Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929) became the club's patron. Henry was interested in motor cars as well and supposedly invented a windshield wiper and, according to other sources, the car horn. In his honor, the "Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt" (Prince Heinrich Tour) was established in 1908, like the earlier Kaiserpreis a precursor to the German Grand Prix. Henry and his brother William gave patronage to the Kaiserlicher Automobilclub (Imperial Automobile Club). Henry also was an early proponent of introducing submarines and airplanes. He had merchant ships converted into seaplane tenders for operations in the Baltic Sea. Henry respected his brother, but this attitude was not returned in the
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772–1806) massive variation cycle, "L'art de varier", was also written for Louis Ferdinand. In 1842, Franz Liszt wrote an "Élégie sur des motifs du Prince Louis Ferdinand de Prusse", S. 168, for piano solo. The following is a complete list of compositions by Prince Louis Ferdinand with opus numbers: Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772–1806) Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (Friedrich Ludwig Christian; 18 November 1772 – 10 October 1806), was a Prussian prince and a soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. Louis Ferdinand was born in Friedrichsfelde Palace near Berlin. He was a son of Prince August Ferdinand of Prussia and