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Encyclopedia > Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia

His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Georg Friedrich Ferdinand of Prussia, Prince of Orange (born June 10, 1976 in Bremen). Since the death of his grandfather, Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, in 1994 he has been the head of the German royal house of Hohenzollern, and thus the scion to the thrones of Prussia and the German Empire. The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and... // The Principality of Orange The title originally referred to the sovereign principality of Orange in the valley of Rhone in southern France, which was a property of the House of Orange (1544 House of Orange-Nassau). ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The river Weser flows through Bremen to the estuary at Bremerhaven. ... Prince Louis-Ferdinand with his family Prince Louis-Ferdinand of Prussia (November 9, 1907 - September 26, 1994), a member of the Hohenzollern family, was the pretender to the abolished German monarchy, opponent of the Nazi party in Germany, a business man, and patron of the arts. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Aerial view of the castle, Hohenzollern, Germany. ... Scion may refer to: Grafting, where the scion is a detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant Scion (car), a new marque of Toyota Motor Sales, USA Atlantean Scion, a fictional device of untold power invented for the video game Tomb Raider Scion (magazine), an early 1900s...


Georg Friedrich is son of Prince Louis Ferdinand II of Prussia and Donata of Prussia, born Countess (Gräfin) zu Castell-Rüdenhausen. He attended grammar schools in Bremen and Oldenburg and completed his education at Glenalmond College near Aberdeen, Scotland, where he passed his A-levels. Louis Ferdinand Oskar Prinz von Preußen, also called Louis Ferdinand II, or Louis Ferdinand jr. ...


Because he is a descendant of the United Kingdom's Queen Victoria, Georg Friedrich is 146th in the Line of Succession to the British Throne. He is also related to the current monarchs of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Spain. Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... The line of succession to the British Throne (which includes the sovereignty over fifteen other Commonwealth Realms) is determined by male primogeniture and religion, whereby the eldest legitimate son of the incumbent inherits the throne, unless he is Catholic or has married a Catholic, although the laws preventing Papists from...

Preceded by:
Princess Nataly of Prussia
Line of Succession to the British throne Followed by:
Princess Cornelie-Cecile of Prussia

The line of succession to the British Throne (which includes the sovereignty over fifteen other Commonwealth Realms) is determined by male primogeniture and religion, whereby the eldest legitimate son of the incumbent inherits the throne, unless he is Catholic or has married a Catholic, although the laws preventing Papists from...

External links

  • Preussen.de - Official Website of the House of Hohenzollern
  • Biography at Preussen.de

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