Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
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| Regency | 15 August 2004 – present |
| Predecessor | Hans-Adam II |
| Heir apparent | Joseph Wenzel |
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| Spouse | Duchess Sophie in Bavaria |
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| Prince Joseph Wenzel Princess Marie Caroline Prince Georg Antonius Prince Nikolaus Sebastian |
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| House | House of Liechtenstein |
| Father | Hans-Adam II |
| Mother | Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau |
| Born | 11 June 1968 Zurich, Switzerland |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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| Reference style | His Serene Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Serene Highness |
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Alois Philipp Maria, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (German: Erbprinz Alois Philipp Maria von und zu Liechtenstein) (born 11 June 1968) is the eldest son of Hans Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein and Countess Marie Aglaë Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. Alois has been Regent of Liechtenstein (Stellvertreter des Fürsten) since 15 August 2004. His marriage to Duchess Sophie in Bavaria united the thrones of the Jacobite succession and the Principality of Liechtenstein.[1]
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[edit] Education and military service
Alois attended the Liechtenstein Grammar School in Vaduz-Ebenholz and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. He served in the Coldstream Guards in Hong Kong and London for six months before entering the University of Salzburg, from which he earned a Master's degree in Jurisprudence in 1993.
[edit] Duties
Until 1996, Alois worked at a London auditing company. In May of that year, he returned to Vaduz and became active in managing his father's finances and took an increasingly active role in political discussions and consultations, and in assuming representative duties for Liechtenstein.
On Liechtenstein Day (15 August) in 1990, he and his father publicly and jointly swore to uphold the Constitution.
Hans-Adam II won sweeping new powers (the right to veto laws and elect judges) in a Constitutional referendum in 2003.
On Liechtenstein Day in 2004, Hans-Adam II formally turned the power of making day-to-day governmental decisions over to his son as a way of preparing for the transition to a new generation. (Hans-Adam remains Head of State).[2]
On 27 November 2005, Liechtenstein voters rejected an initiative that would prohibit abortion and birth control in the principality. Instead, a government-sponsored counter proposal was ratified. The pro-life initiative was supported by Roman Catholic Archbishop Wolfgang Haas. Alois was initially sympathetic to the pro-life proposal, but became neutral during the run-up to the vote.
In 2011, Alois threatened to exercise his royal veto if voters approved a forthcoming referendum to legalize abortion in the principality.[3]
[edit] Marriage and children
On 3 July 1993, at St. Florin's in Vaduz, Alois married HRH Duchess Sophie in Bavaria, Princess of Bavaria, now also Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein and Countess of Rietberg. They have four children:
- HSH Prince Joseph Wenzel Maximilian Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (born 24 May 1995 in London)
- HSH Princess Marie-Caroline Elisabeth Immaculata of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg (born 17 October 1996 in Grabs, Canton of St. Gallen)
- HSH Prince Georg Antonius Constantin Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (born 20 April 1999 in Grabs)
- HSH Prince Nikolaus Sebastian Alexander Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (born 6 December 2000, in Grabs)
[edit] Ancestry
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[edit] References
- ^ H.S.H. Hereditary Prince Alois, official website of the Princely House of Liechtenstein
- ^ Hereditary Prince Alois, official website of the Government of Liechtenstein
- ^ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_LIECHTENSTEIN_PRINCES_VETO?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-09-08-07-09-57
[edit] See also
- List of Princes of Liechtenstein
- Line of succession to the Liechtensteinian Throne
- Princely Family of Liechtenstein
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Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
Born: 11 June 1968 |
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| Preceded by Hans-Adam II |
Regent of Liechtenstein 2001 |
Incumbent Heir apparent: Joseph Wenzel |
| Liechtensteiner royalty | ||
| First | Line of Succession to Liechtensteiner Throne | Succeeded by Joseph Wenzel |
- 1968 births
- 20th-century Roman Catholics
- 21st-century Roman Catholics
- Coldstream Guards officers
- Current heirs apparent
- Current national leaders
- Princely Family of Liechtenstein
- Liechtenstein Roman Catholics
- Living people
- Princes of Liechtenstein
- Regents
- Roman Catholic monarchs
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- University of Salzburg alumni
