Prins Hans was born on December 5, 1825 in Schloß Gottorp, Schleswig, Germany. He is known for his work on De kongelige skal fotograferes (1899), Islands Altings besög i Köbenhavn (1906) and Ved Ribe Domkirkes indvielse (1904). He died on May 27, 1911 in Det Gule Palæ, Copenhagen, Denmark.