Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia

Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia ("Franz Wilhelm Victor Christoph Stephan"; born September 3, 1943) is a German businessman and member of the House of Hohenzollern, the former ruling imperial house of Germany and royal house of Prussia. From 1976 to 1986 he was known as Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia.

Biography

Prince Franz Wilhelm was born in Grünberg the son of Prince Franz Josef of Prussia (1916-1975) and his first wife Princess Henriette of Schönaich-Carolath (1918-1972). 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 William II. [ [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/prussia.html Online Gotha (Prussia)] ]

In 2002 Prince Franz Wilhelm with Theodor Tantzen founded the Prinz von Preussen development company which restores old buildings in Germany. [ cite news | last =Tzortzis | first =Andreas| title =Homes fit for a prince (or princess)| publisher =International Herald Tribune| date =2006-05-31 | url =http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/12/news/repruss.php | accessdate =2007-06-06 ] In 2004 he brought the Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur (KPM) saving it from insolvency. [ cite news | title =Prince Saves Traditional Porcelain Maker | publisher =DW World | date =2004-12-13 | url =http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1426932,00.html | accessdate =2008-07-23 ] He has also served as a member of the Almanach de Gotha's Comité de Patronage. [cite web |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060211154712/www.almanachdegotha.com/site/pat.htm |title=Comité de Patronage |publisher=Almanach de Gotha ]

Personal life

Prince Franz Wilhelm married Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia in a civil marriage at Dinard on September 4, 1976 and religiously on September 22, 1976 in Madrid. Following 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. [ [http://www.imperialhouse.ru/eng/imperialhouse/succession.html Dynastic Succession] ] Prince Franz Wilhelm and Grand Duchess Maria had one son before divorcing in 1986 at which point he reverted to his previous title.

*Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia, Prince of Prussia (born 1981).

Ancestry

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1= 1. Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia
2= 2. Prince Franz Josef of Prussia
3= 3. Princess Henriette of Schönaich-Carolath
4= 4. Prince Joachim of Prussia
5= 5. Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt
6= 6. Johann Georg Ludwig Ferdinand August, Prince of Schönaich-Carolath
7= 7. Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz
8= 8. William II, German Emperor
9= 9. Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein
10= 10. Eduard, Duke of Anhalt
11= 11. Princess Luise of Saxe-Altenburg
12= 12. Prince of Georg of Schönaich-Carolath
13= 13. Princess Wanda of Schönaich-Carolath
14= 14. Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
15= 15. Princess Ida Mathilde Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
16= 16. Frederick III, German Emperor
17= 17. Victoria, Princess Royal
18= 18. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
19= 19. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
20= 20. Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
21= 21. Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg
22= 22. Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
23= 23. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen
24= 24. Prince Ferdinand of Schönaich-Carolath
25= 25. Princess Johanna Reuss of Köstritz
26= 26. Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Schönaich-Carolath
27= 27. Countess Wanda Henckel of Donnersmarck
28= 28. Heinrich XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz
29= 29. Princess Caroline of Hessen-Homburg
30= 30. Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
31= 31. Princess Hermine of Waldeck-Pyrmont

References

External links

* [http://www.prinzvonpreussen-ag.com/ Prinz von Preussen development company]
* [http://www.preussen.de/en/today.html House of Hohenzollern]