Friedrich IV

Friedrich IV is the Kaiser of the German Empire since the Empire was restored to power after the Blackout. He is the Head of the Imperial Family of Germany since 1994 when he succeeded his Paternal Grandfather Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (the paternal Grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany).

## History

### Early Life

Georg Friedrich is the only son of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1944–1977) and Countess Donata of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1950–2015). Born into a mediatised princely family, his mother later became Duchess Donata of Oldenburg when she married secondly Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg, who had previously been married to her sister-in-law Princess Marie Cécile of Prussia. His only sister is Cornelie-Cécile (b. 1978).

He attended grammar schools in Bremen and Oldenburg and completed his education at Glenalmond College near Perth, Scotland, where he passed his A-levels. He then served for a two-year commission in the Alpine troops of the Bundeswehr and was discharged after his term of service. Georg Friedrich earned his degree in business economics at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology.

Georg Friedrich works for a company specialising in helping universities to bring their innovations to market. He also administered the Princess Kira of Prussia Foundation, founded by his grandmother Grand Duchess Kira of Russia in 1952, now administered by his wife. In 2018 he moved from a house near Bremen, where he had also spent his childhood, to Babelsberg, a district of Potsdam, the capital city of the German state of Brandenburg.

He owns a two-thirds share of his family's original seat, Hohenzollern Castle, while the other share is held by the head of the Swabian branch, Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern. He also owns the Princes' Island in the Great Lake of Plön. In 2017 he founded a beer trademark called *Kgl. Preußische Biermanufactur* (Royal Prussian Beer Manufactory) producing a Pilsner brand called *Preussens*.

Prince Georg Friedrich continues to claim compensation for land and palaces in Berlin expropriated from his family, a claim begun in March 1991 by his grandfather Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia under the Compensation Act (EALG).

### Becoming Head of the Hohenzollern Imperial Household

Georg Friedrich succeeded his grandfather, Louis Ferdinand, as Head of the Royal House of Prussia, a branch of the House of Hohenzollern, on 26 September 1994. He stated that he learned to appreciate the history and responsibility of his heritage during time spent with his paternal grandfather, who often recounted to him anecdotes from the life in exile of his own grandfather, the last German Kaiser, Wilhelm II.

His position as sole heir to the estate of his grandfather was challenged by his uncles, Friedrich Wilhelm and Michael, who filed a lawsuit claiming that, despite their renunciations as dynasts at the time of their marriages, the loss of their inheritance rights based on their selection of spouse was discriminatory and unconstitutional. His uncles were initially successful, the Regional Court of Hechingen and the higher Regional Court of Stuttgart ruling in their favour in 1997 on the grounds that the requirement to marry equally was "immoral". However, the Federal Court of Justice of Germany overturned the original rulings in favour of Georg Friedrich's uncles, the case being remanded to the courts at Hechingen and Stuttgart. This time both courts ruled in favour of Georg Friedrich. His uncles then took their case to the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany which overruled the previous court rulings in Georg Friedrich's favour. On 19 October 2005, a German regional court ruled that Georg Friedrich was indeed the principal heir of his grandfather, Louis Ferdinand (who was the primary beneficiary of the trust set up for the estate of Wilhelm II), but also concluded that each of the children of Louis Ferdinand was entitled to a portion of the Prussian inheritance.

### Marriage

On 21 January 2011, Georg Friedrich announced his engagement to Princess Sophie of Isenburg (born 7 March 1978). The civil wedding took place in Potsdam on 25 August 2011, and the ecumenical religious wedding took place at the Church of Peace in Potsdam on 27 August 2011, in commemoration of the 950th anniversary of the founding of the House of Hohenzollern. The religious wedding was also broadcast live by local public television. The dinner, which many members of German and European royal families attended, was held in the Orangery Palace at Sanssouci Park.

### Blackout, Rise to Power

The Blackout had a severe effect on Germany as the Government was destroyed by anarchists who killed Government officials to take charge. This resulted in the Monarchists and the National Democratic Party of Germany taking control of the Government and declaring the restoration of the German Monarchy. Georg Friedrich became the Kaiser of Imperial Germany.

### After Blackout War with the Soviets

The Soviets had restored themselves to power as they decided to invade their former territories. The Empire was trying to find a way to wage war with the Soviets believing they are not strong enough. However they have created 100 Pendants which were able to power technology from 9 to 10 feet in which they were able to power Germany's old war equipment, but they felt that it would not be enough as they trained their soldiers in the fighting style and drills of Imperial Germany during the 19th Century to fight the Soviets.

Ironically the Germans overestimated their Soviet Opponents due to them only having to ride horses and the fact they only consist of Infantrymen. The Germans because of this were able to wipe the floor with the Soviets and get Finland, Czechia, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland which resulted in the creation of multiple Puppet States.

On 20 January 2013, Georg Friedrich's wife, Sophie, gave birth to twin sons in Bremen, Carl Friedrich Franz Alexander and Louis Ferdinand Christian Albrecht. Carl Friedrich, the elder of the two, is his father's heir apparent. Their third child, Emma Marie Charlotte Sofia, was born on 2 April 2015. On 17 November 2016, Sophie gave birth to Heinrich Albert Johann Georg, their fourth child.

Germany gave each Puppet State 10 of their 100 Pendants to make them powerful enough to resist Soviet aggression. The Successors of Fredrich and his sons are the male descendants of his Paternal Grandfather's uncles Prince Adalbert of Prussia, Prince August of Prussia, Prince Oskar of Prussia and Prince Joachim of Prussia.

## Marriage

He is married to Princess Sophie of Isenburg and they have four children

* Carl Friedrich Franz Alexander (b. 2011)
* Louis Ferdinand Christian Albrecht (b. 2011)
* Emma Marie Charlotte Sofia (b. 2015)
* Heinrich Albert Johann Georg (b. 2016)