Ernst-Johann Biron, Prince of Courland


Ernst-Johann Karl Oskar Eitel-Friedrich Peter Burchard, Prince Biron von Courland is the senior male-line descendant of Ernst Johann von Biron, and as such heir to the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia.
He was born in Berlin, the eldest son of Karl, Prince Biron of Courland, and Princess Herzeleide of Prussia, the daughter of Prince Oskar of Prussia and Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein.
Prince Ernst-Johann succeeded his father as head of the Biron family following his death on 28 February 1982. He is also a Knight of Justice of the Johanniterorden, to which he was admitted in 1940 and whose grand master is his cousin Prince Oskar of Prussia. He is in line to the British throne through his descent from Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal.

Private life

Prince Ernst-Johann was married to Countess Elisabeth zu Ysenburg-Büdingen in Philippseich in Munich in a civil ceremony on 14 August 1967, and in a religious one the next day.
The couple have two adopted daughters: