Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands

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Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands
Prince Consort of the Netherlands
Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands in 1912
Prince Consort of the Netherlands
Tenure 7 February 1901 - 3 July 1934
Predecessor Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Successor Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Spouse Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Issue
Juliana of the Netherlands
Full name
Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
House House of Mecklenburg
Father Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
Mother Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Born April 19, 1876(1876-04-19)
Schwerin, Germany
Died July 3, 1934 (aged 58)
Burial Delft, Netherlands
Religion Protestantism

Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (19 April 1876 – 3 July 1934), later Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands, was a German-born aristocrat who was Prince Consort of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.

He was born in Schwerin, the youngest son of Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and his third wife, Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Heinrich was created Prince Hendrik 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 of the Netherlands, 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.

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  • His Highness Duke Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1876 - 1901)
  • His Royal Highness Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, etc. (6 February 1901 - 1934) [1]
  • His Royal Highness The Prince of the Netherlands (7 February 1901 - 1934)

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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 .[2]

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Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands
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