Prince Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
| Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||
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Prince Henry in 1915.
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| Prince consort of the Netherlands | |||||
| Tenure | 7 February 1901 – 3 July 1934 | ||||
| Born | 19 April 1876 Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Empire |
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| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Kneuterdijk Palace, The Hague, Netherlands |
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| Burial | 11 July 1934 Nieuwe Kerk, Delft, Netherlands |
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| Spouse | Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (m. 1901; his death 1934) |
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| Issue | Juliana of the Netherlands | ||||
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| House | Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
| Father | Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism (until 1901) Reformed (from 1901) |
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| Occupation | Military officer | ||||
Prince Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst; 19 April 1876 – 3 July 1934), later Prince Henry of the Netherlands, was prince consort of the Netherlands as the husband of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. He was the longest serving consort of the Netherlands.
Biography
Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 19 April 1876 in Schwerin. He was the youngest son of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and his third wife, Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
He was created Prince of the Netherlands on 6 February 1901, and married Queen Wilhelmina on 7 February 1901, in The Hague. Although the queen was devoted to her spouse at the time of their marriage, it proved in the long run to be an unhappy one that did little more than meet its obligation by producing an heir. They had one child, Juliana, in whose favor her mother abdicated on 4 September 1948.
He was the 279th Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword in Portugal and the 1,157th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Spain in 1924.
He died, at the age of 58, on 3 July 1934 in The Hague, Netherlands.
Scouting
He successfully merged the two Dutch Boy Scout organisations Nederlandse Padvinders Organisatie (NPO, Netherlands Pathfinder Organisation) and the Nederlandse Padvinders Bond (NPB, Netherlands Pathfinder Federation) on 11 December 1915 to form De Nederlandse Padvinders (NPV, The Netherlands Pathfinders). He became the Royal Commissioner of that organisation and he asked Jean Jacques Rambonnet to become chairman in 1920 .[1]
Titles
- 19 April 1876 – 7 February 1901: His Highness Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- 7 February 1901 – 3 July 1934: His Royal Highness Henry, Prince of the Netherlands, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Ancestry
See also
- Prince Henry of the Netherlands (governor)
- PEC Zwolle, football club named in his honour
References
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Prince Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Cadet branch of the House of Mecklenburg
Born: 19 April 1876 Died: 3 July 1934 |
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Title last held by
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmontas Queen consort |
Prince consort of the Netherlands 7 February 1901 – 3 July 1934 |
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Title next held by
Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld |
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- 1876 births
- 1934 deaths
- Knights of the Golden Fleece
- House of Orange-Nassau
- Dutch royal consorts
- Dutch members of the Dutch Reformed Church
- Members of the Council of State (Netherlands)
- House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Dutch people of German descent
- Royal Netherlands Army officers
- Royal Netherlands Army generals
- Royal Netherlands Navy admirals
- Royal Netherlands Navy officers
- Royal Netherlands East Indies Army generals
- Royal Netherlands East Indies Army officers
- Prussian Army personnel
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Grand Crosses of the Order of the House of Orange
- Converts to Calvinism from Lutheranism
- Sea rescue
- Scouting and Guiding in the Netherlands
- People associated with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- Burials in the Royal Crypt at Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
