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{{short description|German prince}}
{{short description|German prince}}
{{Infobox royalty
{{Infobox royalty
|name= Prince Oscar
| name = Prince Oscar
|title=
| title =
|image= Oskar_von_Preussen_in_June_2013.png
| image = Oskar_von_Preussen_in_June_2013.png
|caption= Prince Oscar of Prussia in vestments as Grand Master of the [[Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)]]
| caption = Prince Oscar of Prussia in vestments as Grand Master of the [[Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)]]
|birth_name= Oskar Michael Hans Karl
| birth_name = Oskar Michael Hans Karl
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1959|05|06|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|05|06|df=y}}
|birth_place=
| birth_place =
|father= [[Prince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia]]
| father = [[Prince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia]]
|mother= Armgard von Veltheim
| mother = Armgard von Veltheim
|house= [[House of Hohenzollern|Hohenzollern]]
| house = [[House of Hohenzollern|Hohenzollern]]
|full name= Oskar Michael Hans Karl
| full name = Oskar Michael Hans Karl
|spouse= Auguste Zimmermann von Siefart
| spouse = Auguste Zimmermann von Siefart (married 3 October 1992)
|issue= Prince Oskar<br>Princess Wilhemine<br>Prince Albert
| issue = Prince Oskar<br>Princess Wilhemine<br>Prince Albert
|occupation= Businessman
| occupation = Businessman
}}
}}


'''Prince Oscar of Prussia''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Oskar Prinz von Preussen''; born 6 May 1959) is a member of the [[House of Hohenzollern]], the former ruling house of [[Prussia]], and a pretender in line to the German throne. He is the thirty-seventh ''Herrenmeister'' ("Master of the Knights" or [[Grand Master (order)|Grand Master]]) of the [[Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)]].
'''Prince Oscar of Prussia''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Oskar Prinz von Preussen''; born 6 May 1959) is a member of the [[House of Hohenzollern]], the former ruling house of [[Prussia]], and a pretender to the defunct German throne. He is the thirty-seventh ''Herrenmeister'' ("Master of the Knights" or [[Grand Master (order)|Grand Master]]) of the [[Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)]].


== Life ==
== Life ==
He is the second son of [[Prince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia]] and wife Armgard von Veltheim, and the great-grandson of [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Wilhelm II]], the last German Emperor and King of Prussia. He married Auguste Zimmermann von Siefart (born 1962) and they had three children: Prince Oskar Julius Albo Carlos(born 1993), Princess Wilhelmine (born 1995) and Prince Albert Burchard Carl Marcus Nikolaus(born 1998).
Prince Oscar is the second son of [[Prince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia]] by his wife Armgard von Veltheim, and the great-grandson of [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Wilhelm II]], the last German Emperor and King of Prussia. In 1992 he married Auguste Zimmermann von Siefart (born 1962) and they have three children: Prince Oskar Julius Albo Carlos (born 1993), Princess Wilhelmine (born 1995) and Prince Albert Burchard Carl Marcus Nikolaus (born 1998).


Prince Oscar graduated as Ph.D. at the [[Free University of Berlin]] in 1995 and made a career as a media manager, amongst other as head of the German branch of [[Discovery Channel]], founder of [[KiKa]], new media manager of [[Hubert Burda Media]] Group and radio manager of [[Holtzbrinck Publishing Group]].
Prince Oscar was awarded a Ph.D. by the [[Free University of Berlin]] in 1995 and made a career as a media manager: he has been managing director of the German branch of [[Discovery Channel]], founder of [[KiKa]], new media manager of [[Hubert Burda Media]] Group and radio manager of [[Holtzbrinck Publishing Group]].


Since 1999 he serves as the ''Herrenmeister'' ([[Grand Master (order)|Grand Master]]) of the [[Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)]], following his father Prince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia and his grandfather [[Prince Oskar of Prussia]], and he is a distant cousin of each of the respective [[sovereignty|sovereign]] heads of the Orders of St John of the [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth realms]] ([[Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester]]), of the [[Netherlands]] (until his death in 2004 [[Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld|Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands]], since vacant) and of the [[Order of St John in Sweden]] (King [[Carl XVI Gustav]]), which constitute the [[Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem]].
Since 1999 he has been ''Herrenmeister'' ([[Grand Master (order)|Grand Master]]) of the [[Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)]], following his father Prince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia and his grandfather [[Prince Oskar of Prussia]], and he is a distant cousin of each of the respective [[sovereignty|sovereign]] heads of the Orders of St John of the [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth realms]] ([[Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester]]), of the [[Netherlands]] (until his death in 2004 [[Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld|Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands]], since vacant) and of the [[Order of St John in Sweden]] (King [[Carl XVI Gustav]]), which constitute the [[Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem]].


==Distinctions==
==Titles==
* ''Herrenmeister'' ([[Grand Master (order)|Grand Master]]) of the [[Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)]]
* ''Herrenmeister'' ([[Grand Master (order)|Grand Master]]) of the [[Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)]]


Revision as of 19:19, 22 December 2021

Not to be confused with Prince Oskar of Prussia.
Prince Oscar
Prince Oscar of Prussia in vestments as Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)
BornOskar Michael Hans Karl
(1959-05-06) 6 May 1959 (age 65)
SpouseAuguste Zimmermann von Siefart (married 3 October 1992)
IssuePrince Oskar
Princess Wilhemine
Prince Albert
Names
Oskar Michael Hans Karl
HouseHohenzollern
FatherPrince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia
MotherArmgard von Veltheim
OccupationBusinessman

Prince Oscar of Prussia (German: Oskar Prinz von Preussen; born 6 May 1959) is a member of the House of Hohenzollern, the former ruling house of Prussia, and a pretender to the defunct German throne. He is the thirty-seventh Herrenmeister ("Master of the Knights" or Grand Master) of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg).

Life

Prince Oscar is the second son of Prince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia by his wife Armgard von Veltheim, and the great-grandson of Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor and King of Prussia. In 1992 he married Auguste Zimmermann von Siefart (born 1962) and they have three children: Prince Oskar Julius Albo Carlos (born 1993), Princess Wilhelmine (born 1995) and Prince Albert Burchard Carl Marcus Nikolaus (born 1998).

Prince Oscar was awarded a Ph.D. by the Free University of Berlin in 1995 and made a career as a media manager: he has been managing director of the German branch of Discovery Channel, founder of KiKa, new media manager of Hubert Burda Media Group and radio manager of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.

Since 1999 he has been Herrenmeister (Grand Master) of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg), following his father Prince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia and his grandfather Prince Oskar of Prussia, and he is a distant cousin of each of the respective sovereign heads of the Orders of St John of the British and Commonwealth realms (Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester), of the Netherlands (until his death in 2004 Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, since vacant) and of the Order of St John in Sweden (King Carl XVI Gustav), which constitute the Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem.

Titles

Works

  • Wilhelm II. und die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika: zur Geschichte seiner ambivalenten Beziehung. Dissertation. Freie Universität Berlin 1995. Ars Una, Neuried 1997, ISBN 3-89391-058-1.

Further reading

  • Heinrich Freiherr von Massenbach: Die Hohenzollern einst und jetzt. 17. Auflage. Bonn 2004.
  • Wolfgang Stribrny: Der Johanniter-Orden und das Haus Hohenzollern. Niederweisel 2004 (= Schriftenreihe des Hess. Genossenschaft des Johanniterordens, Heft 24).
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