Prince Henry of Prussia (1747–1767)

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Prince Henry of Prussia
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Born(1747-12-30)30 December 1747
Died26 May 1767(1767-05-26) (aged 19)
Names
Friedrich Heinrich Karl
HouseHohenzollern
FatherPrince Augustus William of Prussia
MotherLuise of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
Prussian Royalty
House of Hohenzollern
Greater imperial coat of arms of Germany.svg
Descendants of Frederick William I
Grandchildren
Frederick William II
Prince Henry
Wilhelmina, Princess of Orange
Prince Emil
Princess Friederike
Prince Heinrich
Louise, Princess Antoni Radziwiłł
Prince Christian
Prince Louis Ferdinand
Prince Paul
Prince Augustus
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For the brother of King Frederick II, see Prince Henry of Prussia (1726–1802). For the brother of Emperor William II, see Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929).

Prince Frederick Henry Charles of Prussia (German: Friedrich Heinrich Karl, 30 December 1747 – 26 May 1767) was the second son of Prince Augustus William, the brother of Frederick the Great. His older brother was Frederick William II of Prussia.

Biography[]

In his early life, the prince received several military promotions and honours; on 16 January 1748 he became a member of the Order of the Black Eagle, and on 20 September 1764 he became captain and company commander of the 1st Battalion Guard of the Gardes du Corps. In September later that year he was raised to commander, and on 26 April 1767 he was made Major General by Frederick II.

At the age of 17, Colonel Hans von Blumenthal, commander of the Gardes du Corps, became the prince's governor. As a result, he and his brother Frederick William spent much time at the Colonel's estate at Paretz.

Prince Henry was a promising young captain in the guards and his uncle the King had high hopes for him. However, in May 1767 he was leading his cuirassier squadron to Berlin for a parade and review when he stopped at the von Kleist estate of Protzen. Here he caught smallpox and died on the 26th, much to his uncle's grief.

Ancestry[]

References[]

  1. ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 17.


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