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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 ...
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: 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
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. [3]
The area that is now Liechtenstein was part of the Roman province of Rhaetia. [2] A Roman road crossed the region from south to north, traversing the Alps by the Splügen Pass and, following the right bank of the Rhine at the edge of the floodplain, was uninhabited for long lengths of time because of periodic flooding.
Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein, son of the reigning Prince Hans-Adam II, has tragically died, a recent announcement revealed. He was 51.
In 1719 the Liechtenstein family finally attained the long-sought rank of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire and had a crown (or ducal hat, as it is named) made of diamonds, pearls, and rubies. However, as the subsequent princes always resided in Vienna, and until modern times did not even visit their principality, the original princely crown may ...