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Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein

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Aloys II
Prince of Liechtenstein
Reign20 April 1836 – 12 November 1858
PredecessorJohann I
SuccessorJohann II
Born(1796-05-26)26 May 1796
Vienna, Holy Roman Empire
Died12 November 1858(1858-11-12) (aged 62)
Eisgrub, Moravia
Burial
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Brno
SpouseCountess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
IssueJohann II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein
9 daughters
Names
Aloys Maria Josef Johann Baptista Joachim Philipp Nerius
HouseLiechtenstein
FatherJohann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
MotherLandgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra

Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, born Aloys Maria Josef Johann Baptista Joachim Philipp Nerius (25 May/26 May 1796 – 12 November 1858), was the sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein between 1836 and 1858. He was a son of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein (1802–1887) and wife Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra, nephew of Aloys I and father of Johann II and Franz I. Alois contributed actively to Liechtenstein's economic and political development.

Background

Prince Aloys was born in Vienna to Prince Johann I Joseph of Liechtenstein and Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra. His father was at the time of his birth a Colonel in the Habsburg 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

Styles of
The Prince of Liechtenstein
Reference styleHis Serene Highness
Spoken styleYour Serene Highness
Alternative styleSir

Aloys married Countess 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:

Ancestry

Family of Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein
16. Prince Philipp Erasmus of Liechtenstein
8. Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein
17. Princess Christina of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
4. Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein
18. Count Karl Ludwig of Dietrichstein
9. Countess Antonia of Dietrichstein-Weichselstädt
19. Countess Maria Theresa Anna of Trauttmansdorff
2. Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
20. Count Franz Damian of Sternberg
10. Count Franz Philipp of Sternberg
21. Countess Maria Josepha of Trauttmansdorff
5. Countess Leopoldine of Sternberg
22. Count Conrad Sigismund of Starhemberg
11. Countess Leopoldine of Starhemberg
23. Princess Maria Leopoldine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
1. Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein
24. Prosper Ferdinand, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
12. Ludwig August Egon, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Weitra
25. Countess Sophie of Königsegg-Rothenfels
6. Joachim Egon, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Weitra
26. Count Maximilian of Kirchberg
13. Countess Maria Anna of Kirchberg
27. Countess Maria Judith of Törring
3. Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra
28. Count Anton Karl of Oettingen-Wallerstein
14. Count Philipp Karl of Oettingen-Wallerstein
29. Countess Maria Agnes Fugger of Glött
7. Countess Sophia Maria of Oettingen-Wallerstein
30. Kraft Anton, Count of Oettingen-Baldern and Katzenstein
15. Countess Charlotte Juliane of Oettingen-Baldern
31. Countess Maria Eleonora of Schönborn-Buchheim

References

Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Born: 26 May 1796 Died: 12 November 1858
Regnal titles
Preceded by Prince of Liechtenstein
1836–1858
Succeeded by