Franz Wilhelm Prince of Prussia
Franz Wilhelm Prince of Prussia (full name: Franz Wilhelm Victor Christoph Stephan ; born September 3, 1943 at Saabor Castle near Grünberg in Silesia ) was briefly head of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin (KPM), he is a great-grandson of the last German Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Life
Prince of Prussia was the twin son of the former Prussian Prince Karl Franz Joseph (1916–1975) and his first wife Henriette Princess von Schoenaich-Carolath (1918–1972), the youngest daughter from the first marriage of Princess Hermine von Schoenaich-Carolath (1887–1947) ). His twin brother Friedrich Christian died three weeks after giving birth at Saabor Palace . His second brother, Franz Friedrich, was born on October 17, 1944 in Grünberg, Silesia. His parents' marriage was divorced in 1946 and his father married two more times.
Prince of Prussia studied law and business administration at the Universities of Mainz and Frankfurt am Main . He then worked abroad. On September 22, 1976, Franz Wilhelm Prince of Prussia married Maria Vladimirovna Romanova in Madrid . Her son, Georgi Michailowitsch (* 1981), was later seen in some Russian political circles as the heir to the throne of the tsars. In 1982, Prince of Prussia separated from Maria Vladimirovna, the divorce did not follow until 1986. Since 1984, Prince of Prussia lived in Madrid , where he worked as an investment banker and real estate developer.
In 2004, Prince of Prussia took over the “ Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin ” (KPM) at the head of a group of investors . After internal disputes and the threat of bankruptcy , KPM was taken over in February 2006 by the banker Jörg Woltmann from Berlin. The "Franz Wilhelm von Preußen AG", which has since been renamed "Franz Wilhelm Prince of Prussia KPM Holding AG", has now expired.
Web links
- Genealogy of Franz Wilhelm Prince of Prussia
- Curriculum Vitae of Franz Wilhelm Prince of Prussia
- Homepage of the "Prince of Preußen Grundbesitz AG"
- Homepage of the "Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin"
Individual evidence
- ↑ Time is running out for KPM . In: Berliner Zeitung , September 13, 2005
- ↑ The Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin could even benefit from the economic crisis . business-on.de, November 24, 2008; Interview with Woltmann
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Prussia, Franz Wilhelm von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Prussia, Franz Wilhelm Victor Christoph Stephan Prince of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and business lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saabor Castle near Grünberg in Silesia |