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German royal (1927–1999)
Prince Heinrich
Heinrich of Hesse-Kassel in the 1950s
Born(1927-10-30)30 October 1927
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died18 November 1999(1999-11-18) (aged 72)
Frankfurt, Germany
Names
Henry William Constantine Victor Francis
HouseHesse-Kassel
FatherPrince Philipp of Hesse
MotherPrincess Mafalda of Savoy

Prince Heinrich Wilhelm Konstantin Viktor Franz of Hesse-Kassel (30 October 1927 – 18 November 1999), known as Enrico d'Assia, was the second child of Prince Philipp of Hesse and Princess Mafalda of Savoy. Heinrich became an artist, set designer, and memoirist after World War II.

Life

Prince Heinrich was born in Rome, Italy, as the second son of Prince Philipp of Hesse and Princess Mafalda of Savoy, daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.

During the Second World War, Heinrich's father, an important former aristocratic Nazi party member, was arrested by the Gestapo. His mother was detained and imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp, where she was killed by Allies' bombardments in 1944. Heinrich and his siblings (Moritz, Otto and Elisabeth) were given sanctuary in the Vatican under the care of their Aunt and Uncle Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine and Margaret Campbell Geddes who adopted them. After the War they were reunited with their father in Germany.

Heinrich was an artist and set designer, active mainly in Italy under the name Enrico d'Assia. He published a volume of memoirs, notably Der Kristallene Lüster (1994). He died in Frankfurt, unmarried.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Heinrich of Hesse-Kassel
8. Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel
4. Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse-Kassel
9. Princess Anna of Prussia
2. Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse
10. Frederick III, German Emperor
5. Princess Margaret of Prussia
11. Victoria, Princess Royal
1. Prince Heinrich of Hesse-Kassel
12. Umberto I of Italy
6. Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
13. Princess Margherita of Savoy
3. Princess Mafalda of Savoy
14. Nicholas I of Montenegro
7. Princess Elena of Montenegro
15. Milena Vukotić

References

  1. Enrico d’Assia’s Pugorama paintings by Nick Waters. dogworld.co.uk. 10 November 2011
  2. Heinrich Wilhelm Konstantin Viktor Franz Prinz von Hessen-Kassel. thepeerage.com
  3. Jenni (2015-03-04). "The Princess in the Concentration Camp: Mafalda of Savoy". Jenni Wiltz. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
Prince Heinrich of Hesse-Kassel House of HesseBorn: 30 October 1927 Died: 18 November 1999
Titles in pretence
Preceded byPrince Wolfgang of Hesse — TITULAR —
King of Finland
12 July 1989 – 18 November 1999
Reason for succession failure:
Kingdom never established
Succeeded byPrince Philipp of Hesse
Princes and Landgraves of Hesse
1st generation
  • none
2nd generation
3rd generation
4th generation
5th generation
6th generation
7th generation
8th generation
  • Prince and Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel until 1803
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