German battlecruiser names drew naturally from army heroes

Would famous princes or royals be acceptable names for a German battlecruiser series?

Yes, although Imperial Germany's established battlecruiser pattern also strongly favoured famous army officers.

Names drawn from influential princes or royals would be plausible for a German battlecruiser series. The existing pattern, however, often honoured famous generals. Seydlitz, named for the Prussian cavalry commander Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, provides the clearest example. Ship naming becomes a window into an empire whose military identity was still dominated by the army.