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On 15 August 2004, Hans-Adam formally handed the power of making day-to-day governmental decisions to his eldest son Hereditary Prince Alois as regent, as a way of beginning a dynastic transition to a new generation. Legally, Hans-Adam remains the head of state. [10] Hans-Adam's father Franz Joseph II had similarly done so on 26 August 1984. [11]
The 2003 referendum was a proposal put forth by Prince Hans-Adam II to revise parts of the Constitution, on the one hand expanding the monarch's power with the authority to veto legislation, while on the other hand securing for the citizenry the option to abolish the monarchy by vote at any time without being subject to princely veto. [2]
Prince Karl I, who established primogeniture Prince Johann I Joseph, whose legitimate male patrilineal descendants are entitled to succeed Prince Hans-Adam II, the present monarch. Succession to the Liechtensteiner throne is governed by the house laws of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, which stipulate agnatic primogeniture. In 2004, the ...
[1] [5] Hans-Adam had threatened to abdicate the throne and leave the country if it was not successful. However, it was accepted by voters. [ 5 ] The next year, on 15 August 2004, Hans-Adam made Alois his regent and turned over the powers of prince to him, though Hans-Adam remains the official head of state, much like his father Franz Joseph II ...
Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (Joseph Wenzel Maximilian Maria; born 24 May 1995) is the eldest child of Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, and his wife, Duchess Sophie Elizabeth Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, He is also the eldest grandchild of the current ruling prince of Liechtenstein, Hans-Adam II, and ...
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Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (born 1945), Prince of Liechtenstein This page was last edited on 28 February 2024, at 15:28 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Son of Aloys II: Liechtenstein: Franz Joseph II 16 August 1906 – 13 November 1989 (aged 83) 25 July 1938: 13 November 1989 (51 years, 111 days) Grand-nephew of Franz I: Liechtenstein: Hans-Adam II 14 February 1945 (age 79) 13 November 1989: Reigning (35 years, 72 days) Son of Franz Joseph II: Liechtenstein