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The monarchy of Liechtenstein is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of Liechtenstein. The current monarch is Prince Hans-Adam II. [1] The House of Liechtenstein, after which the sovereign principality was named in 1719, hails from Liechtenstein Castle in Lower Austria, which the ...
In 1712, the Liechtenstein dynasty also purchased the nearby County of Vaduz, for 290,000 guilders. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI , formally united Vaduz and Schellenberg in 1719 as the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein: Hans-Adam I 16 August 1662 – 16 June 1712 (aged 49) 5 April 1684: 16 June 1712 (28 years, 72 days) Son of Karl Eusebius: Liechtenstein: Joseph Wenzel I 9 August 1696 – 10 February 1772 (aged 75) 16 June 1712: 12 March 1718 (5 years, 269 days) Great-grandnephew of Karl I: Liechtenstein: Anton Florian
Anton Florian (28 May 1656 – 11 October 1721) was the Prince of Liechtenstein between 1718 and 1721. Anton Florian was born in Wilfersdorf , in what is now Lower Austria . During the War of the Spanish Succession , he went to Spain , where he was the Chief Intendant and Prime Minister of the Archduke Karl, who became Emperor Charles VI after ...
On 23 January 1719, after the purchase had been made, Charles VI as Holy Roman Emperor decreed Vaduz and Schellenberg to be united and raised to the dignity of a Principality by the name of "Liechtenstein", in honour of "[his] true servant, Anton Florian of Liechtenstein". On this date, Liechtenstein became a member state of the Holy Roman Empire.
Liechtenstein and Switzerland signed a treaty under which Switzerland assumed the representation of Liechtenstein's interests at the diplomatic and consular level in countries where it maintains a representation and Liechtenstein does not. [33] [34] Liechtenstein adopted the Swiss franc in 1920 and the two countries entered a customs union in 1924.
“The Princely House regrets to announce that S.D. Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein died unexpectedly on December 5, 2023," the official statement from the royal house read. "Prince Constantin ...
The Liechtenstein Institute started to work on digitizing the two volumes in September 2016 in accordance with the Liechtenstein government. The technical concept for implementing this project was based on a MediaWiki solution. It has been available online since 13 November 2018 and printed additions are no longer planned.