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Prince Friedrich Heinrich Albrecht, Prince of Prussia (German: Wilhelm Ernst Alexander Friedrich Heinrich Albrecht Prinz von Preußen; 15 April 1874 in Hanover – 13 November 1940 in Seidenberg) was a Prussian officer, member of the house of Hohenzollern, and a great-grandson of Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia. He was persecuted for being homosexual.
Early life
Friedrich Heinrich was the oldest son of Prince Albert of Prussia (1837–1906) and his wife Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (1854–1898). He stood over six feet tall.
He studied law at Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Bonn. In 1895, he became a member of the fraternity "Corps Borussia Bonn," and later became an honorary member of the Burschenschaft Vandalia Berlin. He traveled to Italy, Norway, and Sweden.
Military career
After university, he took up a career as a commissioned officer. He began as a major in the 1st Guard Dragoon Regiment "Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland," and then was called to the command of the German General Staff in 1902.
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