Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)

Names
	German: Albert Wilhelm Heinrich; English: Albert William Henry

Prince Henry
Prince Henry
	Photograph by Ernest Flagg, 1914
Born	August 14, 1862; Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Died	April 20, 1929 (aged 66); Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, Weimar Republic
Burial	24 April 1929; Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Spouse	Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (m. 1888)
Issue	Prince Waldemar Prince Sigismund; Prince Henry;
Names
Names
	German: Albert Wilhelm Heinrich; English: Albert William Henry
House	Hohenzollern
Father	Frederick III, German Emperor
Mother	Victoria, Princess Royal
Signature
Military career
Allegiance	Kingdom of Prussia; German Empire
Service/branch	Imperial German Navy
Years of service	1872–1919
Rank	Großadmiral (grand admiral)
Commands held	Commander of the Baltic Naval Station; Commander of the High Seas Fleet; Inspector General of the Navy; Commander in Chief of Baltic Naval Forces;
Awards	Order of the Black Eagle; Pour le Merite with Oak leaves;

Prince Henry of Prussia (German: Albert Wilhelm Heinrich; 14 August 1862 – 20 April 1929) was a younger brother of German Emperor William II and a Prince of Prussia. He was also a grandson of Queen Victoria. A career naval officer, he held various commands in the Imperial German Navy and eventually rose to the rank of Grand Admiral and Generalinspekteur der Marine.

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