Albrecht von Boeselager

Albrecht von Boeselager
Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
In office 28 January 2017 – 4 September 2022
Monarchs	Ludwig von Rumerstein (Acting) Giacomo dalla Torre Ruy Gonçalo do Valle Peixoto de Villas Boas (Acting) Marco Luzzago (Acting) Ruy Gonçalo do Valle Peixoto de Villas Boas (Acting) John T. Dunlap
Preceded by	John Edward Critien
Succeeded by	Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo
In office 31 May 2014 – 8 December 2016
Monarch	Matthew Festing
Preceded by	Jean-Pierre Mazery
Succeeded by	John Edward Critien
Grand Hospitaller of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
In office 1989–2014
Monarchs	Andrew Bertie Giacomo dalla Torre (Acting) Matthew Festing
Preceded by	???
Succeeded by	Dominique de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel
Personal details
Born	Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager (1949-10-04) 4 October 1949 (age 75) Altenahr, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany (now Germany)
Spouse	Praxedis zu Guttenberg
Relatives	Philipp von Boeselager (father) Georg von Boeselager (uncle) Enoch zu Guttenberg (brother-in-law)
Education	University of Bonn University of Geneva University of Freiburg

Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager (born 4 October 1949) is a German lawyer and forester and was formerly a member of the Sovereign Council of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He served as Grand Hospitaller from 1989 to 2014, and from 2014 until September 3rd, 2022 as its grand chancellor. Boeselager was at the centre of a leadership controversy within the Order of Malta in late 2016 and early 2017. After Boeslager was suspended as grand chancellor, Pope Francis intervened to restore him to office and require the resignation of the prince and grand master of the order, Matthew Festing. Pope Francis dissolved the Sovereign Council on September 3, 2022, and appointed H.E. Ricardo Paternò di Montecupo as grand chancellor.