Prince Oscar of Prussia (born 1959)

Not to be confused with Prince Oscar of Prussia.

German prince

Prince Oscar of Prussia

Prince Oscar of Prussia in vestments as Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)

Born| Oskar Michael Hans Karl
(1959-05-06) 6 May 1959 (age 63)
Spouse| Auguste Zimmermann von Siefart (married 3 October 1992)
Issue| Prince Oskar
Princess Wilhemine
Prince Albert
| Names

Oskar Michael Hans Karl
House| Hohenzollern
Father| Prince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia
Mother| Armgard von Veltheim
Occupation| Businessman

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. He is the thirty-seventh Herrenmeister ("Master of the Knights" or Grand Master) of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg).

## Contents

* 1 Life
* 2 Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)
* 3 Works
* 4 Further reading
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Life[edit]

Oskar is the second son of Prince Wilhelm-Karl 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:

* Prince Oskar Julius Albo Carlos (born 1993)
* Princess Wilhelmine (born 1995)
* Prince Albert Burchard Carl Marcus Nikolaus (born 1998)

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)[edit]

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]

## Works[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 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).

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Dr. Oskar Prinz von Preußen", IBF-Institut Berufsforschung, Unternehmensplanung Medien, 9 Feb. 2006.
2. ^ "Oskar Prinz von Preußen neuer Schirmherr". welt.de. 4 October 2017.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. ^ "Prinz von Preußen besucht am Dienstag Altenburger Johanniter", Leipziger Volkszeitung, 12 July 2019.
4. ^ "Johanniter feiern 60. Geburtstag", Hannoversche Allgemeine, 26 Jan. 2012.
5. ^ "An ecumenical celebration in Berlin for the Sovereign Order of Malta and the Johanniter Order after 900 years of shared history". Orderofmalta.int. 10 September 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
6. ^ "Besuch Bundespräsident Steinmeier im Johanniter-Krankenhaus Treuenbrietzen". maz-online.de. 25 June 2021.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

## External links[edit]

* Literature by and about Oskar Prinz von Preußen in the German National Library catalogue
* Internetseite des Hauses Hohenzollern
* Internetseite des „IBF Institut Berufsforschung Unternehmensplanung Medien e.V.“
* Videocast Interview mit Oskar Prinz von Preußen auf BibelTV

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* Prince Oskar
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