Prince Heinrich of Hesse-Kassel
- Birth Date:
- 30.11.1927
- Death date:
- 18.11.1999
- Person's maiden name:
- Prince Heinrich Wilhelm Konstantin Viktor Franz of Hesse-Kassel
- Extra names:
- Henry William Constantine Victor Francis of Hesse-Kassel, Enrico d'Assia
- Categories:
- Prince
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Prince Heinrich Wilhelm Konstantin Viktor Franz of Hesse-Kassel (English: Henry William Constantine Victor Francis of Hesse-Kassel, Italian: Enrico d'Assia; 30 October 1927 – 18 November 1999) was a member of the House of Hesse.
Prince Heinrich was born in Rome, Italy, the son of Prince Philipp of Hesse and Princess Mafalda of Savoy, daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.
During the Second World War, Heinrich's father was arrested by the Gestapo and his mother was detained and imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp, where she was killed by Allies' bombardments in 1944. Heinrich and his siblings (Moritz, Otto and Elisabeth) were given sanctuary in the Vatican. After the war they were reunited with their father in Germany.
Heinrich was an artist and set designer, active mainly in Italy under the name Enrico d'Assia. He published a volume of memoirs, Der Kristallene Lüster (Munich, 1994). He died in Frankfurt, unmarried.
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| Relation name | Relation type | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Prince Philipp | Father | |
| 2 |  | Princess Mafalda of Savoy | Mother | |
| 3 |  | Moritz of Hesse | Brother | |
| 4 |  | Князь Роман Петрович | Uncle | |
| 5 |  | Марина Романова | Aunt | |
| 6 |  | Jelena Karađorđević | Aunt | |
| 7 |  | Надежда Романова | Aunt | |
| 8 |  | Maria Francesca of Savoy | Aunt | |
| 9 |  | Giovanna of Italy | Aunt | |
| 10 |  | Vittorio Emanuele III | Grandfather | |
| 11 |  | Princess Elena Petrović - Njegoš of Montenegro | Grandmother | |
| 12 |  | Никола I Петрович | Great grandfather | |
| 13 |  | Милена Петрович-Негош | Great grandmother | |
| 14 |  | Дмитрий Романов | Cousin |
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