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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, 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 [[Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein]].

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 (and, since 2008, an honorary commander in the Commandery of Silesia) of the [[Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)|''Johanniterorden'' ("Johannine Order")]], to which he was admitted in 1940 and whose current grand mast(contracted; show full)[[Category:Knights of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)]]
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