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Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein

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Prince Nikolaus
Prince Nikolaus in 2010
Born (1947-10-24) 24 October 1947 (age 77)
Zurich, Switzerland
Spouse
(m. 1982)
IssuePrince Leopold
Princess Maria-Anunciata
Princess Marie-Astrid
Prince Josef-Emanuel
Names
Nikolaus Ferdinand Maria Josef Raphael
HouseLiechtenstein
FatherFranz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
MotherCountess Georgina Norberta of Wilczek
ReligionRoman Catholic

Prince Nikolaus Ferdinand Maria Josef Raphael of Liechtenstein (born 24 October 1947) is the non-resident Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the Holy See.[1] He was Ambassador of Liechtenstein in Belgium until September 2010, when replaced by the incumbent Kurt Jäger.[2] Prince Nikolaus was born in Zurich as the third son of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (25 July 1938 – 13 November 1989), and his wife, Countess Georgina von Wilczek. Prince Nikolaus is the brother of the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein, Prince Hans-Adam II.

Marriage and issue

He married on 20 March 1982, at Notre Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg, Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg, (born 15 May 1957, Betzdorf Castle, Betzdorf, Luxembourg). She is the youngest daughter of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. For the time being, this is the last dynastically equal marriage between two sovereign houses currently reigning in Europe.

They had four children:

  • Prince Leopold Emmanuel Jean Marie of Liechtenstein (Brussels, 20 May 1984 - Brussels, 20 May 1984).
  • Princess Maria-Anunciata Astrid Joséphine Veronica of Liechtenstein (b. Brussels-Uccle, 12 May 1985).
  • Princess Marie-Astrid Nora Margarita Veronica of Liechtenstein (b. Brussels-Uccle, 26 June 1987).
  • Prince Josef-Emanuel Leopold Marie of Liechtenstein (b. Brussels-Uccle, 7 May 1989).

Scouting

He was Chief Scout (Template:Lang-de) of Fürstlich Liechtensteinische Pfadfinderkorps St. Georg from 1971 to 1989.[3] Today Prince Nikolaus is honorary member of the Scout association.[4] Prince Nikolaus spoke at the European Forum of Guild-Scouts in Grossarl in 1990 about the topic of hunting and nature protection.[5]

Honours

National honours

Foreign honours

Ancestry

Family of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
16. Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein
8. Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein
17. Countess Julia Eudoxia Potocka-Piława
4. Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein
18. Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein
9. Princess Henriette Maria of Liechtenstein
19. Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
2. Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
20. Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
10. Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
21. Princess Sophie of Bavaria
5. Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
22. King Miguel of Portugal
11. Infanta Maria Teresa of Portugal
23. Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
1. Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
24. Count Johann Nepomuk von Wilczek
12. Count Johann Nepomuk von Wilczek
25. Countess Emma Maria Emo Capodilista
6. Count Ferdinand Maria von Wilczek
26. Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
13. Countess Elisabeth Wilhelmine Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
27. Princess Maria Josepha of Liechtenstein
3. Countess Georgina Norberta von Wilczek
28. Count Johann Baptist Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
14. Count Octavian Zdenko Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
29. Iphigénia Terézia Dadányi de Gyülvész
7. Countess Norbertine Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
30. Count György László Festétics de Tólna
15. Countess Georgine Ernestine Festétics de Tólna
31. Countess Eugénia Barbara Erdödy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló

See also

References

  1. ^ Liechtenstein State Directory (in German)
  2. ^ Portal of the Principality of Liechtenstein - Embassy of Brussels
  3. ^ "Geschichte der liechtensteinischen Pfadfinderbewegung" (in German). Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
  4. ^ "Über unseren Verband" (in German). Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
  5. ^ "themen" (in German). Europa-Forum Großarl. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  6. ^ a b c Seeger Press, Photo of Prince Nikolaus and Family at the Beatification of Emperor Charles I of Austria
  7. ^ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/480337116482492543/
  8. ^ http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qr3l8UdTzvc/UCsjP9au9KI/AAAAAAAAKB4/rZzr1_0IZb8/s1600/Wedding_11.jpg
  9. ^ Military Collection
  10. ^ Parliamentary question, page=930
  11. ^ www.chivalricorders.org - Sovereign Military Order of Malta
  12. ^ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/145593000425064062/
  13. ^ http://royalementblog.blogspot.be/2011/07/bal-la-cour-luxembourgeoise.html
Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
Born: 24 October 1947
Lines of succession
Preceded by
Prince Rudolf
Line of succession to
the Liechtensteiner throne

14th position
Succeeded by
Prince Josef-Emanuel