Prince Henry of Battenberg
(1858-1896)
British Prince
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Prince Henry of Battenberg KG PC (Henry Maurice; 5 October 1858 – 20 January 1896) was a morganatic descendant of the Grand Ducal House of Hesse. He became a member of the British Royal Family by marriage to Queen Victoria's youngest child, Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom. Through his daughter, Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, who became the Queen of Spain by marriage, Henry is a direct ancestor of current members of the Spanish royal family.
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5 October 1858 Milan, Italy
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| Died |
20 January 1896 (aged 37) HMS Blonde, near Sierra Leone
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom 1857-1944 · Member of the British Royal Family and daughter of Queen Victoria · m. 1885
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Alexander Mountbatten 1st child with Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom Male b. 23 Nov 1886 d. 23 Feb 1960 · Age: 73 (at death) · 1886-1960 · British Royal Navy officer -
Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena of Battenberg 2nd child with Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom Female b. 24 Oct 1887 d. 15 Apr 1969 · Age: 81 (at death) · 1887-1969 · Queen of Spain from 1906 to 1931 -
Lord Leopold Mountbatten 3rd child with Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom Male b. 21 May 1889 d. 23 Apr 1922 · Age: 32 (at death) · 1889-1922 · British noble; son of Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom; grandson of Queen Victoria -
Maurice Victor Donald 4th child with Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom Male b. 3 Oct 1891 d. 27 Oct 1914 · Age: 23 (at death) · 1891-1914 · Member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the extended British royal family
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Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine · Father · 1823-1888 · Third son and fourth child of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1933–1937) and Julia Hauke · m. 1851
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Marie Caroline · Older Sister · 1852- · Celebrity Baby -
Alexander of Battenberg · Older Brother · 1857-1893 · First prince (knyaz) of modern Bulgaria 1879-1886
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