Prince Albert of Prussia (1809-1872)

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Albert (Frederick Henry Albert^[1]; German: Friedrich Heinrich Albrecht; 4 October 1809, Königsberg – 14 October 1872, Berlin) was a Prussian colonel general. Albert was the fourth son of King Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

[edit] Family

Albert married Marianne, daughter of King William I of the Netherlands, in 1830. The marriage was dissolved in 1849. They had the following children:

• Charlotte (1831-1855), married Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
• Albert (1837-1906)
• Elizabeth (1840-1840)
• Alexandrine (1842-1892), married William, second son of Grand Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

In 1853, Albert married Rosalie von Rauch, Countess of Hohenau, daughter of Gustav von Rauch. They had the following children:

• William, Count of Hohenau (1854-1930)
• Bernhard, Count of Hohenau (1857-1914)

Prinz-Albrecht-Straße in Berlin, now Niederkirchnerstraße, was named after him.

[edit] References

1. ^ The Peerage – Friedrich Heinrich Albrecht Prinz von Preußen