George, Prince Yourievsky

Prince Yurievsky
Katharina Verhagen
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(m. 2003)​
Elikonida Silvia Trumpp
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(m. 2013)​
HouseYurievskyFatherPrince Alexander Georgievich YourievskyMotherUrsula Anne Marie Beer von Grüneck

Hans Georg Aleksandrovitch, Prince Yourievsky[1] (Russian: Ханс-Георг Александрович Юрьевский; born 8 December 1961[2]) is a Swiss businessman and current head of the House of Yourievsky. He is the only surviving great-grandson of Alexander II of Russia. Prince Yourievsky is second (half) cousin once removed of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia, a second (half) cousin twice removed of Prince Andreas zu Leiningen and a second (half) cousin twice removed of Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia.

Life

Hans Georg is the only child of Alexander Georgievich, Prince Yourievsky (1900-1988)[3] and Swiss Ursula Anne Marie (née Beer von Grüneck; 1925-2001).[4] He was born in St. Gallen but primarily grew-up in Flims in Grisons. The prince's family didn't speak Russian at home, which primarily came from the bad stigma during the Cold War. He was raised speaking English with his father and Swiss German to his mother.

After he completed economic grammar school he studied law and business administration (MBA) in Zürich. He then worked for various IT and software companies in executive positions until 2005.[5] Since 2006, he has been primarily active in consulting and real estate development, also in Saint Petersburg in Russia. He currently serves as a board member of Blagomanz AG, the Zug-based holding company, of Ljuba Manz-Lurje. She inherited several hotels from her late husband Caspar E. Manz (namely Hotel St. Gotthard in Zürich).[6]

Private

In 2003, Prince Yourievsky married the Dutch-born Katharina (née Verhagen; b. 1964), this marriage ended in divorce in 2012. Subsequently, he married Elikonida Silvia (née Trumpp; b. 1968) on August 30, 2013 at the Russian Orthodox Church in Zürich.[7][8] He grew-up in both religions, Catholic on his mother's side, Russian-Orthodox on his father's side.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hans Georg Yourievsky on Moneyhouse". Moneyhouse. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  2. ^ "The 60th Birthday of the Prince Yourievsky". Eurohistory. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  3. ^ "Alexander Georgievich Yourievsky on Geni (death date is wrong on website)". Geni. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  4. ^ "Ursula Anna Maria Beer von Grüneck on Geni". Geni. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  5. ^ "Official Website of Prince and Princess Yourievsky". Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  6. ^ "Extract from the Swiss Commercial Register (Blagomanz AG)". Commercial Registry of the Canton of Zug. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  7. ^ "Prinz Yourievsky: Urenkel des Zaren vermählt sich (in German)". SRF Glanz & Gloria. 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  8. ^ Eilers Koenig, Marlene (2013-09-12). "The marriage of Prince George Yourievsky". Royal Musics. Retrieved 2022-12-17.

External links

  • Official Website of the Prince and Princess Yourievsky
  • Japan Times: For czar's great-grandson, Russia needs a strong leader
  • SRF Reporter: Der schöne Prinz aus Flims - Hofnachrichten der Zarenfamilie (in German)
  • Stuttgarter Zeitung: Urenkel eines Zaren bei 'Anastasia' - Wenn in Stuttgart die russische Seele erwacht (in German)
  • Süddeutsche Zeitung: 100 Jahre Oktoberrevolution - Liebesgrüsse nach Moskau