HRH Prince Henry of Prussia KG

HRH Prince Henry of Prussia KG
Title:HRH
Surname:Prince Henry of Prussia
Post-nominals:KG
Year elected:1889
Last year on list:1914
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Prince Albert William Henry of Prussia (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.

From 1897, Prince Henry commanded several naval task forces; these included an improvised squadron that took part with the East Asia Squadron in consolidating and securing the German hold on the region of Kiaochow and the port of Tsingtao in 1898. The prince's success was more of the diplomatic than the military variety; he became the first European potentate ever to be received at the Chinese imperial court. In 1899 he became officially the commander of the East Asia Squadron, later of a capital-ship squadron and in 1903 commander of the Baltic Sea naval station. From 1906 to 1909, Henry was commander of the High Seas Fleet. In 1909, he was promoted to Grand Admiral.

Yachts Owned

NameRig ClassfromtoMMSI
Irene Cutter 1891 1895  
L'Esperance Cutter 1896 1914  

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