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« Reply #135 on: June 16, 2005, 09:34:05 PM »
Now I'm fascinated!  This is one couple I know next to nothing about.  Any bios available?

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Re: Prince Henry (Heinrich) of Prussia, his family and descendants
« Reply #136 on: June 17, 2005, 08:18:06 AM »
There are 2 on Henry but both are in German. They focus more on his naval career and his interests in flying and automobiles though.

The best places to go are Hessian Tapestry by David Duff (which deals with the Hessian family from Princess Alice up to the 1970s when the book was written) and various bios on Irene's siblings like The Mountbattens by Richard Hough (mostly on Victoria & Louis Battenberg). They give you a pretty good idea but it's hard to really gather a complete picture.

There are a couple hints that Henry may have strayed at some point but it's not clear. He certainly seemed devoted to Irene though and the marriage was a clear love-match.
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« Reply #137 on: July 20, 2005, 10:53:15 PM »
Whoa! That is indeed a departure from the usual photo pose. Literally and figuratively, I am now looking at Henry and Irene in an entirely new light!

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« Reply #138 on: July 28, 2005, 09:06:34 AM »
Irene with Ella at Ilinskoe, 1908....................

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« Reply #139 on: July 28, 2005, 10:53:58 AM »
...and in 1908 Ella was ill and had to undergo surgery.

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« Reply #140 on: July 28, 2005, 12:52:01 PM »
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...and in 1908 Ella was ill and had to undergo surgery.


Really?!?!? I had never heard this before.  What type of surgery?

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« Reply #141 on: July 28, 2005, 04:35:05 PM »
If I'am right,after,   Reading C.C. book on the books section. It was a leg tumor.

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« Reply #142 on: July 29, 2005, 06:24:12 AM »
In 1908 she underwent surgery  for the removal of a benign tumour.
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« Reply #143 on: July 29, 2005, 12:29:00 PM »
Thanks for the information on Ella's surgery.  It does look a bit in the above pic that she is in a "house dress".  Something loose-fitting as if she is recovering or resting at home, rather then the more fitted "formal" dress if her sister Irene.  Perhaps this was the reason for Irene's visit...to check on her sister after surgery.

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« Reply #144 on: August 15, 2005, 03:28:48 AM »
Thanks for posting these, Blanche. The way in which Irene seems always to be either looking at or resting her hand on Henry, really does seem to show their closeness. There are pictures of other royal couples in similar poses, but they do not have quite the same sense of 'chemistry' as these do. It truly was a love-match, wasn't it?  :D

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« Reply #145 on: August 31, 2005, 09:24:47 PM »
Why did Princess Irene had more children?


she had bore Her husband  three sons- Waldemar (1889), Sigismund (1896) and Henry (1900).

Of Waldemar and Henry's illnesses. Is that it?

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« Reply #146 on: September 01, 2005, 01:06:58 PM »
Not sure what you're asking here.  Why she did or didn't have more?

Irene had difficulties having children, so that's why she didn't have more than the three boys.

Sadly, oldest and youngest were hemophiliacs... Heinrich died at the age of 4 and Bobby after WWII.  I believe it was something about being unable to get a blood transfusion.
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« Reply #147 on: September 09, 2005, 08:43:01 AM »
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But didn't Princess Alice say she wouldn't call Alix  'Alice', because 'they murder' the name here....Maybe SHE called her daughter 'Alice' sometimes? :-/


Yes I read that, too. She didn't like how the Germans pronounced her name. Like Aleeece

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« Reply #148 on: October 26, 2005, 11:03:03 PM »
QV to VMH:

Feb 2 1887: 'It is impossible for me to tell you waht a shock your letter gave me! Indeed I felt quite ill--for I am so deeply hurt at Irene's condut towards me wh. is neither kind grateful or straightforward. I spoke to her on the subject not long before she left, & said I don't say it is never be, only don't bind yourself before he goes away on a long voyage--but say you cannot as yet give a promise. And she assured me again & again that she wld never do that!...The least she cld have done wld be to telegraph at once to me: 'Henry is coming after all'. But to learn it from the papers 1st, is too much....I am very fond of Henry, but he has behaved very badly abt Sandro & Liko too--& says very improper things to his Mother. You say you feel sure I will rejoice at her happiness. But that is just what I do not feel sure of. Henry is not at all strong, the Empress hates all connected with your family NOW. Dear Mama did not wish such a marriage for any of you, as little as a Russian one, & her wishes have been totally disregarded...I had other hopes & wishes for Irene [I wonder what] but my wishes & hopes seem never to be fulfilled so it is useless for me to look forward any more.--I see the advantages wh. possibly may be derived from this union; the very fact that Henry will become the Brother-in-Law of Ludwig who is Brother to Sandro--must have a good influence. I remember now that in speaking to Sandro abt. it [I'm sure H & I would've appreciated that  ::) ] & saying how I disliked the idea, he seemed rather to favour it....I will write to Irene myself--when I have recd. her 2nd letter. I shall tell her just the same--It reminds me of Ella's & Serge's marriage (wh. I grieve over as much as ever) & that you were made to announce it to me as (I suspect) no one else liked to do it, just after she had declared she wld not accept him!!....I darely hope for better things for lovely Alicky tho' I still have lingering hopes left there!...Papa & you shld. never have left them together & I fear she was driven into a corner. [Based on their engagement photo, a corner she was happily backed into IMO ]

All the italics (which in letters took the form of multiple underlinings) shows how agitated she was. Poor Victoria having to be the conduit! And Henry gets some short-shrift here since he had braved Berlin's displeasure by attending Henry & Beatrice's wedding (where Irene was a bridesmaid) despite Berlin's feelings regarded Henry's morganatic origins.
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« Reply #149 on: October 27, 2005, 06:56:34 PM »
Yup, granny was pretty upset over that one.  She hadn't wanted Ella to go to RUssia, she didn't want Irene to marry Henry, and she sure didn't want ALix to marry Nicholas.  It must have been extremely frustrating.  The only grand-son-in-law she was happy about in that family is Louis (but then of course, why wouldn't she be???? ;D)
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