The House of Liechtenstein (), from which the

principality A principality (or sometimes princedom) is a type of monarchy, monarchical state or feudalism, feudal territory ruled by a prince or princess. It can be either a sovereign state or a constituent part of a larger political entity. The term "prin ...

takes its name, is the family which

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s by hereditary right over the principality of

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. Only dynastic members of the family are eligible to inherit the throne. The dynasty's membership, rights and responsibilities are defined by a law of the family, which is enforced by the reigning prince and may be altered by vote among the family's dynasts, but which may not be altered by the

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or Parliament of Liechtenstein.Princely House of Liechtenstein.
House Laws
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History

The family originates from Liechtenstein Castle in

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(near

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), which the family possessed from at least 1136 to the 13th century, and from 1807 onwards. The progenitor Hugo von Liechtenstein (d. 1156) built Liechtenstein Castle around 1122-36 on a

fief A fief (; ) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form of feudal alle ...

that he received from the Babenberg margraves of Austria. He also received Petronell on the Danube and Rohrau Castle, near the then border with the

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, at first as a fief, from 1142 as a free property (

allod Allod, deriving from Frankish language, Frankish ''alōd'' meaning "full ownership" (from ''al'' "full, whole" and ''ōd'' "property, possession"; Medieval Latin ''allod'' or ''allodium''), also known as allodial land or proprietary property, was ...

). Heinrich I (d. 1265), lord of Liechtenstein and Petronell, was given the lordship of Nikolsburg in southern Moravia as free property from

Ottokar II of Bohemia Ottokar II (; , in Městec Králové, Bohemia – 26 August 1278, in Dürnkrut, Austria, Dürnkrut, Lower Austria), the Iron and Golden King, was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty who reigned as King of Bohemia from 1253 until his death in 1278 ...

, whom he supported politically, in 1249. It remained one of the most important seats until it was sold in 1560. In 1394, John I of Liechtenstein, lord of Nikolsburg (d. 1397), acquired the Feldsberg estate (then Lower Austria, today

Valtice Valtice (; ) is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. It is known as part of Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historic town centre is ...

, Czech Republic). When he fell out of favor with

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, for whom he had long conducted government business, he lost his lands south of the Danube, but could keep Nikolsburg because Bohemia and Moravia did not come to the Habsburgs until 1526. Through the centuries, the dynasty acquired vast swathes of land, predominantly in

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and

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, though in all cases, these territories were parts of countries that were ruled by other dynasties, particularly the

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, to whom several Liechtenstein princes served as close advisers. At the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, the three brothers

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, Maximilian and Gundakar initiated a new period in the family history. They reconverted from Protestantism to Catholicism and supported the Habsburg Emperors in crushing the

Bohemian Revolt The Bohemian Revolt (; ; 1618–1620) was an uprising of the Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemian Estates of the realm, estates against the rule of the Habsburg dynasty that began the Thirty Years' War. It was caused by both religious and power dispu ...

. Maximilian, as Field Marshal, won the

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for Emperor Ferdinand II. On diplomatic missions, Gundaker prepared the Catholic League, which fought for the Habsburgs in the

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. Karl restored order as Viceroy of Bohemia and oversaw the arrests and executions of the 27 leaders of the uprising. For this they were all three made princes. In addition, they were able to cheaply acquire huge lands from expelled and dispossessed Protestant nobles in Bohemia and Moravia, especially since Karl himself, as the Emperor's representative, carried out these confiscations. He also received the

Duchy of Troppau The Principality of Opava (; ) or Duchy of Troppau () was a historic territory split off from the Margraviate of Moravia before 1269 by King Ottokar II of Bohemia to provide for his natural son, Nicholas I. The Opava territory thus had not b ...

and the Duchy of Krnov (Jägerndorf) in Silesia from the Emperor. The respective ''

Fürst ' (, female form ', plural '; from Old High German ', "the first", a translation of the Latin ') is a German language, German word for a ruler as well as a princely title. ' were, starting in the Middle Ages, members of the highest nobility who ...

'' still holds these two ducal titles to this day. The Moravian and Bohemian possessions acquired at the time included: Bučovice, Moravská Třebová,

Moravský Krumlov Moravský Krumlov (; ) is a town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative divisi ...

Uherský Ostroh Uherský Ostroh (; ) is a town in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Mo ...

