Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern
| Prince Johann Georg | |||||
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| Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern | |||||
 Princess Birgitta and the bridegroom Johan Georg von Hohenzollern during the wedding ceremony. | |||||
| Born | 31 July 1932 Schloss Sigmaringen, Sigmaringen, Province of Hohenzollern, Germany | ||||
| Died | 2 March 2016 (aged 83) Munich, Germany | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Prince Carl Christian Princess Désirée Prince Hubertus | ||||
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| House | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||
| Father | Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern | ||||
| Mother | Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony | ||||
Johann Georg, Prince von Hohenzollern (Johann Georg Carl Leopold Eitel-Friedrich Meinrad Maria Hubertus Michael; 31 July 1932 – 2 March 2016) was a German prince, and through his marriage to Princess Birgitta of Sweden, was brother-in-law of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
Prince Johann Georg was the sixth child of Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern (Heiligendamm 30 August 1891 – Krauchenwies 6 February 1965) and his wife Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony (Dresden 24 January 1900 – Freiburg im Breisgau 16 October 1962).
Biography
Family
The House of Hohenzollern also produced rulers of the Kingdom of Romania. King Carol I of Romania was the first king of Romania born as a Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. He was followed by his nephew Ferdinand I of Romania (1865–1927), who was adopted as heir in 1889 by his uncle and succeeded as King in 1914 upon his uncle's death. Ferdinand became the father of King Carol II of Romania and grandfather of Michael I of Romania, the current head of the Royal Family of Romania.
Johann Georg, known as "Hansi", had six siblings:
- Benedikta, who married Heinrich count of Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee;
- Maria Aldegunde, married to Werner Hess;
- Maria Theresia;
- Friedrich Wilhem, the Fürst von Hohenzollern who married Princess Margarita of Leiningen;
- Franz Joseph who married first Princess Maria Ferdinande von Thurn und Taxis and second Princess Diane of Bourbon-Parma;
- Prince Ferfied, married to Maja Meinert.
Marriage
Johann Georg met Princess Birgitta of Sweden, the sister of the current King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf in 1959 at a cocktail party while visiting friends and relatives in Germany.
On 15 December 1960, their engagement was announced by the Royal Palace of Stockholm. The civil marriage ceremony took place at the Royal Palace of Stockholm on 25 May 1961, and the religious wedding in the Sankt Johann Church at the bridegroom's family palace of Sigmaringen on 30 May/31 July 1961.[1]
Johann Georg and Birgitta separated in 1990, though they remained legally married and attended Swedish royal family events together, including the 2010 wedding of Crown Princess Victoria.[2] They celebrated their golden wedding in 2011.[1]
Issue
Johann Georg and Birgitta's marriage produced three children:
- HSH Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern (b. 5 April 1962 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany), married Nicole Helene Neschitsch (b. 22 January 1968 in Munich). They have one son.
- HSH Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern (b. 27 November 1963 in Munich); married firstly Heinrich Franz Josef Georg Maria, Hereditary Count of Ortenburg (b. Bamberg 1956); three children; divorced in 2002. Married secondly Eckbert von Bohlen und Halbach (b. 1956).
- HSH Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern (b. 10 June 1966 in Munich), married Uta Maria König (b. Trier 25 February 1964).
Career
Johann Georg lived in Grünwald, Munich and was a fine art expert.
From 1992 to 1998 he served as Director General of the Bavarian State Picture Collection and was also a director of the Hypo-Kunsthalle of the Hypo Cultural Foundation.
He served as a Member of Advisory Board - Europe at Christie's International plc.[3]
A patron of the arts, his 75th birthday was celebrated with a special concert in Munich.[4]
Titles, styles and honours
Titles
- 31 July 1932 - 2 March 2016: His Serene Highnness Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern
Honours
National dynastic honours
House of Hohenzollern: Knight Grand Cross with Chain of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern[5][6]
National honours
Germany: Officer of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[7]
Foreign honours
France: Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, 1st Class
Italy
Castroan Royal Family of Two Sicilies: Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Two Sicilian Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George[10]
Sweden: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Seraphim[5][6][11]- Sweden: Recipient of the Wedding Medal of Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling[5]
Ancestry
References
- ^ a b http://sofiasvanholm.com/golden-wedding-princess-birgitta-of-sweden-prince-johann-georg-von-hohenzollern-married-50-years-ago
- ^ "Royal wedding guest list published". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Johann Georg Prinz von Hohenzollern S.D." Businessweek.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ http://www.presseportal.de/pm/63472/1024856/dr-johann-georg-prinz-von-hohenzollern-feiert-75-geburtstag-konzertgesellschaft-muenchen-e-v-ehrt
- ^ a b c d , Johann Georg wearing National, National dynastic and Swedish honours
- ^ a b , Johann Georg wearing the Seraphim and Hohenzollern Stars
- ^ a b Presseportal
- ^ http://static1.purepeople.com/articles/8/17/42/08/@/2106229-archives-deces-de-johann-georg-hansi-v-950x0-1.jpg
- ^ http://royauxsuedois.r.o.pic.centerblog.net/ee81b517.jpg
- ^ http://www.constantinianorder.org/downloads/online-necrologies-from-1969.pdf
- ^ Trond Norén Isaksen. "Trond Norén Isaksen". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
External links
- Use dmy dates from October 2011
- 1932 births
- 2016 deaths
- People from Sigmaringen
- People from the Province of Hohenzollern
- House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Grand Commanders of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Recipients of the Bavarian Order of Merit
- Ordre des Arts et des Lettres recipients
- Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- Knights of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
- Knights Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
- People of the Weimar Republic