Prince Henry of the Netherlands
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Prince Henry of the Netherlands (Dutch: Willem Frederik Hendrik; June 13, 1820 – 14 January 1879) was born at Soestdijk Palace as the third son of William II of the Netherlands and Anna Pavlovna of Russia. His maternal grandparents were Paul I of Russia and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was known also by his nickname "the Navigator".
Prince Henry became Governor of Luxembourg in 1850, in which capacity he served until his death in 1879. He married twice. On May 9, 1853, in Weimar, he married Amalia Maria da Gloria Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1830 – 1872). On August 24, 1878, in Potsdam, he married Marie Elisabeth Louise Frederica of Prussia (1855 - 1888). Both marriages were childless. At the time of his death at Walferdange Castle from measles, he was third in line of succession to the Dutch throne.
He is not to be confused with the Portuguese Prince Henry the Navigator.