(with Kunovice and Hluk), Šternberk and a palace in Prague (on Malostranské náměstí). In 1802 Velké Losiny was added. Most of these estates remained in the possession of the princely house until

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expropriated them in 1945. In 1622, Maximilian founded a monastery in Vranov, in whose family crypt almost all Liechtenstein princes were buried, until a new crypt was built in

Vaduz Vaduz (; or ; High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' ...

in 1960. Without any territory held directly under the Imperial throne, the Liechtenstein dynasty was unable to meet a primary requirement to qualify for a seat in the Imperial Diet (''Reichstag''). A seat would add power, and would be afforded by lands which would be '' immediate'', or held without any feudal personage other than the

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himself having rights on the land. The head of the family was able to arrange the purchase from the

Hohenems Hohenems (High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Ems'') is a town in the Austrian States of Austria, state of Vorarlberg in the Dornbirn (district), Dornbirn district. It lies in the middle of the Austrian part of the Rhine valley. With a populat ...

family of the minuscule Lordship of Schellenberg in 1699, and the County of Vaduz in 1712. Schellenberg and Vaduz indeed had no feudal lord other than their

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sovereign and the

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Emperor. On 23 January 1719, after the purchase had been made, Charles VI as

decreed Vaduz and Schellenberg to be united and raised to the dignity of a Principality by the name of "Liechtenstein", in honour of " istrue servant, Anton Florian of Liechtenstein". On this date, Liechtenstein became a member state of the Holy Roman Empire. The Princes of Liechtenstein did not set foot in their new principality for several decades, a testament to the pure political expediency of the purchases. Since the distant little country consisted only of small farming villages, the administration was installed in the nearest town, Feldkirch in Austria, where the prince had an office building built for this purpose.

Vaduz Castle Vaduz Castle (German language, German: ''Schloss Vaduz'') is the palace and official residence of the Monarchy of Liechtenstein, Prince of Liechtenstein. The castle gave its name to the town of Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein, which it overlo ...

, the center of the medieval county of that name, remained unused and was rented out as a restaurant for hikers until the late 19th century. With the end of the

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in 1806, the

Principality of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (, ; ; ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein ( ), is a doubly landlocked German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east and north and Switzerland in the west and south. Liechtenst ...

became sovereign and was recognized in this status by the

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in 1814/1815. Johann I became the first sovereign ruler. He acquired a number of castles and estates in Austria for his numerous sons, which are still mostly inhabited by their descendants today. The reigning princes continued to live in their magnificent

residences, Liechtenstein City Palace and Liechtenstein Garden Palace, and on their Moravian and Bohemian estates, with Lednice and Valtice (German names: Eisgrub and Feldsberg) as their main residence. The border between Austria and Bohemia-Moravia, both member states of the

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under the

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rule, ran through the park between the two castles. The local administration of the Principality of Liechtenstein was overseen by a governor, and the government office was located at the prince's seat. It was not until the

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at the beginning of

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that the residence was moved from Valtice to

. The prince had opposed the annexation of Czech territory, including Valtice and Lednice, into

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, and as a consequence his properties were confiscated by the Nazis, and the family then relocated to Vaduz in 1939. Austria had also been annexed by Germany through the ''

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'' in 1938. After the Second World War, not only were the family's Czechoslovak properties expropriated, but in

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most of their properties were also located in the Soviet occupation zone and were therefore inaccessible until the end of the occupation in 1955. Due to the expropriations in Czechoslovakia as a result of the

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in 1945, the family lost a large part of their land holdings, with about 1,200 square kilometers (463 square miles), 7.5 times the total area of the Principality itself.Fürst kämpft um Schlösser und Ländereien in Tschechien
(Prince fights for castles and estates in the Czech Republic), 22 Dec 2018 It was only able to restore its prosperity, including the upkeep of numerous castles in Austria and of the world-famous art collections, in the last quarter of the 20th century by expanding its small Liechtenstein bank into the internationally operating financial company

LGT Group LGT Group is the largest royal family-owned private banking and asset management group in the world. LGT, originally known as The Liechtenstein Global Trust, is owned by the princely House of Liechtenstein through the Prince of Liechtenstein Fo ...

