Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales was the eldest son and heir apparent of King James VI and I and Anne of Denmark. His name derives from his grandfathers: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley; and Frederick II o
Portrait after Isaac Oliver, c. 1610
Elizabeth I sent a miniature portrait by Nicholas Hilliard to Prince Henry.
Henry, Prince of Wales, on Horseback, by Robert Peake the Elder
Portrait by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, c. 1603
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Prince of Wales is a title traditionally given to the male heir apparent to the English, and later, the British throne. The title originated with the Welsh rulers of Gwynedd who, from the late 12th ce
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
…off in tears. With his father's accession to the throne of England in 1603, Henry at once became Duke of Cornwall. In 1610 he was further invested as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, thus for the first time uniting the six automatic and two traditional Scottish and English titles held by heirs-apparent to the…
AW6A9355 Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph
Arms of English heir apparent, Edward the Black Prince in Canterbury Cathedral
Edward I of England creating his son as "Prince of Wales" at the Lincoln parliament, England (14th century depiction)
People at the investiture in 1969