Alois von und zu Liechtenstein (Hereditary Prince)
Hereditary Prince Alois Philipp Maria von und zu Liechtenstein, Count zu Rietberg (born June 11, 1968 in Zurich ) is acting deputy to the Prince of Liechtenstein and heir to the throne . The official title of the Hereditary Prince is His Highness (S. D.) Hereditary Prince Alois von und zu Liechtenstein.
Life
childhood and education
Hereditary Prince Alois is the eldest son of Prince Hans-Adam II (* 1945) and Princess Marie . He grew up in Vaduz Castle . Like his father, he attended primary school in Vaduz and graduated from high school with the Matura . He then completed an officer training course at the Sandhurst Military Academy , Great Britain . After his certification as Second Lieutenant, he served for six months with the Coldstream Guards in Hong Kong and London . He then studied law at the University of Salzburg and graduated in 1993 with a master's degree. From September 1993 to May 1996 he worked for an accounting firm in London.
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SD Prince Hans-Adam II.
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marriage and family
On July 3, 1993, in the Catholic cathedral and parish church of St. Florin in Vaduz , he married Sophie Duchess in Bavaria, born in 1967 (according to protocol, Princess of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria ), daughter of Max Emanuel Herzog in Bavaria and niece of the current head of the Wittelsbach family Franz Duke of Bavaria .
The marriage had four children:
- Prince Joseph Wenzel Maximilian Maria von und zu Liechtenstein, Count zu Rietberg, * May 24, 1995
- Princess Marie Caroline Elisabeth Immaculata von und zu Liechtenstein, Countess zu Rietberg, * October 17, 1996
- Prince Georg Antonius Constantin Maria von und zu Liechtenstein, Count zu Rietberg, * April 20, 1999
- Prince Nikolaus Sebastian Alexander Maria von und zu Liechtenstein, Count zu Rietberg, * December 6, 2000
Alois' fifth cousin, Prince Stefan of Liechtenstein , was Liechtenstein's ambassador in Berlin .
Official duties
After he returned to Vaduz in 1996, Hereditary Prince Alois managed the princely private fortune. On August 16, 2004 he took over the affairs of state as the acting deputy of the sovereign.
Title, salutation and coat of arms
The full title of the Hereditary Prince according to the Liechtenstein House Law is Hereditary Prince von und zu Liechtenstein , Graf zu Rietberg .
All members of the Princely House of Liechtenstein are salutated with your highness and bear the coat of arms of the Princely Family.
Deviating from the house law, his wife has the courtesy salutation Her Royal Highness (written form IKH ), as she comes from the formerly ruling royal house of Wittelsbach (Kings of Bavaria, 1806-1918) and is therefore of a higher rank in terms of protocol .
Awards
- June 8, 2000: Large gold medal on ribbon for services to the Republic of Austria
- September 16, 2011: Collane Order of Merit Pro Merito Melitensi
ancestors
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Count Ferdinand von Wilczek |
Count Ferdinand Vincenz Rudolf Kinsky von Wchinitz and Tettau (1866–1916) |
Count Eugen von Ledebur-Wicheln |
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Count Ferdinand Carl Kinsky von Wchinitz and Tettau (1907–1969) |
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literature
- Harald Wanger: Liechtenstein, Alois von (* 1968). In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein .
- Who is who who does what. Handbook for the Principality of Liechtenstein . Frank P. van Eck Verlagsanstalt 1995, pages VII-IX biographies of the princely family .
- German Aristocratic Archives e. V. (Hrsg.): Genealogical manual of the nobility (GHdA). Genealogical manual of the Princely Houses. Princely Houses Volume XIV . CA Starke Verlag Limburg adLahn, 1991, (GHdA Volume 100), pp. 65-84.
- Detlef Schwennicke (Ed.): European family tables. Family tables on the history of the European states. New episode (EST NF), Volume III / 1 . JAStargardt Verlag, Marburg, (EST NF III / 1) panels 30–39.
- Harald Wanger: The ruling princes of Liechtenstein . Frank P.van Eck Publishing House, Triesen 1995, ISBN 3-905501-22-8 .
- Constitution of the Principality of Liechtenstein of October 5, 1921 . In: Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt, year 1921, No. 15, edition of October 24, 1921.
- Constitutional Act of June 28, 1984 on the addition and amendment of the Constitution of October 5, 1921 (establishment of a representative) . In: Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt, year 1984, No. 28, edition of August 18, 1984.
- House law of the Princely House of Liechtenstein of October 26, 1993 . In: Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt, year 1993, No. 100, edition dated December 6, 1993.
Web links
- Hereditary Prince Alois at the portal of the Principality of Liechtenstein
- Hereditary Prince Alois
- The Princely Family Liechtenstein ORF 2 (August 15, 2017)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See official website of the Princely House
- ↑ gesetze.li: Princely ordinance of August 15, 2004 regarding the establishment of a representative (from the State Law Gazette )
- ↑ in accordance with the House Law of the Princely House of Liechtenstein of October 26, 1993 , Article 2, Paragraph 3. In: Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt, Volume 1993, No. 100 (online as PDF and HTML ( memento of September 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive )).
- ↑ according to House Act 1993, Article 2, Paragraph 5.
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
- ↑ eliechtensteinensia
- ^ Government.li ( Memento from January 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Alois von und zu Liechtenstein |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Liechtenstein, Alois Philipp Maria Hereditary Prince from and to |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Liechtenstein successor to Prince Hans Adam II. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |