Jan Count Dobrzenský z Dobrzenicz

Jan count Dobrzenský z Dobrzenicz is the 50th Grand Master of the Orléans obedience of the Order of Saint Lazarus (statuted 1910).
Jan Dobrzensky z Dobrzenicz was born June 14, 1946 in Prague. He is married with four children, citizen of France and Czech republic, living after return from exile in Chotebor. The family escaped trom communists Czechoslovakia in 1948. Jan Dobrzensky growed up in Canada, later in France. Education: Grade School, High School in Canada, Kepner and Tregoe Business Management 1974 (Paris), CEDEP MBA 1983 (Fontainbleau), Institut de Finance 1988 (Paris). He comes from ancient Czech noble family, highly respected and known in Europe.
Since 1976 he has been a member of the Order of Saint Lazarus (reestablished 1910). In recent years he has held the office of Grand Prior of Bohemia and President of the Order´s Governing Council. In March 2010, Prince Charles Philippe, Duke of Anjou decided to step down from his position as Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus (statuted 1910) 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 by Count Jan Dobrzenský z Dobrzenicz as Grand Master.