Prince Franz de Paula Joachim Joseph of Liechtenstein (25 February 1802 – 31 March 1887) was a son of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, and his princess consort,

Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra (german: Landgräfin Josefa zu Fürstenberg-Weitra; 21 June 177623 February 1848) was princess consort of Liechtenstein as wife of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein. By virtue of her birth, she ...

. Prince Franz de Paula was a nephew of Prince Aloys I, brother of Prince Aloys II, and uncle of Princes Johann II and Franz I.

Marriage and issue

On 3 June 1841, in

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, he married Ewa Jozefina ''Julia'' Eudoxia Hrabia Potocka (

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, 10 August 1818 –

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, 21 May 1895), sister of Count Alfred Józef Potocki (1817–1889),

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, Minister-President of Austria, and had four children: *

Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein Prince Alfred Louis of Liechtenstein (Alfred Aloys Eduard; 11 July 1842 in Prague – 8 October 1907 in Frauenthal castle)

(1842–1907), married his first cousin Princess Henriette Maria of Liechtenstein (1843–1931) * Princess Josefina Marie Juliane (

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, 22 April 1844 –

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, 10 October 1854), died young * Prince Aloys Franz de Paula Maria (

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, 19 November 1846 –

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, 25 March 1920), married firstly in

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on 27 June 1872 Marie "Mary" Henriette Adelaide Fox (

, 21 December 1850 – Schloss Burgstall,

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, 26 December 1878), adopted daughter of Henry Edward Fox, 4th Baron Holland, and wife Lady Mary Augusta Coventry, believed to be his own natural daughter, and had issue, four daughters, and married secondly in

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on 20 May 1890 Johanna Elisabeth Maria von Klinkosch (

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, 13 August 1849 –

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, 31 January 1925), daughter of Joseph ''

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'' von Klinkosch and wife Elise Swoboda, without issue: ** Princess Sophie Maria Josepha (

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, 29 March 1873 –

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, 2 March 1947), married in

on 31 July 1897 Franz Ürményi d'Ürmény ( Ürmény, 14 January 1863 –

, 20 February 1934), without issue ** Princess Julie Margarethe Maria (Schloss Burgstall, 20 July 1874 –

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, 3 July 1950), unmarried and without issue ** Princess Henriette Maria Josefa (Schloss Burgstall, 6 July 1875 – Pertelstein, 21 April 1958), unmarried and without issue ** Princess Marie Johanna Franziska (Schloss Burgstall, 21 August 1877 –

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, 11 January 1939), married in

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on 7 June 1902 Franz, Graf von Meran, Freiherr von Brandhofen (

, 5 October 1868 -

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, 10 November 1949), and had issue * Prince Heinrich Karl August (

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, 6 November 1853 -

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, 15 February 1914), unmarried and without issue

Honours

Knight of the

Military Order of Maria Theresa The Military Order of Maria Theresa (german: Militär-Maria-Theresien-Orden; hu, Katonai Mária Terézia-rend; cs, Vojenský řád Marie Terezie; pl, Wojskowy Order Marii Teresy; sl, Vojaški red Marije Terezije; hr, Vojni Red Marije Te ...

(Austrian Empire, 1850).Egger: ''Liechtenstein Franz Prinz von und zu''. In: Austrian Biographical Dictionary 1815-1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5. Science Academy of Austria, Vienna 1972, Pag. 204. * Ord

Grand Cross of the

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, with Swords (Kingdom of Prussia, 3 March 1864).

Ancestry

References

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