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Ernst-Johann Biron, Prince of Courland
'''Prince Ernst-Johann Karl Oskar Eitel-Friedrich Peter Burchard Biron of Courland''' (born August 6, 1940) 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 Biron, Prince of Courland]] (1907-1982) and [[Princess Herzeleide of Prussia]] (1918-1989) the daughter of [[Prince Oskar of Prussia]] a son of Emperor [[William II, German Emperor|William II]] and Empress [[Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein|Augusta Viktoria]].

Prince Ernst-Johann succeeded his father as head of the Biron family following his death on February 28, 1982. He is also a Knight of Justice in the [[Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)|''Johanniterorden'' ("Johannine Order")]], whose current grand master is his cousin [[Prince Oskar of Prussia (b. 1959)|Prince Oskar of Prussia]] (Prince Ernst-Johann's uncles and grandfather had headed the Order throughout most of the twentieth century). He is 403rd in line to the British throne.

==Private life==
Prince Ernst-Johann was married to Countess Elisabeth of Ysenburg-Philippseich (born 1941) in [[Munich]] in a civil ceremony on August 14, 1967, and in a religious one the next day. 

The couple have two adopted daughters.
*Anja Prinzessin Biron von Curland (born 1975)
*Christiana Prinzessin von Curland (born 1977)

==References==
*[http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/biron.html Online Gotha]
*[http://www.chivalricorders.org/royalty/gotha/birongen.htm Chivalric Orders]

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