[BATTENBERG (Prince Henry Maurice, 1858-1896, Colonel, Husband of Princess Beatrice, youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, father of Ena, Queen of Spain)]

Fine Large Unsigned Photograph of his Funeral, showing the coffin about to be lifted from the gun-carriage outside the lych-gate of the church on its way inside, in the middle ground are the many royals who attended, among them, named in the margin below, are his brothers Louis (1st Marquess of Milford Haven, father of Earl Mountbatten), Alexander (Alexander I of Bulgaria), and Franz Joseph (son-in-law of Nikola I of Montenegro), the Prince of Wales (Edward VII), the Grand Duke of Hesse (Louis' father-in-law), the Duke of York (George V), the Duke of Fife, Prince Albert of Prussia (Regent of Brunswick, representing Wilhelm II) and the Duke of Connaught. Down the lane is a stream of people in full dress uniform, and looking over the hedge on the right a crowd of local people. On the verso are photographs of Whippingham Church, the Terraces in front of Osborne House and 'Looking towards the Solent' (with another, partly trimmed), the main photograph 8" x 11½" on card 10½" x 11¾", Whippingham, Isle of Wight, 5th February

The Prince died on 20th January 1896 on his way home from the ill-fated Ashanti expedition. The Prince had fought against living with his mother-in-law and the expedition was a sign of this rebellion. Unfortunately he succumbed to a fever.
With neat identifications in the hand of Princess Beatrice. From the collection of their daughter Princess Ena, Queen of Spain.

Item Date:  1896

Stock No:  56222      £325

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