The Kaiser’s family accepts it will not get all its stuff back
The House of Prussia drops two post-Soviet restitution claims
It seemed odd for Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia to stage an event at a press centre used by the government, since Prussia has no government: indeed, it has not existed since 1947. The event on March 9th was billed as a presentation of historical research on the Hohenzollerns, the family that ruled the kingdom and later all of Germany. Improbably, it made headlines. The prince, a great-great-grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II, announced he was dropping two claims for restitution of property seized by the Soviets after the second world war.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “The Kaiser’s family gives up on its stuff”
Europe March 25th 2023
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