Prince Henry invested as Prince of Wales and Earl Chester

Prince Henry invested as Prince of Wales and Earl Chester is in 1610-1620 Death of Frederick Prince of Wales.

On 01 Jun 1610 Prince Frederick (age 16) was created Prince of Wales and 1st Earl Chester. Peregrine Bertie (age 26) was appointed Knight of the Bath.

On 03 Jun 1610 Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 30) was created Knight of the Bath.

On 07 Dec 1612 Henry Frederick Stewart Prince of Wales (deceased) was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His body had lain in state for a month at St James's Palace [Map]. Two thousand mourners attended in the procession and people of all ages lined the streets. Archbishop Abbott (age 50) gave the funeral sermon. A magnificent hearse was erected on which was placed his richly clothed funeral effigy. The robes were those worn by the Prince at his creation as Princes of Wales in 1610. This effigy was made by Richard Norris with the plaster face modelled by Abraham Van der Doort.

Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland (age 34) carried the shield.

Henry Zinzan aka Alexander led a horse trapped with black cloth in the funeral procession.