry of Prussia (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
Died	April 20, 1929(1929-04-20) (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 Prince Sigismund Prince Henry
Full name German: Albert Wilhelm Heinrich English: Albert William Henry
House	Hohenzollern
Father	Frederick III, German Emperor
Mother	Victoria, Princess Royal
Signature
Allegiance	Kingdom of Prussia German Empire
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine
Years of service	1872–1919
Rank	Großadmiral (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	Order of the Black Eagle Pour le Merite with Oak leaves

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.