. According to the Constitution of the Princely House of Liechtenstein of 26 October 1993, all members other than the reigning prince shall bear the titles of Prince or Princess of Liechtenstein and Count or Countess of

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. File:Prince Karl I of Liechtenstein.jpg, Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1569–1627), created

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in 1608,

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1622 File:Johann Adam Andreas v Liechtenstein.jpg,

Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein Hans-Adam I (Johann Adam Andreas; 16 August 1662 – 16 June 1712) was the son of Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein (1611–1684) and Princess Johanna Beatrix of Dietrichstein (1625–1676). On 18 January 1699 he acquired the seign ...

(1662–1712), acquired the territory of the

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File:Johann Josef I von Liechtenstein.jpg,

Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein Johann I Joseph (''Johann Baptist Josef Adam Johann Nepomuk Aloys Franz de Paula''; 26 June 1760 – 20 April 1836) was Prince of Liechtenstein between 1805 and 1806 and again from 1814 until 1836. He was the last Liechtenstein prince to rule und ...

(1760–1836), the last prince to rule under the

and the first ruler of a sovereign state from 1806 File:JohannesII.jpg,

Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein Johann II (Johann Maria Franz Placidus; 5 October 1840 – 11 February 1929), nicknamed the Good (), was Prince of Liechtenstein from 12 November 1858 until his death in 1929. His reign of 70 years and 91 days is the third-longest of any sovere ...

(1840–1929), allied the principality with Switzerland after the downfall of the

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in 1918 File:Fürst Franz Josef II..jpg,

Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein Franz Joseph II (Franz Josef Maria Alois Alfred Karl Johannes Heinrich Michael Georg Ignaz Benediktus Gerhardus Majella; 16 August 1906 – 13 November 1989) was the reigning Monarchy of Liechtenstein, Prince of Liechtenstein from 25 July 1938 u ...

(1906–1989), remained neutral throughout

21st-century princely family

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(the monarch) ** The Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess (the Prince's son and daughter-in-law) *** Prince Joseph Wenzel (the Prince's grandson) *** Princess Marie Caroline (the Prince's granddaughter) *** Prince Georg (the Prince's grandson) *** Prince Nikolaus (the Prince's grandson) ** Prince Maximilian and Princess Angela (the Prince's son and daughter-in-law) *** Prince Alfons (the Prince's grandson) ** Princess Marie (the Prince's daughter-in-law) *** Prince Moritz (the Prince's grandson) *** Princess Georgina (the Prince's granddaughter) *** Prince Benedikt (the Prince's grandson) ** Princess Tatjana and Baron Philipp von Lattorff (the Prince's daughter and son-in-law) *** Baron Lukas von Lattorff (the Prince's grandson) *** Baroness Elisabeth von Latorff (the Prince's granddaughter) *** Baroness Marie von Latorff (the Prince's granddaughter) *** Baroness Camilla von Latorff (the Prince's granddaughter) *** Baroness Anna von Latorff (the Prince's granddaughter) *** Baroness Sophie von Latorff (the Prince's granddaughter) *** Baron Maximilian von Lattorff (the Prince's grandson) * Prince Philipp and Princess Isabelle (the Prince's brother and sister-in-law) ** Prince Alexander and Princess Astrid (the Prince's nephew and niece-in-law) *** Princess Theodora (the Prince's great-niece) ** Prince Wenzeslaus (the Prince's nephew) ** Prince Rudolf and Princess Tılsım (the Prince's nephew and niece-in-law) *** Princess Alienor Faye (the Prince's great-niece), deceased *** Princess Laetitia (the Prince's great-niece) *** Prince Karl Ludwig (the Prince's great-nephew) * Prince Nikolaus and Princess Margaretha (the Prince's brother and sister-in-law) ** Prince Leopold Emmanuel (the Prince's nephew), deceased ** Princess Maria-Anunciata and Emanuele Musini (the Prince's niece and nephew-in-law) ** Princess Marie-Astrid and Ralph Worthington V (the Prince's niece and nephew-in-law) *** Althaea Worthington (the Prince's great-niece). ** Prince Josef-Emanuel and Princess María Claudia (the Prince's nephew and niece-in-law) *** Prince Leopold (the Prince's great-nephew) * The Dowager Marchioness of Mariño (the Prince's sister) ** María Teresa Sartorius y Liechtenstein (the Prince's niece) * Prince Gundakar and Princess Marie (the Prince's third cousin and third cousin-in-law) **Princess Leopoldine (the Prince's third cousin once-removed) **Princess Marie Immaculée (the Prince's third cousin once-removed) **Prince Johann (the Prince's third cousin once-removed) **Princess Margarete (the Prince's third cousin once-removed) **Prince Gabriel (the Prince's third cousin once-removed) * Prince Stefan and Princess Florentine (the Prince's fifth cousin once-removed and fifth cousin-in-law once-removed) **Prince Lukas (the Prince's fifth cousin twice-removed) **Prince Konrad (the Prince's fifth cousin twice-removed) **Princess Anna (the Prince's fifth cousin twice-removed) **Princess Rita (the Prince's fifth cousin twice-removed)

