Katherine Jackson granted temporary guardianship of Michael's three children: Prince, Paris, and Blanket. Although Debbie Rowe, the biological mother of Michael's two oldest children, Prince and Paris, had not seen or interacted with the children for years; by July 4, 2009, Rowe petitioned the courts for custody of her two children with Michael. Court documents indicated that Debbie Rowe was also seeking control over Prince and Paris' interests in their father's estate. On July 30, 2009, Katherine Jackson and Debbie Rowe reached a settlement pertaining to the care of Michael's two oldest children (with Rowe), Prince and Paris; in which, the children
Prince Michael of Prussia Prince Michael of Prussia Prince Michael of Prussia (22 March 1940 – 3 April 2014) was a member of the Hohenzollern dynasty which ruled Germany until the end of World War I. His great-grandfather William II was the German Emperor and King of Prussia until 1918. Although "Kaiser Wilhelm" died in exile and his family was stripped of much of its wealth and recognition of its rank and titles by the German Republic, he spent nearly all of his life in Germany. Prince Michael was the second son of Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of