Heinrich Prinz von Hannover

Thyra von Westernhagen
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(m. 1999)​
IssueOskar Nick
Prince Albert
Princess Eugenia
Prince Julius
Names
Heinrich Julius Christian Otto Friedrich Franz Anton Günter
HouseHanoverFatherErnest Augustus, Hereditary Prince of BrunswickMotherPrincess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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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]

References

  1. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVIII. "Haus Hannover". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2007, pp. 23, 26–27. ISBN 978-3-7980-0841-0.
  2. ^ Website of Matrix Media Verlag (in German)
  3. ^ "Website Welfen.de (in German)". Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ^ Mächtig stolz: Ihr Sohn Prinz Oscar ist ein stattlicher junger Mann. Bunte, 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ Kommt sein unehelicher Neffe an die Welfen-Millionen? Bunte, 19 September 2018.
  6. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Handbuch, Fürstl. Häuser (GGH I), Verl. d. Deutschen Adelsarchivs, Marburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-9817243-01, S. 124.

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