Edward Bieniak, Prince of Horne
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| Prince of Horne Baron of Montmorency
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| Tenure | 13 May 2000 - present |
| Predecessor | Marian, Princess of Horne |
| Spouse | Michele Cosentino (m. 1984 - div. 1990) Barbara Betz (m. 2000 - div. 2019) |
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| Princess Kara of Horne Princess Corey of Horne Dylan Jován, Hereditary Prince of Horne Prince Kyle of Horne [1] | |
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| Edward Joseph John Bieniak Εδουάρδος Ιωσήφ Ιωάννης Μπιενιάκος (Greek) | |
| House | Horne (official) Glücksburg (agnatic) |
| Father | Edward Bieniak I of Greece and Denmark |
| Mother | Marian Spaulding, Princess of Horne |
| Born | 28 July 1960 New York, United States 
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| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Extended princely family
Descendants of Princess Sheryl:
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Edward Bieniak, Prince of Horne (born 28 July 1960), is the current head of the Crown and House of Horne, the former ruling dynasty of the County of Horne in the Holy Roman Empire.[2] He is a descendant and historic heir of Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, the last ruling leader of the County of Horne, who was executed as a result of Spanish Inquisition in the Netherlands.[3]
Biography
Edward Joseph John Bieniak was born on 28 July 1960 in New York. He is the eldest son and youngest child of Edward Bieniak and Princess Marian of Horne, he acceded to the Crown of Horne when his mother, Princess Marian resigned on 13 September 2000. He was born deaf, and primarily uses American Sign Language. Edward has two sisters, Princess Luann (who died in 2005) and Princess Sheryl.[4]
Prince Edward is a great-great-grandson of King George I of Greece and descendant of Queen Victoria. However, he is not eligible for the Greek and British thrones as a Roman Catholic.
Edward married Michele Cosentino (never styled as a Princess of Horne) in 1984. They have two daughters; Princess Kara, born in 1985, and Princess Corey, born in 1987. Princess Kara was born as first in the line of succession until Prince Dylan Jován was born in 2002. Prince Edward and Michele divorced in 1990.
In 2000, Edward's mother, Princess Marian, had given permission for Edward to marry Barbara Betz. At the time Princess Marian had decided to resign as Princess of Horne and Prince Edward acceded to the throne of Horne. Barbara Betz is a descendant of King Louis Philippe of France and was styled as the Princess of Horne upon her marriage. They have two sons; Prince Dylan Jován, born on 18 July 2002, and Prince Kyle, born in 2004. At Dylan's birth, he was styled as Hereditary Prince. In 2019 the House of Horne announced the divorce of Edward and Barbara.
Titles and styles
| Styles of The Prince of Horne | |
| Reference style | His Highness |
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| Spoken style | Your Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
- 28 July 1960 – 13 May 2000: His Highness Prince Edward of Horne
- 13 May 2000 – present: His Highness The Prince of Horne
Through Edward's male-line descent from Christian IX of Denmark and his son, George I of Greece, Edward is sometimes styled as "of Greece and Denmark". He uses the surname "Bieniak", adopted from his great-grandmother. The official title of the Prince of Horne is "His Highness the Prince of Horne, Baron of Montmorency, of Greece and Denmark".[5]
Issue
| Name | Birth | Children |
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| Princess Kara of Horne | 1985 |
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| Princess Corey of Horne | 1987 |
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| Dylan Jován Bieniak, Hereditary Prince of Horne | 18 July 2002 | None |
| Prince Kyle of Horne | 2004 | None |
Ancestry
Prince Edward is primarily of Polish, Scottish, Irish, and New Netherlander descent.
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Edward Bieniak, Prince of Horne Born: 28 July 1960
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| Preceded by Princess Marian |
— TITULAR — Prince of Horne 13 May 2000 – present Reason for succession failure: Execution of Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn |
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