Prince Henry of Battenberg
Prince Henry of Battenberg | |
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St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight | |
Spouse | |
Issue | |
Family | Battenberg |
Father | Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine |
Mother | Julia, Princess of Battenberg |
Prince Henry of Battenberg (Henry Maurice; 5 October 1858 – 20 January 1896), formerly Count Henry of Battenberg, was a
Early life
Henry was born on 5 October 1858 in
His parents' marriage was
Prince Henry received a military education and took up a commission as a lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of the Rhenish Hussars in the
Marriage
Because of their close relationship to the Grand Ducal House of Hesse, the Battenbergs came into close contact with various ruling families of Europe, including the British Royal House. In April 1884, Henry's elder brother,
On 22 July 1885, the Queen made Prince Henry a
Beatrice and Henry were married at
On the same day, a bill to naturalise Prince Henry a British subject passed the House of Lords. The couple adopted the style, Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg.On 22 August 1885, exactly a month after the wedding, Henry was made Honorary Colonel of the
Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg had four children. By royal warrant of 13 December 1886, the Queen granted their children the style
Later life and death
In 1889, Prince Henry was made Governor of
In November 1895, Prince Henry persuaded Queen Victoria to allow him to go to West Africa to fight in the
Beatrice's sister
Victoria erected a memorial in the form of a Celtic cross to Prince Henry near Connachat Cottage in the grounds of Balmoral Castle in 1896. It is inscribed 'Brief Life! In sport and war so keen, morned by these winds in heath and fir as where the falling breakers stir the pains that crowned thy closing scene'.[18]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 5 October 1858 – 21 December 1858: His Illustrious Highness Count Henry of Battenberg
- 21 December 1858 – 20 January 1896: His Serene Highness Prince Henry of Battenberg
- In the UK: 22 July 1885 – 20 January 1896: His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Battenberg
Honours
- Hesse and by Rhine:[19]
- Grand Cross of the Merit Order of Philip the Magnanimous, with Swords, 18 May 1875[20]
- Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 23 April 1885[20]
- United Kingdom:
- KG: Knight of the Garter, 23 July 1885[21]
- Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee Medal, 1887[19]
- PC: Privy Counsellor, 20 November 1894[15]
- Bulgaria:[19]
- Grand Cross of St. Alexander
- Commemorative Medal for the Liberation of Bulgaria
- Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order[19]
- Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Golden Crown[19]
- Montenegro: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Danilo I[19]
- Ottoman Empire: Order of Osmanieh, 1st Class[19]
- Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword[19]
- Prussia: Grand Cross of the Red Eagle[19]
- Romania: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania[19]
- Serbia: Grand Cross of the Cross of Takovo[19]
Arms
Issue
Image | Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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Prince Alexander of Battenberg later Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke |
23 November 1886 | 23 February 1960 | Married, 1917 Irene Denison (4 July 1890 – 16 July 1956); had issue. | |
Princess Victoria Eugénie of Battenberg | 24 October 1887 | 15 April 1969 | Married, 1906, Alfonso XIII of Spain (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941); had issue.
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Prince Leopold of Battenberg later Lord Leopold Mountbatten |
21 May 1889 | 23 April 1922 | Suffered from haemophilia; died unmarried and without issue during a knee operation. | |
Prince Maurice of Battenberg | 3 October 1891 | 27 October 1914 | Killed in action during World War I. |
Ancestry
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References
- ^ "No. 26712". The London Gazette. 17 February 1896. p. 955.
- ^ "No. 25436". The London Gazette. 27 January 1885. p. 357.
- ^ "No. 25493". The London Gazette. 24 July 1885. p. 3425.
- ^ a b Dennison, M., The Last Princess, p.150
- ^ Beatrice and her siblings were confirmed here
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30658. Retrieved 8 November 2007. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "No. 25495". The London Gazette. 28 July 1885. p. 3529.
- ^ "No. 25503". The London Gazette. 21 August 1885. p. 3948.
- ^ "Army Prince Henry of Battenberg (1886)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 26 February 1886. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "No. 25655". The London Gazette. 14 December 1886. p. 6305.
- ^ Dennison, M., The Last Princess, p.182-183
- ^ "No. 25712". The London Gazette. 21 June 1887. p. 3366.
- ^ "No. 25773". The London Gazette. 5 January 1888. p. 223.
- ^ "No. 26374". The London Gazette. 21 February 1893. p. 946.
- ^ a b "No. 26573". The London Gazette. 23 November 1894. p. 6625.
- ^ "No. 26712". The London Gazette. 17 February 1896. p. 953.
- ISBN 9781550020397.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Connachat, Prince of Battenberg Memorial (Category C Listed Building) (LB51502)". Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Genealogy", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen (in German), Darmstadt: Im Verlag der Invalidenanstalt, 1896, p. 5 – via hathitrust.org
- ^ a b Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1894, pp. 5, 36 – via hathitrust.org
- ^ Shaw, Wm. A. (1906) The Knights of England, I, London, p. 67
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