in what became known as the Battenberg Chapel. The remains of his wife, Princess Beatrice, were placed there in August 1945 and those of his eldest son, the Marquess of Carisbrooke, in July 1961. Beatrice's sister Louise told Sir James Reid of "Prince Henry's attempted relations with her, which she had declined." Titles, styles, honours and arms Titles and styles 5 October 1858 – 21 December 1858: His Illustrious Highness Count Henry of Battenberg 21 December 1858 – 20 January 1896: His Serene Highness Prince Henry of Battenberg In the UK: 22 July 1885 – 20 January 1896: His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Battenberg Honours Arms Issue Ancestry References 1858 births 1896 deaths Deaths from malaria House of Hesse-Darmstadt Battenberg family Infectious disease deaths in Sierra Leone Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom British Army General List officers British military personnel of the Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War Burials at St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham Prussian Army personnel German emigrants to England German princes Nobility from Milan Royal Hampshire Regiment officers Knights of the Garter Grand Crosses of the Order of the Star of Romania Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Takovo