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H.R.H. 1858-1896 |
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| Vita | Index
of Royal Colonels Index of Reigns & Peerages |
| full name: | Henry Maurice | ||
| birth: | 1858.10.05 | at Milan, Italy | |
| father: | Alexander of Hesse-Darmstadt | ||
| mother: | Julie von Hauke | ||
| marriage: | 1885.07.23 | Princess
Beatrice at Whippingham, Isle of Wight |
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| children: | 1886 | Prince Alexander of Battenberg (Marquess of Carisbrooke) | |
| 1887 | Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Queen Ena of Spain) | ||
| 1889 | Prince Leopold of Battenberg | ||
| 1891 | Prince Maurice of Battenberg | ||
| death: | 1896.01.20 | on HMS Blonde (off coast of Sierra Leone, while on active service) | |
| Titles, Orders and Awards |
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| H.R.H. Prince Henry of Battenberg | ||
| British Empire/Commonwealth Orders and Awards: | ||
| KG | ||
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| Honorary Military Appointments |
| 1885? |  |
Honorary Colonel, 5th (Isle of Wight, Princess Beatrice's) Volunteer Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment | |
| Military Service |
| Prussia: | ||
| 1883-1885 | Lieutenant, Garde du Corps | |
| United Kingdom: | ||
| 1887.06.21 | Lieutenant Colonel | |
| 1893.02.22 | Colonel [staff] | |
| 1896 | served in West Africa | |
| Other Military Connections |
| Governor of the Isle of Wight and of Carisbrooke Castle | ||
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