Prince Henry of Prussia (1747–1767)

Prussian prince
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroPrussian prince
A.K.A.Heinrich
A.K.A.Heinrich
PlacesRussia
wasPrince
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth30 December 1747, Berlin
Death26 May 1767 (aged 19 years)
Family
Mother:Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Father:Prince Augustus William of Prussia
The details

Biography

Frederick Henry Charles, Prince 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, to his uncle's grief.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Henry of Prussia (1747–1767)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Frederick I of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Luise Henriette of Nassau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Frederick William I of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Sophia of the Palatinate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Prince Augustus William of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover (=18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. George I of Great Britain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Sophia of the Palatinate (=19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Sophia Dorothea of Celle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Eleonore d'Esmier d'Olbreuse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Prince Henry of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Christina Wilhelmina of Hesse-Eschwege
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Elizabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderborg-Nordborg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Duchess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Albert Ernest I, Prince of Oettingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Christine of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 



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