Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein

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Aloys II
Portrait showing a man in his early sixties with a full head of hair
Portrait by Friedrich Schilcher, c. 1858
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
Issue
among others...
Names
Aloys Maria Josef Johann Baptista Joachim Philipp Nerius
HouseLiechtenstein
FatherJohann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
MotherLandgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra

Aloys II (Aloys Maria Josef Johann Baptista Joachim Philipp Nerius; 25/26 May 1796 – 12 November 1858) was the sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein from 20 April 1836 until his death in 1858.[1] He was a son of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra, and a nephew of Prince Aloys I. Aloys II married Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau and had two sons and three daughters with her, with their two sons later ruling Liechtenstein as Johann II and Franz I. Aloys 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 Austrian 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[]

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:

  • Princess Marie Franziska de Paula Theresia Josepha (Vienna, 20 September 1834 – Vienna, 1 December 1909), married in Vienna on 29 October 1860 Ferdinand Graf von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg (Vienna, 27 June 1825 – , 12 December 1896),[citation needed] and had issue
  • Princess Carolina Maria Josepha Walpurgis Nestoria (Vienna, 27 February 1836 – Vienna, 28 March 1885), married in Vienna on 3 June 1855 Alexander Fürst von Schönburg-Hartenstein (Vienna, 5 March 1826 – Vienna, 1 October 1896),[citation needed] and had issue
  • Princess Sophie Marie Gabriele Pia (Vienna, 11 July 1837 – , 25 September 1899), married in Vienna on 4 May 1863 as his second wife Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Haid, 21 May 1834 – Köln, 8 November 1921), and had issue
  • Princess Aloysia Maria Gabriela Hyppolita (Eisgrub, 13 August 1838 – Vienna, 17 April 1920), married in Vienna on 22 May 1864 Heinrich Graf von Fünfkirchen (, 25 January 1830 – Vienna, 2 January 1885), without issue
  • Princess Ida Maria Lamberta Theresia Franziska de Paula (Eisgrub, 17 September 1839 – Libejic, 4 August 1921), married in Vienna on 4 June 1857 Adolf Joseph 8te Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (Vienna, 18 March 1832 – Libejic, 5 October 1914), and had issue
  • Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1840–1929)
  • Princess Franziska Xaveria Maria David (Vienna, 30 December 1841 – Vienna, 13 May 1858)
  • Princess Henriette Maria Norberta (, 6 June 1843 – , 24 December 1931), married in Vienna on 26 April 1865 her first cousin Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein (1842–1907), and had issue, which eventually inherited the Principality by male line
  • Princess Anna Maria Francisca de Paula Leandra (Vienna, 26 February 1846 – Prague, 22 April 1924), married in Vienna on 22 May 1864 Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz (Vienna, 14 March 1835 – Prague, 22 December 1908), and had issue
  • Princess Therese Maria Josepha Martha (Schloss Liechtenstein, 28 July 1850 – Munich, 13 March 1938), married in Vienna on 12 April 1882 Prince Arnulf of Bavaria (Munich, 6 July 1852 – Venice, 12 November 1907), and had issue, now extinct
  • Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1853–1938)

References[]

  1. ^ "Rulers of Liechtenstein". Genealogy. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

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