| Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |
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| Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands in 1912 | |
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| Tenure | 7 February 1901 – 3 July 1934 |
| Spouse | Wilhelmina of the Netherlands |
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| Juliana of the Netherlands | |
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| Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |
| House | House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Father | Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg |
| Mother | Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
| Born | 19 April 1876 Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Died | 3 July 1934 (aged 58) |
| Burial | Delft, Netherlands |
| Religion | Protestantism |
Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst; 19 April 1876 – 3 July 1934), later Prince Henry of the Netherlands, was prince consort of the Netherlands as the husband of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, his name was rendered into Hendrik. He was the longest serving consort of the Netherlands.
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He was born in Schwerin, the youngest son of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and his third wife, Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Henry was created Prince of the Netherlands on 6 February 1901, and married Queen Wilhelmina on 7 February 1901, in The Hague.
The marriage was an unhappy one that did little more than meet its obligation by producing an heir. They had one child, Juliana, in whose favor her mother abdicated on 4 September 1948.
He was the 279th Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword and the 1,157th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria in 1924.
He died in The Hague.
He successfully merged the two Dutch Boy Scout organisations Nederlandse Padvinders Organisatie (NPO, Netherlands Pathfinder Organisation) and the Nederlandse Padvinders Bond (NPB, Netherlands Pathfinder Federation) on 11 December 1915 to form De Nederlandse Padvinders (NPV, The Netherlands Pathfinders). He became the Royal Commissioner of that organisation and he asked Jean Jacques Rambonnet to become chairman in 1920 .[2]
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Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Cadet branch of the House of Mecklenburg
Born: 19 April 1876 Died: 3 July 1934 |
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| Vacant
Title last held by
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
Prince consort of the Netherlands 7 February 1901 – 3 July 1934 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld |
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