Prince Henry of Prussia (1900–1904)

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Prince Henry of Prussia
Evangelical Christian

Prussian Royalty
House of Hohenzollern
Frederick III
Children Wilhelm II Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen Prince Henry Prince Sigismund Princess Viktoria Prince Waldemar Sophia, Queen of the Hellenes Margaret, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel Grandchildren Prince Waldemar Prince Sigismund Prince Heinrich Great Grandchildren Princess Barbara Prince Alfred
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Prince Henry Victor Louis Frederick of Prussia (

through both his mother and father. He died aged four.

Life

Prince Heinrich was born on 9 January 1900, in Kiel. His father was pleased by the birth of yet another son, especially such a handsome one, as the Prince had blonde hair.^{[citation needed]} The newborn Prince immediately received the title Prince of Prussia with the style Royal Highness, and was baptised Heinrich Viktor Ludwig Friedrich in Kiel Castle on 15 March 1900.^[1] His older brothers were Prince Waldemar, a namesake of his uncle, and Prince Sigismund, a namesake of his other deceased uncle. Heinrich was named in honour of his father. The Prince was diagnosed with haemophilia as a young child, but, despite this, was a very cheerful and lively boy who liked to play a lot. As Henry grew older he became more aware of his condition.

Death

On 25 February,

. He lingered for a couple of hours, but died the following day, on 26 February. He was four years old.

Aftermath

Prince Heinrich's premature death would later very much affect the Princess, who would withdraw into herself. One of his older brothers, Prince Waldemar, also had haemophilia. He lived up to the age of 56 and was married, without children. The middle sibling, Prince Sigismund, was unaffected by the disease.

Ancestry

Notes

v t e Haemophilia in European royalty

Albert XY Victoria X? Edward VII XY Alice Xx Louis IV XY Alfred XY Helena X? Louise X? Arthur XY Leopold xY Helen XX Beatrice Xx Henry XY Nicholas II XY Alice Xx Alexander XY Maria Xx? Anastasia XX? Alexei xY May X? Rupert xY Maurice XY Alfonso XIII XY Leopold xY Maurice XY Maria Cristina X? Juan XY Gonzalo xY Legend: X – unaffected X chromosome; x – affected X chromosome; Y – Y chromosome; ? - unknown carrier status Source: Aronova-Tiuntseva, Yelena; Herreid, Clyde Freeman (20 September 2003). "Hemophilia: 'The Royal Disease'" (PDF). SciLinks. National Science Teachers Association. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2018.