Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands in 1912
Prince consort of the Netherlands
Tenure	7 February 1901 – 3 July 1934
Spouse	Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Issue
Juliana of the Netherlands
Full name
Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
House	House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Father	Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
Mother	Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Born	19 April 1876(1876-04-19) Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Died	3 July 1934(1934-07-03) (aged 58)
Burial	Delft, Netherlands
Religion	Protestantism

Duke Henry 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. In the Netherlands, his name was rendered into Hendrik. He was the longest serving consort of the Netherlands.

Biography

He was born in Schwerin, the youngest son of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and his third wife, Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Henry was created Prince of the Netherlands on 6 February 1901, and married Queen Wilhelmina on 7 February 1901, in The Hague.

The marriage was 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 and the 1,157th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria in 1924.

He died in The Hague.

Titles

• His Highness Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1876–1901)
• His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, etc. (6 February 1901–1934)
• His Royal Highness The Prince of the Netherlands (7 February 1901–1934)

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 .

See also

• Prince Henry of the Netherlands

External links

• Grand-Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
• Royal House of the Netherlands and Grand-Ducal House of Luxembourg

Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Cadet branch of the House of Mecklenburg Born: 19 April 1876 Died: 3 July 1934
Dutch royalty
Vacant Title last held by Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont	Prince consort of the Netherlands 7 February 1901 – 3 July 1934	Vacant Title next held by Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld