The Principality of Lichtenstein-News, Current Events, Birthdays etc...

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A thread to discuss the reigning Princely Family of Liechtenstein
  Learning about the Princely House of Liechtenstein   
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Activities for one of Europe's smallest, wealthiest and private reigning princely families.  :Jen: Lichtenstein 101 Luxarazzi: Luxarazzi 101: House and Princely Family of Liechtenstein - Post-World War II

Luxarazzi: Alois and Sophie Greet European Swimming Medallist (Alois and Sophie are the future reigning prince and princess.)

Luxarazzi: Hereditary Prince Alois Receives Five Ambassadors

Luxarazzi: Interview with Prince Hans-Adam (Prince Hans Adams is the current reigning prince. His wife is Princess Marie.)

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Luxarazzi: Hereditary Prince Alois Attends World Economic Forum in Davos

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Hereditary Prince sees off Olympic team.

Luxarazzi: Hereditary Prince Sees Off Olympics Athletes

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Today is Liechtenstein's national day and the 15th Anniversary of Hereditary Prince Alois Regency. Alois has now been acting monarch for more than half of his father's reign.

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When Alois does become the reigning sovereign prince, his regnal name and ordinal number will be Alois III. Aloys II was the sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein between 1836 and 1858. Aloys II is also listed as Alois II.

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Liechtenstein celebrates 300th birthday ? Royal Central

Liechtenstein?s royal family raised a glass with their people Thursday to mark the principality?s 300th birthday, holding a party in the gardens of Schloss Vaduz Castle.

Average citizens enjoyed beers alongside the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein, Prince Hans-Adam II at the celebration. And whilst drinking with a monarch might sound unusual, this tiny nation with a population of around 38,000 sees itself as one big family.

?At the core of this party stands the idea to give every participant the feeling that he/she is an individuum which is part of a big community,? says the Liechtenstein 300 website. ?Everybody shall perceive himself/herself as part of a whole. As individuals, every person is, he/she is a precious part of the society.?

As a constitutional hereditary monarchy based on democratic and parliamentary principles, the Princely House is one of the few in Europe who actually plays a part in politics.

Liechtenstein was founded on 15 August 1719 when the shire of Vaduz and the lordship of Schellenberg were united under the decree of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI into the Principality of Liechtenstein.

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Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein marks National Day ? Royal Central

Typically the many of the residents dressed in tracht (folk costume) the principality turn out for the event and the princely family mingle in a large garden party atmosphere. (However its beer and wine instead of tea.)

Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, held his traditional speech on the occasion of Liechtenstein?s National Day, known as the F?rstenfest.

Due to the coronavirus measures, the speech took place not in the pasture next to the Vaduz Castle but in the rose garden. The public was not invited this year, but the speech was broadcast live on local tv channels and the internet. There was also no grand celebration in the centre of Vaduz, nor was there any fireworks at the end of the day. The rest of the Princely Family was also notably absent for the speech. The day also marked 16 years since Prince Alois took over as regent from his father, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein.

In the speech, Alois expressed his hope that the people of Liechtenstein would have a happy day despite the limitations imposed by the coronavirus. He remarked that the small country had to learn the hard way that it needed to build a reliable digital infrastructure. He said, ?We need to improve our system, and also our educational system.?

He asked the people of Liechtenstein to gather only in small groups to celebrate National Day, and in the evening, they could join a torchlight procession.

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Is there pictures of the rose garden of Vaduz Castle?

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Happy Birthday to Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein!   

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Liechtenstein?s royals lead celebrations for National Day ? Royal Central

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Their Serene Highnesses Prince Hans-Adam and Princess Marie recently celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary. The couple wed on July 30, 1967.
Here is footage from their wedding.

The wedding of Princess Marie Aglae of Germany and Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechte...HD Stock Footage - YouTube

[TudorQueen]

Sadly her Serene highness Princess Marie has suffered a stroke.

Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein hospitalised after stroke ? Royal Central

Marie is the mother of four and grandmother of 15.

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Oh no! I hope that HSH will make a full and complete recovery. I wonder if she's in Lichtenstein or in Switzerland where the princely family often go for medical treatment.

The Princely House of Liechtenstein released an official statement which said, ?The Princely House regrets to announce that HSH the Princess suffered a stroke yesterday. She is receiving care in the hospital. The Princely Family asks for your understanding that no further information will be given at this time.?

