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Prince Henry of the Netherlands

1820 - 1879

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Prince William Frederick Henry of the Netherlands (Dutch: Willem Frederik Hendrik; 13 June 1820 – 13 January 1879) was the third son of King William II of the Netherlands and his wife, Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia. He was born at Soestdijk Palace. Prince Henry became Governor of Luxembourg in 1850, in which capacity he served until his death in 1879. During his tenure, he worked with the government to launch the reactionary Coup of 1856, which consolidated power in the monarchy and the executive. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Henry of the Netherlands is the 7,842nd most popular politician (up from 9,591st in 2019). (up from 1,990th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Prince Henry of the Netherlands ranks 7,842 out of 19,576. Before him are Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, Mihail Kogălniceanu, Dawoud Rajiha, Nikos Sampson, Aemilia gens, and Évariste Ndayishimiye. After him are Taur Matan Ruak, Tanaka Giichi, Phạm Văn Đồng, Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia, Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus, and Idris al-Ma'mun.

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Among people born in 1820, Prince Henry of the Netherlands ranks 29. Before him are Yaqub Beg, Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel, Édouard Roche, Şevkefza Kadın, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, and Émile Augier. After him are Jeanne Duval, Eugène Fromentin, Princess Alexandrine of Baden, Afanasy Fet, Alexander Cartwright, and Anna Sewell. Among people deceased in 1879, Prince Henry of the Netherlands ranks 26. Before him are Sher Ali Khan, August Bournonville, Camille Doncieux, William, Prince of Orange, Karl Friedrich Mohr, and Maurycy Gottlieb. After him are Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, Karl Koch, Paul Gervais, Baldomero Espartero, William Kingdon Clifford, and Anthony Panizzi.

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