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Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (Alois Philipp Maria; born 11 June 1968) is the eldest son of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, and the heir apparent to the throne of Liechtenstein.
Alois of Liechtenstein with wife Elisabeth Amalie (Sport & Salon, Vienna, 25 April 1903)Prince Alois of Liechtenstein (Alois Gonzaga Maria Adolf; 17 June 1869 – 16 March 1955) [citation needed] was the son of Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein (1842–1907) and Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein (1843–1931), daughter of Alois II of Liechtenstein.
Alois was born in Würzburg, the fifth child and only son of Karl, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and his wife, Carolina dei Conti Rignon. He had four older sisters, Maria (wife of Joseph, Archduke of Austria), Josephine (wife of Alexander, Prince of Liechtenstein), Monika (wife of Don Jaime Mendez de Vigo y del Arco) and Christiane (wife of Michael, Archduke of Austria), and two ...
The current Prince of Liechtenstein is Hans-Adam II, since 13 November 1989. [1] The current Hereditary Prince and Regent of Liechtenstein is Alois , since 15 August 2004. [ 2 ]
A proposal to revoke the prince's new veto powers was rejected by 76% of voters in a 2012 referendum. [4] On 15 August 2004 Prince Hans-Adam II formally delegated most of his sovereign authority ( regency ) to his son and heir-apparent, the Hereditary Prince Alois , as a way of transitioning to a new generation.
Prince Heinrich Hartneid of Liechtenstein (Heinrich Hartneid Maria Franz de Paula Johann Alois Joseph Ignatius Benedictus Hilarion; 1 October 1920 – 29 November 1993) was a Liechtensteiner prince, diplomat and brother of Franz Joseph II.
Aloys II (Aloys Maria Josef Johann Baptista Joachim Philipp Nerius; 25/26 May 1796 – 12 November 1858) was the sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein from 20 April 1836 until his death in 1858. [1] He was a son of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra, and a nephew of Prince Aloys I.
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.