Prince Henry of Battenberg
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5 October 1858 Milan, Lombardy–Venetia |
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| Died | 20 January 1896 (aged 37) HMS Blonde, near Sierra Leone |
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| Burial | 5 February 1896 St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight |
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| Spouse | Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (m. 1885) | ||||
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Alexander Mountbatten, Marquess of Carisbrooke Victoria Eugenie, Queen of Spain Lord Leopold Mountbatten Prince Maurice of Battenberg |
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| Family | Battenberg | ||||
| Father | Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine | ||||
| Mother | Countess Julia Hauke | ||||
| Occupation | Military | ||||
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| Henry Maurice Battenberg |
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Styles of Prince Henry of Battenberg |
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Prince Henry of Battenberg KG PC (Henry Maurice; German: Heinrich Moritz; 5 October 1858 – 20 January 1896) was a morganatic descendant of the Grand Ducal House of Hesse, later becoming a member of the British Royal Family, through his marriage to Princess Beatrice.
Henry was born on 5 October 1858 in Milan, Lombardy–Venetia. His father was Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, the third son and fourth child of Grand Duke Ludwig II of Hesse and Wilhelmina of Baden. His mother was Countess Julia Hauke.
His parents' marriage was morganatic, as Julia was not considered a proper wife for a prince of a reigning dynasty, being only a countess. As such, at the time of his birth, Henry could not bear his father's title or name, and was styled His Illustrious Highness Count Henry (Heinrich) Maurice of Battenberg. When Henry's mother was raised to Princess von Battenberg and given the higher style of Her Serene Highness by Alexander's older brother, Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse, Henry and his siblings shared in their mother's new rank. He became His Serene Highness Prince Henry of Battenberg, although he remained ineligible to inherit the throne of Hesse or to receive a civil list stipend.
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