Oskar, Prince of Prussia
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Prince Oskar of Prussia is a member of the House of Hohenzollern
and the thirty-seventh Herrenmeister ("Master of the Knights") of the Johanniterorden, having succeeded his father in the position in 1999. Prince Oskar holds a doctorate in history.
, Germany
, the son of Prince Wilhelm Karl of Prussia and his wife, Armgard von Veltheim (who was born in 1926). He is the great-grandson of the last German emperor, Wilhelm II. He descends through Wilhelm II’s fifth son, Prince Oskar of Prussia
(who served as the thirty-fifth Herrenmeister of the Johanniterorden). Despite his grandfather’s morganatic marriage to Ina-Marie von Bassewitz, Countess of Ruppin, Prince Oskar’s dynastic claim is still believed legitimate by some who subscribe to Hohenzollern House Law - alleged invoked by Wilhelm II to formally recognize Oskar's and Ina-Maria's family as dynastic. If this ruling carries legal weight, Prince Oskar is fourth in the current line of succession to the German throne
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, the Netherlands
, on May 16, 1962) on October 3, 1992. The couple have three children: an older son, Oskar Julius Alvo Carlos, Prince of Prussia (born in 1993); a daughter, Wilhelmine, Princess of Prussia (1995); and a younger son, Albert Burchard Carl Marcus Nikolaus, Prince of Prussia (1998). Oskar and Albert rank fifth and sixth in the line of succession to the German throne
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House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near...
and the thirty-seventh Herrenmeister ("Master of the Knights") of the Johanniterorden, having succeeded his father in the position in 1999. Prince Oskar holds a doctorate in history.
Biography
Prince Oskar was born in BonnBonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the son of Prince Wilhelm Karl of Prussia and his wife, Armgard von Veltheim (who was born in 1926). He is the great-grandson of the last German emperor, Wilhelm II. He descends through Wilhelm II’s fifth son, Prince Oskar of Prussia
Prince Oskar of Prussia
Prince Oskar of Prussia was the fifth son of Wilhelm II, German Emperor and Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein.-Education:...
(who served as the thirty-fifth Herrenmeister of the Johanniterorden). Despite his grandfather’s morganatic marriage to Ina-Marie von Bassewitz, Countess of Ruppin, Prince Oskar’s dynastic claim is still believed legitimate by some who subscribe to Hohenzollern House Law - alleged invoked by Wilhelm II to formally recognize Oskar's and Ina-Maria's family as dynastic. If this ruling carries legal weight, Prince Oskar is fourth in the current line of succession to the German throne
Line of succession to the German throne
The German Empire and Kingdom of Prussia were abolished in 1918. The current head - and first in line of succession - of the former ruling House of Hohenzollern is Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia...
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Marriage and issue
Oskar was married to Auguste Zimmermann von Siefart (born in AmsterdamAmsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, on May 16, 1962) on October 3, 1992. The couple have three children: an older son, Oskar Julius Alvo Carlos, Prince of Prussia (born in 1993); a daughter, Wilhelmine, Princess of Prussia (1995); and a younger son, Albert Burchard Carl Marcus Nikolaus, Prince of Prussia (1998). Oskar and Albert rank fifth and sixth in the line of succession to the German throne
Line of succession to the German throne
The German Empire and Kingdom of Prussia were abolished in 1918. The current head - and first in line of succession - of the former ruling House of Hohenzollern is Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia...
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