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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.
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 ...
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.
Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein (Philipp Erasmus Alois Ferdinand Maria Sebaldus; born 19 August 1946) is a member of the princely family of Liechtenstein. He is a son of the late Franz Joseph II and the younger brother of current reigning prince Hans-Adam II .
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 ...
Prince Gundakar Albert Alfred Petrus of Liechtenstein (born 1 April 1949 in Vienna) is a member of the princely family of Liechtenstein. He is the second child and eldest son of Prince Hans-Moritz of Liechtenstein and Princess Clotilde von Thurn und Taxis.
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 ...