Prince Henry of Battenberg

Prince Henry of Battenberg
Prince Henry c. 1885
Born	(1858-10-05)5 October 1858 Milan, Lombardy–Venetia, Austrian Empire
Died	20 January 1896(1896-01-20) (aged 37) HMS Blonde, near Sierra Leone
Burial	5 February 1896 St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight
Spouse	Princess Beatrice ​ (m. 1885)​
Issue	Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke Victoria Eugenie, Queen of Spain Lord Leopold Mountbatten Prince Maurice of Battenberg
Family	Battenberg
Father	Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
Mother	Julia, Princess of Battenberg

Prince Henry of Battenberg (Henry Maurice; 5 October 1858 – 20 January 1896), formerly Count Henry of Battenberg, was a morganatic descendant of the Grand Ducal House of Hesse. He became a member of the British royal family by marriage to Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, the youngest child of Queen Victoria. Through his daughter, Victoria Eugenie, who became the queen consort of Spain, Henry is a direct ancestor of the current Spanish royal family.