Tree list

Below are all male and male-line dynastic descendants of

. The numbers represent the positions in the line of succession. * '' Prince Johann I Josef (1760–1836)'' ** '' Prince Alois II (1796–1858)'' *** '' Prince Johann II (1840–1929)'' *** '' Prince Franz I (1853–1938)'' ** '' Prince Franz de Paula (1802–1887)'' *** '' Prince Alfred (1842–1907)'' **** '' Prince Franz (1868–1929)'' **** ''

Prince Alois Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (Alois Philipp Maria; born 11 June 1968) is the eldest son of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, and the heir apparent to the throne of Liechtens ...

(1869–1955)'' ***** '' Prince Franz Josef II (1906–1989)'' ******

Prince Hans-Adam II Hans-Adam II (Johannes Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marco d'Aviano Pius; born 14 February 1945) is the Prince of Liechtenstein, reigning since 1989. He is the son of Prince Franz Joseph II and his wife, Countess Georgina von Wilczek. He al ...

(born 1945) ******* (1) Hereditary Prince Alois (b. 1968) ******** (2) Prince Joseph Wenzel (b. 1995) ******** (3) Prince Georg (b. 1999) ******** (4) Prince Nikolaus (b. 2000) ******* (5) Prince Maximilian (b. 1969) ******** (6) Prince Alfons (b. 2001) ******* '' Prince Constantin (1972–2023)'' ******** (7) Prince Moritz (b. 2003) ******** (8) Prince Benedikt (b. 2008) ****** (9) Prince Philipp (b. 1946) ******* (10) Prince Alexander (b. 1972) ******* (11) Prince Wenzeslaus (b. 1974) ******* (12) Prince Rudolf (b. 1975) ******** (13) Prince Karl Ludwig (b. 2016) ****** (14) Prince Nikolaus (b. 1947) ******* ''Prince Leopold (1984)'' ******* (15) Prince Josef-Emanuel (b. 1989) ******** (16) Prince Leopold (b. 2023) ****** '' Prince Franz Josef "Wenzel" (1962–1991)'' ***** '' Prince Karl Alfred (1910–1985)'' ****** ''Prince Dominik (1950–2009)'' ****** (17) Prince Andreas (b. 1952) ****** (18) Prince Gregor (b. 1954) ***** ''Prince Georg Hartmann (1911–1998)'' ****** (19) Prince Christoph (b. 1958) ***** ''Prince Ulrich Dietmar (1913–1978)'' ***** ''Prince Alois Heinrich (1917–1967)'' ***** '' Prince Heinrich Hartneid (1920–1993)'' ****** (20) Prince Hubertus (b. 1971) **** '' Prince Johannes (1873–1959)'' ***** ''Prince Alfred (1907–1991)'' ****** (21) Prince Franz (b. 1935) ******* (22) Prince Alfred (b. 1972) ******** (23) Prince Franz (b. 2009) ******* (24) Prince Lukas (b. 1974) ****** ''Prince Friedrich (1937–2010)'' ******* (25) Prince Emanuel (b. 1978) ******** (26) Prince Leopold (b. 2010) ******** (27) Prince Heinrich (b. 2012) ******* (28) Prince Ulrich (b. 1983) ****** (29) Prince Anton (b. 1940) ******* (30) Prince Georg (b. 1977) ***** '' Prince Emanuel (1908–1987)'' ***** ''Prince Johannes (1910–1975)'' ****** (31) Prince Eugen (b. 1939) ******* (32) Prince Johannes (b. 1969) ****** ''Prince Albrecht (1940–2017)'' (took the title of Baron von

