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Johann Georg met [[Princess Birgitta of Sweden]], the sister of the current King of Sweden [[Carl XVI Gustaf]], in 1959 at a cocktail party while visiting friends and relatives in Germany. Their engagement was announced by the Royal Palace of Stockholm on 15 December 1960. The civil marriage ceremony took place at the Royal Palace of [[Stockholm]] on 25 May 1961, and the religious wedding in the [[Sankt Johann Church]] at the bridegroom's family palace of [[Sigmaringen Castle|Sigmaringen]] on 30 May/31 July 1961.<ref name="sofiasvanholm.com">{{cite web |url=http://sofiasvanholm.com/golden-wedding-princess-birgitta-of-sweden-prince-johann-georg-von-hohenzollern-married-50-years-ago |title=Golden wedding: Princess Birgitta of Sweden & Prince Johann Georg von Hohenzollern married 50 years ago |accessdate=2012-01-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827133900/http://sofiasvanholm.com/golden-wedding-princess-birgitta-of-sweden-prince-johann-georg-von-hohenzollern-married-50-years-ago |archivedate=27 August 2011}}</ref> Together, they were the parents of three children:
Johann Georg met [[Princess Birgitta of Sweden]], the sister of the current King of Sweden [[Carl XVI Gustaf]], in 1959 at a cocktail party while visiting friends and relatives in Germany. Their engagement was announced by the Royal Palace of Stockholm on 15 December 1960. The civil marriage ceremony took place at the Royal Palace of [[Stockholm]] on 25 May 1961, and the religious wedding in the [[Sankt Johann Church]] at the bridegroom's family palace of [[Sigmaringen Castle|Sigmaringen]] on 30 May/31 July 1961.<ref name="sofiasvanholm.com">{{cite web |url=http://sofiasvanholm.com/golden-wedding-princess-birgitta-of-sweden-prince-johann-georg-von-hohenzollern-married-50-years-ago |title=Golden wedding: Princess Birgitta of Sweden & Prince Johann Georg von Hohenzollern married 50 years ago |accessdate=2012-01-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827133900/http://sofiasvanholm.com/golden-wedding-princess-birgitta-of-sweden-prince-johann-georg-von-hohenzollern-married-50-years-ago |archivedate=27 August 2011}}</ref> Together, they were the parents of three children:


* Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern (b. 1962), who married Nicole Helene Neschitsch in 1999 in [[Oberhaching|Kreuzpullach]].
* Prince CarlChristian of Hohenzollern (b. 1962, married Nicole Helene Neschitsch 1999 in [[Oberhaching|Kreuzpullach]].
** ''Nicolas'' Johann Georg Maria, Prince of Hohenzollern (b. 22 November 1999).
* Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern (b. 1963), who married Heinrich Franz Josef Georg Maria, Hereditary Count of Ortenburg in 1998 in [[Weitramsdorf]]. They divorced in 2002 and she married Eckbert von Bohlen und Halbach, a son of industrialist Berthold von Bohlen und Halbach (and grandson of [[Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach]] and heiress [[Bertha Krupp]] of [[ThyssenKrupp]]).
* Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern (b. 1963, married Heinrich Franz Josef Georg Maria, Hereditary Count of Ortenburg 1998 in [[Weitramsdorf]]. They in 2002 she married Eckbert von Bohlen und Halbach, a son of industrialist Berthold von Bohlen und Halbach (and grandson of [[Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach]] and heiress [[Bertha Krupp]] of [[ThyssenKrupp]]).
* Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern (b. 1966), who married Uta Maria König.
** ''Carl-Theodor'' Georg Philipp Maria, Count of Ortenburg (b. 21 February 1992, [[Lichtenfels, Bavaria|Lichtenfels]])
** ''Frederik-Hubertus'' Ferdinand Maria, Count of Ortenburg (b.7 February 1995, [[Lichtenfels, Bavaria|Lichtenfels]])
** ''Carolina'' Maria Franziska Christina Stephanie, Countess of Ortenburg (b. 23 May 1997, [[Lichtenfels, Bavaria|Lichtenfels]])
* Prince ''Hubertus'' Gustav Adolf Veit Georg Meinrad Maria Alexander of Hohenzollern (b. 10 June 1966 in [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]), married Uta Maria König (b. Trier 25 February 1964).{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}. They had two children:
** Prince ''Lennart'' Karl Christian of Hohenzollern (10 January 2001 – 14 January 2001 in [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]])
** Princess ''Viviane'' of Hohenzollern ((adopted daughter) born May 2009 in [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]).


Johann Georg and Birgitta separated in 1990, though they remained legally married and attended Swedish royal family events together, including the 2010 wedding of [[Crown Princess Victoria]].<ref name="stockholmnews">{{cite web|url=http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=5493|title=Royal wedding guest list published|accessdate=3 March 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619144552/http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=5493|archivedate=19 June 2010}}</ref> They celebrated their golden wedding in 2011.<ref name="sofiasvanholm.com"/>
Johann Georg and Birgitta separated in 1990, though they remained legally married and attended Swedish royal family events together, including the 2010 wedding of [[Crown Princess Victoria]].<ref name="stockholmnews">{{cite web|url=http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=5493|title=Royal wedding guest list published|accessdate=3 March 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619144552/http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=5493|archivedate=19 June 2010}}</ref> They celebrated their golden wedding in 2011.<ref name="sofiasvanholm.com"/>

