Prince Alois of Liechtenstein (1869–1955)
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Born | Hollenegg,Austria-Hungary | 17 June 1869||||
Died | 16 March 1955 Vaduz,Liechtenstein | (aged 85)||||
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House | Liechtenstein | ||||
Father | Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein | ||||
Mother | Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein |
Prince Alois of Liechtenstein(Alois Gonzaga Maria Adolf; 17 June 1869 – 16 March 1955)[citation needed]was the son ofPrince Alfred of Liechtenstein(1842–1907) andPrincess Henriette of Liechtenstein(1843–1931), daughter ofAlois II of Liechtenstein.
The maternal nephew and first cousin, once removed, ofFranz I, Prince of Liechtenstein,Prince Alois renounced his rights to the succession on 26 February 1923, in favor of his son Franz Joseph II, as he was concerned about his age should he assume the role; he was 53 when he renounced his right to succession and would have been 68 when he assumed the throne.[citation needed]
He was the 1,177thKnightof theOrder of the Golden FleeceinAustria.
Alois died on 16 March 1955, at the age of 85 years old inVaduz.[1]
Marriage and issue
[edit]On 20 April 1903, inVienna,he marriedArchduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria(7 July 1878, inReichenau– 13 March 1960, in Vaduz). The couple had eight children together.[citation needed]
- Franz Josef II, Prince of Liechtenstein(1906–1989)
- PrincessMarie ThereseHenriette Aloisia Alfreda Franziska Josepha Julie Adelheid Margarete Annunziata Elisabeth Ignatia Benedikta (14 January 1908, in Vienna – 30 September 1973, inFunchal,Madeira), married in 1944 to Count ArturStrachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetzand had issue.
- PrinceKarl AlfredMaria Johannes Baptista Heinrich Alois Georg Hartmann Ignatius Benediktus Franz Joseph Rochus(16 August 1910, inSchloss Frauenthal– 17 November 1985, inHainburg an der Donau), married atSchloss Persenbeugon 17 February 1949 Archduchess Agnes Christina of Austria. They had seven children.[citation needed]
- PrinceGeorg HartmannMaria Josef Franz de Paula Alois Ignatius Benediktus Martin (11 November 1911 – 18 January 1998); he married Duchess Marie Christine ofWürttemberg(daughter ofPhilipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg) in 1948 and had seven children.[citation needed]
- PrinceUlrichDietmar Maria Franz Ferdinand Karl Alois Joseph Ignatius Benediktus Johannes Augustinus (29 August 1913, inGross-Ullersdorf– 13 October 1978, inMeran)
- PrincessMaria HenrietteTheresia Aloisa Franziska Sophie Josepha Michaela Adelheid Annunziata Elisabeth Ignatia Benedikta et omnes sancti (6 November 1914, in Vienna – 13 October 2011), married in 1943 to Peter Graf vonEltz genannt Faust von Strombergand had issue.
- PrinceAloisHeinrich Maria Franz Joseph Ferdinand Ignatius Benediktus Liberatus Marko d'Aviano (20 November 1917, in Vienna – 14 February 1967, inKalwang,Styria), unmarried and without issue.
- PrinceHeinrichHartneid Maria Franz de Paula Johann Alois Joseph Ignatius Benedictus Hilarion(1 October 1920, inGross-Ullersdorf– 29 November 1993, inGrabs), married in 1968 to Amalie Gräfin vonPodstatzky-Lichtensteinand had three children.
References
[edit]- ^"Prince Alois Dies at 86!".The New York Times.18 March 1955. p. 27.Retrieved16 May2023.