Jan Dobrzenský z Dobrzenicz
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His Excellency Jan Josef Dobrzenský | |
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50th Grand Master of the Orléans obedience of the Order of Saint Lazarus | |
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Elected | 20 November 2010 |
In office | 2010–Present |
Predecessor | Prince Charles-Philippe, Duke of Anjou |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 June 1946 Prague, Czech Republic |
Nationality | Czech |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Chotěboř |
Profession | Banker |
Education | INSEAD |
Motto | Atavis et Armis |
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Count Jan Dobrzenský z Dobrzenicz (born 14 June 1946 in Prague, Czech Republic) is a Czech-French count and, since 2010, the 50th Grand Master of the Orléans obedience of the Order of Saint Lazarus (statuted 1910).[1]
Biography
Jan Dobrzenský z Dobrzenicz was born on 14 June 1946 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, from an ancient comital Czech noble family. The family escaped from communist Czechoslovakia in 1948. Dobrzensky grew up in Canada, and later in France. Education: grade school, high school in Canada, Kepner, then higher education in Paris: Tregoe Business Management 1974, Paris, M.B.A. from CEDEP, Fontainebleau, in 1983, and Institut de Finance in 1988.
He is a citizen of France and the Czech Republic, living after return from exile in Chotěboř, Czech Republic. He is married with four children.
Dobrzenský was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great in 2016.
Order of Saint Lazarus
Since 1976, Dobrzenský has been a member of the Orléans obedience of the Order of Saint Lazarus (since 2004). In recent years, he held the office of Grand Prior of Bohemia, and President of the Order's governing council of the obedience he belongs to.
In March 2010, Prince Charles Philippe, Duke of Anjou decided to step down from his position as Grand Master of this obedience for personal reasons, while maintaining his participation in the Order's activities in the capacity of Grand Master Emeritus, Grand Prior of France, and chairman of the Order's governing council. He was replaced at that time by Dobrzenský as Grand Master.[2]
Gallery
Jan Dobrzenský, Josef Koukl, Pavel Posád and Miroslav Šantin (Litoměřice, 2005)
References
- ^ "International Organisation".
- ^ "Jan Nepomuk Dobrzenský: To, co naší rodině udělal náš národ, bylo opravdu podlé". Havlíčkobrodský deník (in Czech). 10 December 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- CS1 Czech-language sources (cs)
- Articles with short description
- BLP articles lacking sources from December 2016
- All BLP articles lacking sources
- Bohemian nobility
- Czech nobility
- Grand Masters of the Order of Saint Lazarus (statuted 1910)
- Living people
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great
- 1946 births
- INSEAD alumni