Heinrich Prinz von Hannover explained

Heinrich Prinz von Hannover
Issue:Oskar Nick
Prince Albert
Princess Eugenia
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House:Hanover
Full Name:Heinrich Julius Christian Otto Friedrich Franz Anton Günter Prinz von Hannover
Father:Ernest Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick
Mother:Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Birth Date:29 April 1961
Birth Place:Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany

Heinrich Prinz von Hannover (born 29 April 1961) is a German publisher. He is managing director of MatrixMedia.

Early life

Heinrich is the youngest child of Ernest Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, and his first wife Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.[1] He was born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. His eldest brother, Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, is the present head of the House of Hanover.

Professional life

Heinrich founded, owns and manages the publishing company MatrixMedia Verlag in Göttingen. The company publishes history books, mostly on local history of the state of Lower Saxony, of which the predecessor states were the Kingdom of Hanover and the Duchy of Brunswick, and the history of the House of Welf. The company publishes books, monographs, historiographies, memoirs, illustrated books and films.[2] He also operates a website on the House of Welf called Welfen.de.[3]

Personal life

Heinrich was in a relationship with cabaret artist Désirée Nick for 17 years. The couple have a son, born in 1996.[4] [5] In 1999 he married Thyra Sixtina Donata von Westernhagen, with whom he has three children.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVIII. "Haus Hannover". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2007, pp. 23, 26–27. .
  2. http://www.matrixmedia-verlag.de/ Website of Matrix Media Verlag (in German)
  3. Web site: Website Welfen.de (in German) . 5 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171121222232/http://www.welfen.de/index.html . 21 November 2017 . dead .
  4. https://www.bunte.de/stars/star-life/star-kinder/desiree-nick-maechtig-stolz-ihr-sohn-prinz-oscar-ist-ein-stattlicher-junger-mann.html Mächtig stolz: Ihr Sohn Prinz Oscar ist ein stattlicher junger Mann.
  5. https://www.bunte.de/royals/royals-weltweit/deutscher-adel/ernst-august-von-hannover-kommt-sein-unehelicher-neffe-die-welfen-millionen.html Kommt sein unehelicher Neffe an die Welfen-Millionen?
  6. Gothaisches Genealogisches Handbuch, Fürstl. Häuser (GGH I), Verl. d. Deutschen Adelsarchivs, Marburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-9817243-01, S. 124.