Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811–1873)

Prince Adalbert of Prussia
Born(1811-10-29)29 October 1811
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
Died6 June 1873(1873-06-06) (aged 61)
Karlsbad, Grand Duchy of Baden
Spouse
Therese Elssler, Frau von Barnim
(m. 1850)
IssueAdalbert, Freiherr von Barnim
Names
English: Henry William Adalbert
German: Heinrich Wilhelm Adalbert
HouseHohenzollern
FatherPrince Wilhelm of Prussia
MotherLandgravine Marie Anna of Hesse-Homburg

Prince Heinrich Wilhelm Adalbert of Prussia (29 October 1811 – 6 June 1873) was a son of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and Landgravine Marie Anna of Hesse-Homburg. He was a naval theorist and admiral. He was instrumental during the Revolutions of 1848 in founding the first unified German fleet, the Reichsflotte. During the 1850s he helped to establish the Prussian Navy.