Prince Henry of the Netherlands

William Frederick "Henry", Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: Willem Frederik "Hendrik", Prins der Nederlanden, Prins van Oranje-Nassau) (b. 13 June 1820 – d. 14 January 1879) was born at Soestdijk Palace as the third son of the Prince of Orange, later King William II of the Netherlands and the Princess of Orange, née Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia, later Queen Consort of the Netherlands.

Prince Henry became Governor of Luxembourg in 1850, in which capacity he served until his death in 1879. He married twice. On May 9, 1853, in Weimar, he married Amalia Maria da Gloria Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1830 – 1872). On August 24, 1878, in Potsdam, he married Marie Elisabeth Louise Frederica of Prussia (1855 - 1888). Both marriages were childless. At the time of his death at Walferdange Castle from measles, he was third in line of succession to the Dutch throne.

He is not to be confused with the Portuguese Prince Henry the Navigator.

Titles

His Royal Highness The Prince Henry of the Netherlands (1820-1879)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Henry of the Netherlands

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1= 1. Prince Henry of the Netherlands
2= 2. William II of the Netherlands
3= 3. Anna Pavlovna of Russia
4= 4. William I of the Netherlands
5= 5. Wilhelmine of Prussia
6= 6. Paul I of Russia
7= 7. Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg
8= 8. William V, Prince of Orange
9= 9. Wilhelmina of Prussia
10= 10. Frederick William II of Prussia
11= 11. Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
12= 12. Peter III of Russia
13= 13. Catherine II of Russia
14= 14. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
15= 15. Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt
16= 16. William IV, Prince of Orange
17= 17. Anne, Princess Royal
18= 18. Prince Augustus William of Prussia
19= 19. Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
20= 20. Prince Augustus William of Prussia (= 18)
21= 21. Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (= 19)
22= 22. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
23= 23. Caroline of Zweibrücken
24= 24. Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
25= 25. Anna Petrovna of Russia
26= 26. Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
27= 27. Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
28= 28. Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
29= 29. Maria Augusta Anna of Thurn and Taxis
30= 30. Friedrich Wilhelm, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
31= 31. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia