Liechtenstein family crypt

Access to the Liechtenstein crypt

The Liechtenstein family crypt in Vranov ( Czech Republic ) is located under the crypt of the Church of the Birth of Mary and belongs to the Paulan monastery in Vranov . 14 ruling princes of the House of Liechtenstein and 48 other members of the princely family are buried here.

history

Maximilian von Liechtenstein and his wife Katharina Schembera von Boskowitz and Černahora (Czech: Kateřina Černohorská z Boskovic) founded the Paulan monastery with its generously dimensioned pilgrimage church in 1633. Since then, the crypt has served as a burial place for the noble family. Charles I , the first Prince of Liechtenstein, was buried here.

The crypt turned out to be too small as a family tomb. The crypt on the terrace below the pilgrimage church was built in its current form between 1812 and 1815 in the Empire style. Since then, the complex has consisted of the "old" and the "new" crypt. Sculptures by Josef Klieber adorn the entrance corridor .

In 1945/1946 the Liechtensteiners were expropriated in Czechoslovakia. The crypt in Vranov u Brna is now administered by the Roman Catholic Church.

In 1960, a new princely crypt was erected near the St. Florin Cathedral in Vaduz , in which the last Prince Franz Josef II, who had died so far, was also buried.

Although the crypt is no longer owned by the family, Prince Hans-Adam II had it extensively renovated from 2012 to 2015. The renovated royal crypt in Vranov u Brna was reopened on November 4, 2015 in the presence of the royal couple.

Burials

Interior view of the Liechtenstein crypt from 1819

Sarcophagus of Prince Charles I.

Sarcophagus of Prince Hans Adam I.

All the princes from the House of Liechtenstein except for Franz Josef II (1906–1989) are buried here.

The following members of the House of Liechtenstein were buried in the crypt in Vranov u Brna:

Old crypt:

1. Anna Maria von Boskowitz and Černahora († 1625), wife of Prince Karl I.
2. Karl I , Prince of Liechtenstein (1569–1627)
3. Katharina Schembera von Boskowitz and Černahora († 1637), wife of Prince Maximilian
4. Prince Maximilian (1578–1643), brother of Prince Karl I.
5. Princess Anna Maria (1648–1648), daughter of Prince Karl Eusebius
6. Prince Franz Dominik (1652–1652), son of Prince Karl Eusebius
7. Prince Karl Josef (1652–1652), son of Prince Karl Eusebius
8. Prince Franz Eusebius Wenzel (1655–1655), son of Prince Karl Eusebius
9. Princess Cäcilie (1655–1655), daughter of Prince Karl Eusebius
10. Johanna Beatrix von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg († 1676), wife of Prince Karl Eusebius
11. Karl Eusebius , Prince von und zu Liechtenstein (1611–1684)
12. Prince Franz Anton Dominik (1689–1711), son of Prince Hans Adam I.
13. Hans Adam I , Prince of Liechtenstein (1657–1712)
14. Gabriele von Liechtenstein (1692–1713), first wife of Prince Josef Johann Adam
15. Maria Anna von Thun and Hohenstein (1698–1716), second wife of Prince Josef Johann Adam
16. Anton Florian , Prince from and to Liechtenstein (1656–1721)
17. Josef Johann Adam , Prince von und zu Liechtenstein (1690–1732)
18. Edmunda Maria von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg (1652–1737), wife of Prince Hans Adam I.
19. Johann Nepomuk Karl , Prince von und zu Liechtenstein (1724–1748)
20. Prince Emanuel (1700–1771), father of Prince Franz Josef I.
21. Josef Wenzel I , Prince von und zu Liechtenstein (1696–1772)
22. Franz Josef I , Prince of Liechtenstein (1726–1781)
23. Prince Philipp Josef (1762–1802), son of Prince Johann I.
24. Alois I , Prince von und zu Liechtenstein (1759–1805)
25. Princess Marie Klothilde (1805–1807), daughter of Prince Franz Josef I.
26. Princess Marie Leopoldine (1793–1808), daughter of Prince Johann I.

New crypt:

1. Johann I , Prince of Liechtenstein (1760–1836)
2. Josefa zu Fürstenberg-Weitra (1776–1848), wife of Prince Johann I.
3. Princess Josefine (1844–1854), daughter of Prince Franz de Paula
4. Alois II , Prince von und zu Liechtenstein (1796–1858)
5. Princess Franziska (1841–1858), daughter of Prince Alois II.
6. Princess Melanie Sophie (1844–1858), daughter of Prince Eduard Franz Ludwig
7. Prince Eduard Franz Ludwig (1809–1864), son of Prince Franz Josef I.
8. Sophie Esterházy-Liechtenstein (1798–1869), Chief Chamberlain and Court Lady of Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary
9. Honorata von Choloniewski (1813–1869), wife of Prince Eduard Franz Ludwig
10. Franziska Kinsky von Wchinitz and Tettau (1813–1881), wife of Prince Alois II.
11. Prince Franz de Paula (1802-1887), son of Prince Franz Josef I.
12. Princess Julia (1813–1895)
13. Prince Alfred (1842–1907), son of Prince Franz de Paula
14. Princess Klara (1836–1909)
15. Prince Heinrich (1853–1914), uncle of Prince Franz Josef II.
16. Prince Heinrich (1877–1915), son of Prince Johann I.
17. Johann II , Prince von und zu Liechtenstein (1840–1929)
18. Prince Franz (1868–1929), nephew of Prince Johann II.
19. Franz I , Prince of Liechtenstein (1853–1938)

See also

• List of tombs of European monarchs
• Liechtenstein family crypt (Karlische Linie)

Web links

Commons : Liechtenstein family crypt  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• BLKÖ: Liechtenstein, family crypt of
• Evelin Oberhammer: Wranau (crypt, Czech. Vranov). In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Art and Antiquity in the Austrian Imperial State
2. ↑ ceskenoviny.cz

Coordinates: 49 ° 18 ′ 32.5 "  N , 16 ° 36 ′ 44.2"  E