HRH Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands

Prince consort of the Netherlands
Duke Heinrich of Mecklenberg-Schwerin


Date & place of birth April 19, 1876 Schwerin Palace, Schwerin
Born as HH Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Names Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst

Father Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mother Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt





Royal house Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Consort February 7, 1901-July 3, 1934
Tenure 32 years 146 days
Predecessor Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Successor Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld





Siblings (10)
Youngest of four children (2 brothers, 1 sister) (5 older half-brothers, 3 older half-sisters)*
Duke Frederick Francis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin*
Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin*
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Grand Ducess Maria Pavlovna of Russia)*
Duke Nikolaus of Mecklenburg-Schwerin*
Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg-Schwerin*
Duke Alexander of Mecklenburg-Schwerin*
Duchess Anne of Mecklenburg-Schwerin*
Duchess Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Duke Frederick Wilhelm of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin





Married February 7, 1901 Noordeinde Palace, The Hague (civil) Grote of St. Jacobs Kerk, The Hague (religious)
Spouse Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands





Issue
(1 daughter)
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (Queen Juliana of the Netherlands)





Grandchildren
(4 granddaughters)
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands (Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands)
Princess Irene of the Netherlands
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
Princess Christina of the Netherlands





Died July 3, 1934 Noordeinde Palac,e The Hague(age 58)
Place of burial Nieuwe Kerk, Delft





Titles
HH Duke of Mecklenburg
HRH Duke of Mecklenburg (from January 27, 1901)
HRH Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands, Duke of Mecklenburg





Paternal grandparents
Grand Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Princess Alexandrine of Prussia

Paternal great-grandparents
Hereditary Grand Duke Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia*
King Frederick Wilhelm III of Prussia
Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Stretliz

Hendrik is a paternal great-great-grandson Emperor Paul I of Russia*





Maternal grandparents
Prince Adolph of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Princess Mathilde of Schonburg-Waldenburg

Maternal great-grandparents
Prince Karl Guther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Landgravine Louise Ulrike of Hesse-Homburg
Prince Otto Victor of Schonburg-Waldenburg
Princess Thekla of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt