Henry Maurice of Battenberg
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Henry Maurice of Battenberg (1858 - 1896)

Prince Henry Maurice of Battenberg
Born in Milan, Lombardy-Venetiamap
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Husband of — married 23 Jul 1885 in St Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 37 in at sea, near Sierra Leonemap
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Biography

Count Henry Maurice of Battenberg (Heinrich Moritz von Battenberg) was born on 5 October 1858 in Milan, Lombardy-Venetia. Later, he was given the title "Prince". [1]

He served as a lieutenant in the army of Prussia. In 1885, he married Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, in St Mildred's Church (in Beatrice Avenue), Whippingham, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. He became Captain-General and Governor of the Isle of Wight in 1889. [1]

He died of malaria on 20 January 1896 on the cruiser HMS Blonde stationed off the coast of Sierra Leone. [1]

He was buried in what became known as the Battenberg Chapel in St Mildred's Church. [1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wikipedia: Prince_Henry_of_Battenberg.




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