Oskar Prinz von Preussen

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Oskar Prinz von Preussen
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Oscar Prince 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)
Spouse
Auguste Zimmermann von Siefart
(m. 1992)
Issue Oskar
Wilhemine
Albert
Names
Oskar Michael Hans Karl
House Hohenzollern
Father Wilhelm Karl Prince of Prussia
MotherArmgard von Veltheim
OccupationBusinessman

Oskar Michael Hans Karl Prinz von Preussen (born 6 May 1959) is a member of the House of Hohenzollern, the former ruling house of Germany. He is the thirty-seventh Herrenmeister ("Master of the Knights" or Grand Master) of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg).

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Life

Oskar is the second son of Wilhelm-Karl Prince of Prussia and of his wife Armgard von Veltheim. He is a great-grandson of Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor and King of Prussia.

In 1992 Oskar married Auguste Zimmermann von Siefart (born 1962). They have three children:

In 1995 Oskar was awarded a Ph.D. in history by the Free University of Berlin for his dissertation about the relationship between the Emperor Wilhelm II and the United States. He has since 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. [1]

In 2017 Oskar was named Patron of the Altmark Festival, a music festival in Saxony-Anhalt. [2]

Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)

Since 1999 Oskar has been Herrenmeister (Grand Master) of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg). [3] Both his father Prince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia and his grandfather Prince Oskar of Prussia had previously served as Herrenmeister.

Oskar has been active in promoting the numerous charitable and volunteer organisations belonging to the Order. [4] In 2013 Oskar represented the Bailiwick at an ecumenical celebration in Berlin to observe the 900th anniversary of the Knights Hospitaller. [5] On June 25, 2021, he welcomed the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to the Johanniter Hospital in Treuenbrietzen. [6]

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