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{{Infobox royalty|prince
| name            = Ernst-Johann 
| title           = Prince Biron von Courland
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| spouse          = Countess Elisabeth Victoria Raimonda zu [[Isenburg-Philippseich|Ysenburg-Büdingen in Philippseich]] 
| issue           = Princess Anja<br />Princess Christiana
| full name       = {{lang-de|Ernst-Johann Karl Oskar Eitel-Friedrich Peter Burchard}}
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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 (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 grand master 
wais 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).<ref>''Verzeichnis der Mitglieder der Balley Brandenburg des Ritterlichen Ordens St. Johannis vom Spital zu Jerusalem''; Berlin:  October, 2011; page 500.</ref>  He is in [[Succession to the British throne|line to the British throne]] through his descent from Queen Victoria's daughter,(contracted; show full){{s-end}}

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[[Category:1940 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Berlin]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:House of Biron]]