Had either of prince Hendrik's two marriages resulted in a son he would have succeeded his uncle in 1890 and not Princess Wilhelmina.
on 17/12/2023, 23:03:23, in reply to "Re: Biological son of prince Hendrik the sailor?"
I was just surprised to hear about this son. There have been plenty of stories about extra-marital offspring from Willem I, II and III as well as of Wiwill. So far the only grown up princes who did have not children outside wedlock are Prince Frederik, second son of Willem I and both Alexanders. Neither one of them seemed very interested in women though the younger one did propose to Princess Frederica of Hanover and she was a stunning beauty. Previous Message
Never heard of this person. But, as we all know both Willem III and Hendrik took a very young second wife and Willem even fathered a daughter with Emma in his 60's so its quite possible Hendrik was also still capable of fathering children. Previous Message
To my surprise the German version of wikipedia mention in it's description of King Willem III's youngest brother Hendrik that he fathered a son between the demise of his first wife Amalia of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach and his second marriage to Marie of Prussia.
The son would have been Elmer Philipp Ladislas zu Istein (1877-1904). This is the first time i heard anything about Hendrik having offspring. Does anyone have more information about this son or are we dealing with someone altering wikipedia with fake information?
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