Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein
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| Franz Joseph I | |||||
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| Duke of TroppauandJägerndorf | |||||
 Portrait byAlexander Roslinc. 1778 | |||||
| Prince of Liechtenstein | |||||
| Reign | 10 February 1772 – 18 August 1781 | ||||
| Predecessor | Josef Wenzel I | ||||
| Successor | Aloys I | ||||
| Born | 19 November 1726 Milan,Duchy of Milan | ||||
| Died | 18 August 1781(aged 54) Metz,France | ||||
| Burial | Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary,Brno | ||||
| Spouse | Leopoldine von Sternberg | ||||
| Issue | Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein Maria Josepha Hermengilde Esterházy | ||||
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| House | Liechtenstein | ||||
| Father | Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein | ||||
| Mother | Countess Anna Antonia of Dietrichstein-Weichselstädt | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein,bornFranz de Paula Josef Johann Nepomuk Andreas(19 November 1726 – 18 August 1781), was thePrince of Liechtensteinfrom 1772 until his death.[1]
Biography[edit]
Born inMilan,in what is now northernItaly,he was the son ofPrince Emanuel of Liechtensteinand Maria Anna Antonia, Countess ofDietrichstein-Weichselstädt,Baroness zu Hollenburg und Finkenstein (10 September 1706 – 7 June 1777). Franz Josef was the eldest of their thirteen children. He was a nephew ofJoseph Wenzel I,whom he succeeded on 10 February 1772.
Franz Joseph had been recognised heir to Liechtenstein since 1723, when his uncle's only son had died. Joseph Wenzel took Franz Joseph under his wing and Franz Joseph accompanied him in a campaign in NorthernItaly,fighting with Wenzel at theBattle of Piacenza.The battle was a victory for theHoly Roman Empire,of which Liechtenstein was a part.
He was the 802ndKnightof theOrder of the Golden FleeceinAustria.
In 1763, Franz Josef traveled on behalf of theEmperortoSpain,to bring the bride ofArchduke Leopolda picture of the Archduke. In 1767, he becamePrivy Councillor,and in 1771, he received theOrder of the Golden Fleece.
His last public role was to act as president of theLower AustrianNobility in 1778.
Once Franz Joseph became Prince of Liechtenstein, he showed great interest in its economic problems and the ever-increasing Liechtenstein art collection. He died inMetzin 1781.
Marriage and issue[edit]
Franz Josef marriedMarie Leopoldine Gräfin von Sternberg(Vienna,11 December 1733 –Feldsberg,27 June 1809), a member of the Bohemian nobility, on 6 July 1750 inValticeorFeldsberg.The couple had 8 children:
- Joseph Franz de Paula Emanuel Philipp Isaias (Vienna,6 July 1752 –Vienna,17 February 1754)
- Leopoldina Maria Anna Francisca de Paula Adelgunda (Vienna,30 January 1754 –Frankfurt,16 October 1823), married inFelsbergon 1 September 1771Karl Emanuel, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg,[citation needed]and had issue
- Maria Antonia Aloysia Walburga Mechthildis (Vienna,14 March 1756 –Vienna,1 December 1821), aNun
- Franz de Paula Joseph (Vienna,19 May 1758 –Vienna,15 August 1760)
- Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein(1759–1805)
- Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein(1760–1836)
- Philipp Joseph Aloys Martinianus (Vienna,2 July 1762 –Vienna,18 May 1802), unmarried and without issue
- Maria Josepha Hermenegilde(Vienna,13 April 1768 –Hütteldorf,8 August 1845), married inViennaon 15 September 1783 Nikolaus 7te Fürst Esterházy von Galántha (Vienna,12 December 1765 –Como,24 November 1833),[citation needed]and had issue
References[edit]
- ^"Rulers of Liechtenstein".Genealogy.Retrieved7 March2021.
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