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) ***** '' Prince Constantin (1911–2001)'' **** '' Prince Alfred Roman (1875–1930)'' ***** ''Prince Hans-Moritz (1914–2004)'' ****** (33) Prince Gundakar (b. 1949) ******* (34) Prince Johann (b. 1993) ******* (35) Prince Gabriel (b. 1998) ****** (36) Prince Alfred (b. 1951) ****** (37) Prince Karl (b. 1955) ****** (38) Prince Hugo (b. 1964) ***** ''Prince Heinrich (1916–1991)'' ****** '' Prince Vincenz (1950–2008)'' ****** (39) Prince Michael (b. 1951) ****** (40) Prince Christof (b. 1956) ****** (41) Prince Karl (b. 1957) **** '' Prince Heinrich (1877–1915)'' **** '' Prince Karl Aloys (1878–1955)'' ***** '' Prince Wilhelm (1922–2006)'' (took the title of Graf von Hohenau), restored his title in 1980 ****** (42) Prince Heinrich (b. 1964) ***** (43) Prince Wolfgang (b. 1934) ****** (44) Prince Leopold (b. 1978) ******* (45) Prince Lorenz (b. 2012) **** ''Prince Georg (Pater Ildefons, O.S.B.) (1880–1931)'' *** '' Prince Aloys (1846–1920)'' *** ''Prince Heinrich (1853–1914)'' ** '' Prince Karl Johann (1803–1871)'' *** ''Prince Rudolf (1833–1888)'' *** ''Prince Philipp (1837–1901)'' **** ''Prince Karl (1862–1893)'' **** ''Prince Joseph (1863)'' ** '' Prince Friedrich (1807–1885)'' ** '' Prince Eduard Franz (1809–1864)'' *** ''Prince Aloys (1840–1885)'' **** ''Prince Friedrich (1871–1959)'' ***** ''Prince Aloys (1898–1943)'' ****** ''Prince Luitpold (1940–2016)'' ******* ''Prince Friedrich (1970)'' ******* (46) Prince Carl (b. 1978) ***** ''Prince Alfred (1900–1972)'' ****** '' Prince Alexander (1929–2012)'' ******* (47) Prince Christian (b. 1961) ******** (48) Prince Augustinus (b. 1992) ******** (49) Prince Johannes (b. 1995) ******* (50) Prince Stefan (b. 1961) ******** (51) Prince Lukas (b. 1990) ******** (52) Prince Konrad (b. 1992) ******* (53) Prince Emanuel (b. 1964) ******** (54) Prince Josef (b. 1998) ****** ''Prince Franz de Paula (1935–1987)'' ***** ''Prince Alexander (1901–1926)'' **** ''Prince Eduard (1872–1951)'' ***** '' Prince Johannes (1899–1979)'' ***** '' Prince Ferdinand (1901–1981)'' ** ''Prince August (1810–1824)'' ** ''Prince Rudolf (1816–1848)''

Palaces and residences

File:Schlossvaduz.jpg,

, the Sovereign's residence in the Principality of

File:Maria Enzersdorf - Burg Liechtenstein (4).JPG, Liechtenstein Castle in

, ancestral seat, now family museum File:Canaletto (I) 060.jpg, Liechtenstein Garden Palace in

(painted by Bellotto 1759/60), now home to the princely 16th to 18th century art collection File:Palais Liechtenstein Vienna June 2006 401.jpg, Liechtenstein City Palace in Vienna, private residence and home to the princely 19th century art collection File:Schloss Liechtenstein 23773 in A-2193 Wilfersdorf.jpg, Wilfersdorf Castle, Lower Austria, the prince's Austrian country estate Image:Valtice castle.jpg,

Castle in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

(principal seat of the Liechtenstein princes until

, when the Nazi occupiers confiscated it, followed by Czech expropriation after the war) File:Lednice (Eisgrub) - zámek.JPG, Lednice Castle in the Czech Republic (confiscated, later expropriated) File:Velke Losiny chateau 1.jpg, Velké Losiny Castle in the Czech Republic (confiscated, later expropriated) File:Riegersburg - Burg, Südwestansicht.JPG, Riegersburg Castle, Austria, seat of a branch line File:Deutschlandsberg - Schloss Frauenthal (b).JPG, Frauenthal Castle, Austria, seat of a branch line File:Schloss Waldstein Deutschfeistritz.JPG, Waldstein Castle, Deutschfeistritz, Austria, seat of a branch line File:Rosegg Schloss Suedansicht 31122010 222.jpg, Rosegg House, Austria, seat of a branch line File:Bad Schwanberg - Schloss Hollenegg (a).JPG, Hollenegg Castle, Austria, seat of a branch line

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