Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein
| Aloys II | |||||
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| Duke of TroppauandJägerndorf Count of Rietberg | |||||
 Portrait byJosef Kriehuber,c.1850 | |||||
| Prince of Liechtenstein | |||||
| Reign | 20 April 1836 – 12 November 1858 | ||||
| Predecessor | Johann I | ||||
| Successor | Johann II | ||||
| Born | 26 May 1796 Vienna,Archduchy of Austria,Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Died | 12 November 1858(aged 62) Eisgrub,Margraviate of Moravia,Austrian Empire | ||||
| Burial | Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary,Brno | ||||
| Spouse | Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau | ||||
| Issue among others... | |||||
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| House | Liechtenstein | ||||
| Father | Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein | ||||
| Mother | Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
Aloys II(Aloys Maria Josef Johann Baptista Joachim Philipp Nerius; 25/26 May 1796 – 12 November 1858) was the sovereignPrince of Liechtensteinfrom 20 April 1836 until his death in 1858.[1]
He was a son ofJohann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein,andLandgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra,and a nephew ofPrince Aloys I.Aloys II marriedCountess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettauand had two sons and three daughters with her, with their two sons later rulingLiechtensteinasJohann IIandFranz I.Aloys contributed actively to Liechtenstein's economic and political development.
Early life[edit]
Prince Aloys was born in Vienna toPrince Johann I Josephof Liechtenstein andLandgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra.His father was at the time of his birth a colonel in the Austrian army, and since became a field marshal before becoming the ruling prince of Liechtenstein in 1805. Aloys at the same time became the heir apparent.
Marriage and issue[edit]
Aloys marriedCountess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau(Vienna,8 August 1813 – Vienna, 5 February 1881) on 8 August 1831 in Vienna. They had 11 children; nine daughters and two sons:
- Princess Marie Franziska de Paula Theresia Josepha (Vienna, 20 September 1834 – Vienna, 1 December 1909), married in Vienna on 29 October 1860 Count Ferdinand ofTrauttmansdorff-Weinsberg(Vienna, 27 June 1825 –Schloss Fridau,12 December 1896), and had issue
- Princess Carolina Maria Josepha Walpurgis Nestoria (Vienna, 27 February 1836 – Vienna, 28 March 1885), married in Vienna on 3 June 1855 Alexander Fürst vonSchönburg-Hartenstein(Vienna, 5 March 1826 – Vienna, 1 October 1896), and had issue
- Princess Sophie Marie Gabriele Pia(Vienna, 11 July 1837 –Schloss Fischhorn,25 September 1899), married in Vienna on 4 May 1863 as his second wifeCharles, Prince of Löwenstein(Haid,21 May 1834 –Köln,8 November 1921), 1,067thKnightof theOrder of the Golden FleeceinAustria,and had issue
- Princess Aloysia Maria Gabriela Hyppolita(Eisgrub,13 August 1838 – Vienna, 17 April 1920), married in Vienna on 22 May 1864 Heinrich Graf vonFünfkirchen(Schloss Fünfkirchen,25 January 1830 – Vienna, 2 January 1885), without issue
- Princess Ida Maria Lamberta Theresia Franziska de Paula (Eisgrub,17 September 1839 –Libejic,4 August 1921), married in Vienna on 4 June 1857 Adolf Joseph 8thFürst zu Schwarzenberg(Vienna, 18 March 1832 –Libejic,5 October 1914), 1,092ndKnightof theOrder of the Golden Fleecein Austria, and had issue
- Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein(1840–1929)
- Princess Franziska Xaveria Maria David (Vienna, 30 December 1841 – Vienna, 13 May 1858)
- Princess Henriette Maria Norberta(Schloss Liechtenstein bei Mödling,6 June 1843 –Frauenthal Castle,24 December 1931), married in Vienna on 26 April 1865 her first cousinPrince Alfred of Liechtenstein(1842–1907), and had issue, which eventually inherited thePrincipalityby male line
- Princess Anna Maria Franziska de Paula Leandra (Vienna, 26 February 1846 –Prague,22 April 1924), married in Vienna on 22 May 1864Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz(Vienna, 14 March 1835 –Prague,22 December 1908), 1,145thKnightof theOrder of the Golden Fleecein Austria, and had issue
- Princess Therese Maria Josepha Martha(Schloss Liechtenstein,28 July 1850 –Munich,13 March 1938), married in Vienna on 12 April 1882Prince Arnulf of Bavaria(Munich, 6 July 1852 –Venice,12 November 1907), 1,035thKnightof theOrder of the Golden Fleecein Austria, and had issue, now extinct
- Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein(1853–1938)
References[edit]
- ^"Rulers of Liechtenstein".Genealogy.Retrieved7 March2021.
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