Prince Hendrik of Brunant

'''Hendrik Karl Wilhelm van Draak (1894-1956) was a Brunanter prince, soldier and resistance member.

Early life
Prince Hendrik was born in Koningstad (at the Realpaleis) to King Pieter II and Queen Sophie of Brunant. He was their youngest child, born after Johan (1881), Caroline (1884), Louis (1888). Hendrik was educated in Eton College from 1907-1912.

Military career
In 1913 he joined the Royal Guard as an artillery commander. In 1916 he briefly served overseas in Belgium, but was forced back home after his sister's death in France that year. He continued serving inthe royal guard, joining the Realmarine in 1920. He would command the naval forces until 1941, when the Germans invaded Brunant and took control of the navy.

Personal and later life
In 1926 he married Princess Maria Antonia (daughter of Robert of Parma) in Grijzestad. They had their first daughter in 1927, but later Maria had several miscarriages and a stillborn daughter, Augustina in 1929. He would have six children which survived infancy, including one son. He joined the Underground Revolution during WWII, using his connections with Europe to assist the counter-occupation movement. Hendrik died in 1955 and his wife survived him until 1971.