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Succession to the Liechtensteiner throne is governed by the house laws of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, which stipulate agnatic primogeniture. In 2004, the head of state, Hans-Adam II, publicly responded to criticism from a committee of the UN which had voiced concerns about the exclusion of women from the line of succession, stating ...
Thereby, on 23 January 1719, Emperor Charles VI decreed Vaduz and Schellenberg were henceforth united and raised to the status of a Fürstentum (principality) under the name "Liechtenstein" for "[his] true servant, Anton Florian of Liechtenstein". Although the family continued to own larger territories in various parts of central and eastern ...
The family originates from Liechtenstein Castle in Lower Austria (near Vienna), which the family possessed from at least 1136 to the 13th century, and from 1807 onwards. The progenitor Hugo von Liechtenstein (d. 1156) built Liechtenstein Castle around 1122-36 on a fief that he received from the Babenberg margraves of Austria.
Family Image; Karl I 30 July 1569 – 12 February 1627 (aged 57) 20 December 1608: 12 February 1627 (18 years, 54 days) — Liechtenstein: Karl Eusebius 11 April 1611 – 5 April 1684 (aged 72) 12 February 1627: 5 April 1684 (57 years, 53 days) Son of Karl I: Liechtenstein: Hans-Adam I
II. Princely Family, Parliament, and Government [1]. HSH The Prince. HSH The Hereditary Prince. HSH The Hereditary Princess. Descendants of The Hereditary Prince. Extended Members of Princely Family. The President of Landtag. The Vice President of Landtag. Members of Landtag. The Prime Minister. The Deputy Prime Minister. Members of Ministers.
“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 document sets out things like titles of the members of the Princely House, marriage, adoption, succession to the throne and abdication and renunciation of the right to succeed to the throne. The document opens with a preamble stated below: For several centuries the Liechtenstein family has been governed by statutes.
In honor of the special occasion, the Belgian Royal Palace shared new portraits of Her Majesty on Instagram and announced a special tribute from the Belgian Post Group. The caption read, “The ...