Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Henry bụ nwa Frederick William nke Abụọ nke Prussia (1744-1797) site na nwunye ya nke abụọ Frederika Louisa (1751-1805), nwa nwanyị nke Louis IX, Landgrave nke Hesse-Darmstadt. Henry banyere ndị agha na 5 Septemba 1795 dị ka a fähnrich na Life Company nke 1st Guards Battalion. Ọ rụkwara ọrụ dịka onye oberst n'oge
1806-07 agha megide Napoleon - na Auerstadt, Gerhard von Scharnhorst gbazinyere ya ịnyịnya mgbe e gburu ịnyịnya Henry n'okpuru ya. N'afọ 1807, a họpụtara ya ka ọ bụrụ ọchịagha nke ndị agha "von Schöning". Na mkpọsa nke 1813 ọ nọ n'isi ụlọ ọrụ nke onye isi ndị Russia bụ Peter Wittgenstein. Na 31 Mee 1815 e buliri ya n'ọkwa General of Infantry.