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Franz Wilhelm Prinz von Preussen
Born (1943-09-03) 3 September 1943 (age 81)
Grünberg, Silesia, Nazi Germany (now Poland)
Spouse
Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia ​ ​(m. 1976; div. 1985)
Nadia Nour El Etreby ​ ​(m. 2019)
IssueGrand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia
HouseHohenzollern
FatherPrince Karl Franz of Prussia
MotherPrincess Henriette of Schönaich-Carolath

Franz Wilhelm Victor Christoph Stephan Prinz von Preussen (born 3 September 1943) is a German businessman and member of the House of Hohenzollern, the former ruling German imperial house and royal house of Prussia. From 1976 to 1985 he was known as Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia.

Biography

Franz Wilhelm Prince of Prussia was born in Grünberg, Silesia, as the son of Prince Karl Franz of Prussia and his first wife Princess Henriette von Schönaich-Carolath. He had a twin brother, Prince Friedrich Christian, who died three weeks after his birth. Prince Franz Wilhelm is a grandson of Prince Joachim of Prussia, the youngest son of Emperor Wilhelm II.

In 2002 Franz Wilhelm with Theodor Tantzen founded the Prinz von Preußen Grundbesitz AG, a project development and project management company which restores old buildings in Germany. In 2004, with financing from a group of investors, he purchased the Royal Porcelain Manufactury Berlin, saving it from insolvency.

Personal life

Franz Wilhelm married his third cousin once removed, Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia, great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, civilly on 4 September 1976 at Dinard and religiously on 22 September 1976 at the Russian Orthodox Chapel in Madrid. Before his marriage he converted to the Russian Orthodox faith and was created a Grand Duke of Russia with the name Mikhail Pavlovich by his father-in-law Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia. Franz Wilhelm and Grand Duchess Maria had one son before divorcing on 19 June 1985 (they separated in 1982), at which point he reverted to his previous title. He married Nadia Nour El Etreby (born 2 August 1949) on 14 March 2019, to whom was bestowed upon marriage the courtesy style and title of Her Royal Highness Princess Nadia of Prussia.

Dynastic honours

References

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  4. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser Band XIV. "Haus Preussen". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, p. 123, 153. ISBN 3-7980-0700-4
  5. ^ de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, pp. 77, 99, 111, 799. (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
  6. Tzortzis, Andreas (31 May 2006). "Homes fit for a prince (or princess)". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 6 June 2007.
  7. "Prince Saves Traditional Porcelain Maker". DW World. 13 December 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
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  9. "Dynastic Succession". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009.
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