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Ernst-Johann Biron, Prince of Courland
'''HH 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 Biron of Courland]] (1907-1982) and HRH [[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 [[B(contracted; show full)[[Category:1940 births]]
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