Talk:Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preussen

"Georg Friedrich I, King of Prussia" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Georg Friedrich I, King of Prussia and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 March 22 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. DrKay (talk) 07:47, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

"Georg Friedrich I, German Emperor" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Georg Friedrich I, German Emperor and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 March 22 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. DrKay (talk) 07:50, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

name is not a title
There has been no "Prince of Prussia", or in fact any German nobility, since the Weimar constitution of 1919. "Prinz von Preußen" is nothing but a surname, please do not translate it. -- Seelefant (talk) 18:59, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not obliged to use the subject's legal name in article title. The policy is to use the common name. If we can have Queen Latifah, we surely can have Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia too. Surtsicna (talk) 19:02, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't accept that "Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia" is this person's common name. Of course there will be no problem citing a host of entertainment-oriented media using that form, but much of German speaking media is well aware that he is not legally nobility, and will therefore use the "bourgeois", correct, and legal form of the name that does not suggest an actual title. The comparison with Latifah is flawed, artists can call themselves whatever they want, that's very different from referring to members of an aristocratic family in a way that counterfactually suggests that they still hold a title that was abolished more than a century ago.--Seelefant (talk) 21:50, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree and have made this argument for other descendants of defunct nobility (see the page histories of Karl von Hapsburg and family for the "archduke title/infobox wars"), but rather unfortunately what editors here are most persuaded by is evidence that the WP:COMMONNAME is the untranslated "Prinz von Preußen". I think a valid argument can be made that someone's name does not need to be translated and therefore German media, which presumably comprise the majority of his coverage, can be used to discern his common name just as much as English media does. I think another argument can be made that tabloids and similar low-quality entertainment media should be given less weight than actual news sources. So perhaps a move request is warranted. JoelleJay (talk) 05:29, 6 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I support that „Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preußen“ is his legal name and he does not bear a title. StTropez83 (talk) 18:27, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Note that the German government does this to recognise history, while keeping to the rule of not actualy having a title, as such. Some discussion of the in the article should make the position clear. With examples of how people who try to get themselves legaly named ‘Duke of Bavaria’ or something, with no historic connection, run into difficulty. 2A00:23C7:E287:1901:451C:34A1:782D:BAB5 (talk) 04:25, 15 September 2023 (UTC)


 * The current German naming law situation is one thing, the general understanding worldwide is another. The renaming is an absurdity, because anyone who doesn't speak German will neither understand nor look for the German name. One can be “more papal than the Pope,” but not more royal than a royal family. Equord (talk) 19:58, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 17:47, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

First name or last name?
If we've decided to use his legal name rather than the common English name, should we not refer to him throughout the article by the legal surname rather than first name? Surtsicna (talk) 18:22, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Contradicts article Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
The article currently states “Georg Friedrich is the only son and eldest child of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1944–1977)”, but the article on Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia gives the latter's dates as 1907–1994 and lists several sons. So either there are several Princes Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, or there is a contradiction between the articles. If there *are* several Princes Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, there needs to be a disambiguation, and, also, a clarification as to what the succession order to title in pretense of “Prince of Prussia” and head of the House of Hohenzollern, because this Georg Friedrich is given as successor to that Louis Ferdinand, which is odd if he's not his son. The whole thing is a mess. --2001:41D0:FE6F:4800:0:0:0:1 (talk) 22:22, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
 * No. It's correct as it is. There are two Louis Ferdinands, disambiguated by date. Georg Friedrich succeeded the one who died in 1994 (his grandfather) not the one who died in 1977 (his father). This is explained in the article. DrKay (talk) 06:53, 13 August 2023 (UTC)