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Liechtenstein
The Princely House of Liechtenstein descended
from the noble family in the Lower Austria that owned the Castle of
Liechtenstein in the 12th-13th centuries [10: Band III; t.
30-39].
In the 13th-14th centuries, the Liechtenstein
family acquired lands in Moravia (Mikulov / Nikolsburg,
Valcice
/ Feldsberg, etc.).
(In the 16th century, Mikulov passed to the
Dietrichstein family).
Karl (+1627) and Gundacker / Gundakar (+1658),
the sons of Hartmann of Liechtenstein (+1585), Lord of
Valcice
/ Feldsberg and Lednice / Eisgrub, founded two
branches of the Princely House of Liechtenstein.
In 1608, Karl (+1627), received the title
of Prince of Liechtenstein [10: Band III; t. 33] [9: 1942; p.71-73].
In Dec 1613 / 1614, Prince Karl (+1627)
became Duke of Opava / Troppau (under the Territorial Supremacy of
the Crown of Bohemia) [10: Band III; t. 33] [9: 1942; p.71-73].
In 1623, Karl became Duke of Krnov /
Jägerndorf (under the Territorial Supremacy of the Crown of
Bohemia).
In 1699, Prince Johann-Adam-Adreas
(+1712), a grandson of Prince Karl (+1627), acquired the Imperial immediate
Lordship of Schellenberg from the Count of Hohenems.
In 1707, Johann-Adam-Adreas received
the status of Estate of the Imperial Circle of
Swabia.
In 1708/1712, Johann-Adam-Adreas acquired the
Imperial immediate County of Vaduz from the Count of Hohenems.
In 1712, with the death of Johann-Adam-Adreas,
the branch of Prince Karl became extinct in the male line.
In 1623, the Roman Emperor granted the title of
Prince of the Empire to Gundacker (+1658), younger brothers of Prince
Karl.
In 1712, Prince Anton-Florian (+1721), a grandson
of Gundacker, inherited possessions and rights of the branch of
Karl.
In 1713, the Prince of Liechtenstein received
an individual voice in the Council of Princes of the Imperial
Diet.
In 1719, the Roman Emperor united Vaduz and
Schellenberg and elevated them to the dignity of Principality with the name
“Liechtenstein" in honor of Prince Anton-Florian (+1721).
Anton-Florian and his younger brother
Philipp-Erasmus (+1704) founded two branches.
In 1748, with the death of Johann-Nepomuk-Karl, a
grandson of Anton-Florian, this branch became extinct in the male line and its
possessions passed to Joseph-Wenzel (+1772), the eldest son of
Philipp-Erasmus.
In July 1806, the Principality of
Liechtenstein acquired sovereignty, when it left the Holy Roman Empire
and joined the Confederation of the Rhine as founding member (N.1).
In 1815-1866, the Principality of Liechtenstein
was member of the German Confederation.
The sons of Prince Johann-Joseph (+1836) founded
several branches of the House. The branch founded by Ruling Prince Alois-Joseph
II (+1858) became extinct in the male line with the death of Ruling Prince Franz
in 1938, and the Crown of Liechtenstein passed to Franz-Joseph II (+1989), a
representative of the branch founded by Franz de Paula (+1887).
Notes:
1. Prince Johann-Joseph (+1836) had to resign
from his position of the territorial ruler of Liechtenstein in favor of his
third son Karl (+1871) because of the requirements of the Confederation of the
Rhine. He retained the position of the Head of the House of Liechtenstein. In
1813, after the desolution of the Confederation of the Rhine, Prince
Johann-Joseph restored himself as the territorial ruler of Liechtenstein [10:
p.102-103] [14: Band III; p.327] [12: Neue Folge; Band X (1853); p.146] [15:
Band II; p.385].
List of the Rulers
Alois-Joseph I (1759-1805) [1781-1805]
Johann-Joseph (1760-1836) [1805-1806]
Karl-Johann-Anton (1803-1871) [1806-1812]
Johann I Joseph (1760-1836) [1813-1836] (2nd time)
Alois-Joseph II (1796-1858) [1836-1858]
Johann II (1840-1929) [1858-1929]
Franz (1853-1938) [1929-1938]
Franz Josef II (1906-1989) [1938-1989]
Hans-Adam (born 1945) [1989-]
Titles
1719-1843
Prince & Ruler of the House of Liechtenstein
of Mikulov;
Duke in Silesia of Opava &
Krnov;
Count of Rietberg;
1843- >
Prince & Ruler of the House of
Liechtenstein;
Duke of Opava, Krnov;
Count of Rietberg;
Voices in the Imperial Circle assemblies in
1789 [6: p.687] [2: p.48]
Swabia:
= The Bench of Secular
Princes:
- Liechtenstein;
Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1789
[6: p.687]
Individual voices in the Council of
Princes:
- Liechtenstein;
Territorial Possessions in 1789 [6: p.687]
[11: Heft II; p.116-117]
The Imperial Circle of
Swabia:
- Liechtenstein;
Non-immediate:
Outside Imperial Circles:
= under the Territorial Supremacy of Bohemia
(Austrian) =
- Krnov /
Jägerndorf;
- Opava / Troppau;
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