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Prince Johann Georg
Princess Birgitta and the bridegroom, Johan Georg von Hohenzollern, after their wedding ceremony
Born(1932-07-31)31 July 1932
Schloss Sigmaringen, Sigmaringen, Province of Hohenzollern, Germany
Died2 March 2016(2016-03-02) (aged 83)
Munich, Germany
Burial12 March 2016
Erlöserkirche, Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Spouse
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(m. 1961)​
IssuePrince Carl Christian
Princess Désirée
Prince Hubertus
Names
‹See Tfd›German: Johann Georg Carl Leopold Eitel-Friedrich Meinrad Maria Hubertus Michael
HouseHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
FatherFrederick, Prince of Hohenzollern
MotherPrincess Margarete Karola of Saxony

Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern (Johann Georg Carl Leopold Eitel-Friedrich Meinrad Maria Hubertus Michael; 31 July 1932 – 2 March 2016) was a German prince, and through his marriage to Princess Birgitta of Sweden, was brother-in-law of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

Prince Johann Georg was the sixth child of Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern (Heiligendamm 30 August 1891 – Krauchenwies 6 February 1965) and his wife Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony (Dresden 24 January 1900 – Freiburg im Breisgau 16 October 1962).

Early life

The House of Hohenzollern also produced rulers of the Kingdom of Romania. King Carol I of Romania was the first king of Romania born as a Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. He was followed by his nephew Ferdinand I of Romania (1865–1927), who was adopted as heir in 1889 by his uncle and succeeded as King in 1914 upon his uncle's death. Ferdinand became the father of King Carol II of Romania and grandfather of Michael I of Romania (1921–2017), the last reigning member of the Royal Family of Romania.

Johann Georg, known as "Hansi", had six siblings: Benedikta (who married Heinrich count of Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee); Maria Aldegunde (who married Werner Hess); Maria Theresia; Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern (who married Princess Margarita of Leiningen); Franz Joseph (who married Princess Maria Ferdinande von Thurn und Taxis and second Princess Diane of Bourbon-Parma); and Prince Ferfied (who married Maja Meinert).

Career

Johann Georg lived in Grünwald, Munich and was a fine art expert. From 1992 to 1998 he served as Director General of the Bavarian State Picture Collection and was also a director of the Hypo-Kunsthalle of the Hypo Cultural Foundation.

He served as a Member of Advisory Board - Europe at Christie's International plc.[1]

A patron of the arts, his 75th birthday was celebrated with a special concert in Munich.[2]

Personal life

Johann Georg met Princess Birgitta of Sweden, the sister of the current King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf, in 1959 at a cocktail party while visiting friends and relatives in Germany. Their engagement was announced by the Royal Palace of Stockholm on 15 December 1960. The civil marriage ceremony took place at the Royal Palace of Stockholm on 25 May 1961, and the religious wedding in the Sankt Johann Church at the bridegroom's family palace of Sigmaringen on 30 May/31 July 1961.[3] Together, they were the parents of three children:

  • Prince Carl-Christian Friedrich Johannes Meinrad Maria Hubertus Edmund of Hohenzollern (b. 5 April 1962 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany), married Nicole Helene Neschitsch (b. 22 January 1968, Munich, Bavaria, Germany) on 26 July 1999 in Kreuzpullach. They have one son:
    • Nicolas Johann Georg Maria, Prince of Hohenzollern (b. 22 November 1999).
  • Princess Désirée Margareta Victoria Louise Sibylla Katharina Maria of Hohenzollern (b. 27 November 1963, Munich, Bavaria, Germany). She married Heinrich Franz Josef Georg Maria, Hereditary Count of Ortenburg (b. 11 October 1956, Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany) on 21 September 1998 in Weitramsdorf. They had three children before divorcing in 2002. Then she married Eckbert von Bohlen und Halbach (b. 1956), a son of industrialist Berthold von Bohlen und Halbach (and grandson of Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach and heiress Bertha Krupp of ThyssenKrupp).
    • Carl-Theodor Georg Philipp Maria, Count of Ortenburg (b. 21 February 1992, Lichtenfels)
    • Frederik-Hubertus Ferdinand Maria, Count of Ortenburg (b.7 February 1995, Lichtenfels)
    • Carolina Maria Franziska Christina Stephanie, Countess of Ortenburg (b. 23 May 1997, Lichtenfels)
  • Prince Hubertus Gustav Adolf Veit Georg Meinrad Maria Alexander of Hohenzollern (b. 10 June 1966 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany), married Uta Maria König (b. Trier 25 February 1964).[citation needed]. They had two children:
    • Prince Lennart Karl Christian of Hohenzollern (10 January 2001 – 14 January 2001 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany)
    • Princess Viviane of Hohenzollern ((adopted daughter) born May 2009 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany).

Johann Georg and Birgitta separated in 1990, though they remained legally married and attended Swedish royal family events together, including the 2010 wedding of Crown Princess Victoria.[4] They celebrated their golden wedding in 2011.[3]

Prince Johann Georg died on 2 March 2016 in Munich.[4]

Descendants

Through his eldest son, he was a grandfather of Nicolas Johann Georg Maria, Prince of Hohenzollern (b. 1999). Through his daughter Désirée's first marriage, he was a grandfather of Carl Theodor, Count of Ortenburg (b. 1992), Frederik-Hubertus, Count of Ortenburg (b. 1995), and Carolina, Countess of Ortenburg (b. 1997).[4]

Honours

Coat of arms as Knight of the Seraphim

Dynastic

National

Foreign

Ancestry

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern.
  1. ^ "Johann Georg Prinz von Hohenzollern S.D." Businessweek.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Dr. Johann Georg Prinz von Hohenzollern feiert 75. Geburtstag | Pressemitteilung Konzertgesellschaft München e.V." Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Golden wedding: Princess Birgitta of Sweden & Prince Johann Georg von Hohenzollern married 50 years ago". Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Royal wedding guest list published". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Presseportal". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Trond Norén Isaksen (9 June 2013). "Trond Norén Isaksen". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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