Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Henry aiva mwanakomana waFrederick William II wePrussia (1744-1797) nemudzimai wake wechipiri Frederika Louisa (1751-1805), mwanasikana waLouis IX, Landgrave weHesse-Darmstadt. Henry akapinda muchiuto musi wa5 Gunyana 1795 semuhondo muLife Company ye1st Guards Battalion. Akashandawo saOberst munguva ye
1806-07 mushandirapamwe unopesana naNapoleon - paAuerstadt akapiwa bhiza naGerhard von Scharnhorst mushure mekunge bhiza raHenry raurawa pasi pake. Muna 1807 akaitwa mutungamiri we "von Schöning" Infantry Regiment. Mumushandirapamwe wa 1813 akanga ari pahofisi huru yemukuru weRussia Peter Wittgenstein. Pana 31 May 1815 akasimudzirwa kuva Mukuru weVashandi.