[TudorQueen]

Sadly HSH Princess Marie, the wife of Hans Adam II has died.

https://news.in-24.com/news/138112.html

The Princess who was hospitalized after suffering a stroke on August 18 died this afternoon (Saturday) surrounded by her family.

Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein has died at the age of 81 ? Royal Central

The mother of four and grandmother of 15 served a the president of the  Liechtenstein red cross until 2015.

Marie was born Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau in Prague. She had a degree from the University of Munich and worked as an indiustrial designer prior to her marriage.

ROYAL BRIDE: PRINCESS MARIE AGLA? OF LIECHTENSTEIN - ROYAL FASHION BLOG,Florin)%20in%20Vaduz%2C%20Liechtenstein.


Her and Hans Adam were related. Hans Adam's maternal grandmother was Countess Norbertine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau. They were second cousins once removed.

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@TudorQueen -Thank you for updating the story. 

My condolences to Prince Hans Adam,  her children and grandchildren .

[Curryong]

This is very sad for her husband and family. Condolences to them all. At least Marie did not suffer a long and painful illness, her passing was quite swift and that is something.

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Here's an extensive blog article on the late Princess Marie. It has many photos of Marie from her youth to her marriage to Hans Adam. The most recent was taken at the Vatican with Pope Francis. Reportedly she'd been in poor health for many years now.

Eurohistory: The Death of a Noble Woman: F?rstin Marie of Liechtenstein (1940-2021)

[Curryong]

The Lichtenstein Princely family seems to be always very discreet and private about the health of its members. I remember reading something about Marie?s ongoing bad health a couple of years ago in Marlene Koenig?s Royal Musings blog and that was the first I?d heard about it. Nobody?s ever said what exactly was wrong.

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Yes @Curryong they're extremely discreet and it's very rare to see photos of them except for events like National Day or Papal funerals.  While Alois and Sophie do attend the occasional royal wedding, the family tends to just limit their public interactions to local events.

The now defunct Luxarazzi was one of the few royal blogs that kept updates on the family because of  the Lichtenstein-Luxembourg connection by marriage.

[TudorQueen]

Marie and Hans Adam were even more private then Alois and Sophie. Even before Alois became regent, his parents would rarely make state visits.They took the very rare trip abroad outside of their neighboring countries.

The privacy was even more during the time of Franz Joseph II and Princess Gina. When Gina died, her reason for being hospitalized and for her death were never clarified. Same with her husband. It was known they were both ill for years but not with what. Franz Joseph collapsed at his wife's bedside and died less then a month after her.

It doesn't seem their privacy is going to change the next generations. Very little is know of Alois' and Sophie's kids.

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The national flag of Liechtenstein and the flag with the colours of the Princely House, both with black ribbons, fly at half mast at Vaduz Castle after the death of Princess Marie, the wife of the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein.

https://twitter.com/RoyalArjan/status/1429454846575452172?s=20

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I found links to these old Luxarazzi blog posts on the life of the late Princess Marie.

Part one-Childhood, teen years and meeting her future spouse. Luxarazzi 101: Countess Marie Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Part Two-Life as the Princess of Lichtenstein.  Luxarazzi 101: Princess Marie of Liechtenstein

A few highlights: 1. Marie was five years older than Hans Adams, but when he met her when he was a teen it was love at first sight for him. It took awhile for Marie to be convinced.
                          2. The couple raised their family with  only  a housekeeper and a babysitter on the rare occasions that were abroad.
                         
                          3. The couple have fifteen grandchildren. Seven of  are from their only daughter Princess Tatjana and her husband Phillip.

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The funeral for Princess Marie will take place on Saturday, August 28 at St. Florian's cathedral in Vaduz. 

https://twitter.com/Gertsroyals/status/1429848895748808705?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

In Pre -Covid times I'd expect a good size contingent of royals, but now I'm not sure.

[TudorQueen]

It is sad that so many funerals have been effected by covid.

Marie seems to have been a wonderful woman and from all I have read was very well respected by their people.  :flower3:

It seems fortunate that despite a number of senior royals having contracted covid in the past year, we didn't lose any to it (at least of any of the major families not sure about minor former royal families).