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	Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hereditary Prince Alois Philipp Maria of Liechtenstein (German: Erbprinz Alois Philipp Maria von und zu Liechtenstein) (born 11 June 1968 in Zürich), is the eldest son of Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein and his wife Princess Marie of Liechtenstein.
		On 3 July 1993, at St. Florin's in Vaduz, Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein married HRH Sophie, Duchess in Bavaria.
		Alois of Liechtenstein was also the name of the grandfather of Hans Adam II, thus the great-grandfather of the current Alois.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_Alois_of_Liechtenstein (416 words)

	Alois I, Prince of Liechtenstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alois I (1759‑1805) was Prince of Liechtenstein from 1781 until his death.
		Alois was enlisted in the military as a youth but withdrew due to poor health.
		Alois I had the architect Joseph Hardtmuth design a new palace in Herrengasse, Vienna.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alois_I_of_Liechtenstein (206 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Liechtenstein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Principality of Liechtenstein (German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a tiny, landlocked state in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland to its west and by Austria to its east.
		Liechtenstein is situated in the Upper Rhine valley of the European Alps.
		Liechtenstein is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; i.e., a landlocked country surrounded by other landlocked countries.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Liechtenstein (2615 words)

	Liechtenstein HISTORY
		The Principality of Liechtenstein as such was created on 23 January 1719 by act of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, who made it a direct fief of the crown and confirmed the rule of Prince Anton-Florian, Johann Adam's successor, under the title of Prince von und zu Liechtenstein.
		Sixty-four percent of Liechtenstein's voters approved a new constitution for Liechtenstein in a referendum held in March 2003; Hans-Adam II will be granted near-absolute powers.
		Liechtenstein ranks as one of the world's most prosperous countries with one of the world's highest living standards while its people pay very low taxes.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Europe/Liechtenstein-HISTORY.html (871 words)

	LIECHTENSTEIN PRINCELY FAMILY
		According to the Constitution of the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Prince is the Head of State and exercises his sovereign authority in conformity with the provisions of the Constitution.
		As the eldest son of the Ruling Prince, Hereditary Prince Alois is destined to be the Successor to the Throne, in accordance with the laws of the House of Liechtenstein.
		In the critical hours of the history of the Habsburgs, in the second decade of the seventeenth century, the House of Liechtenstein stood by the Habsburgs and the decisive victory against the Bohemian rebels in 1620 was achieved with the intervention of the brothers Karl and Maximilian.
	personales.ya.com /fororeal/enfrlie.htm (1479 words)

	Quirky Liechtenstein marks bicentennial - Boston.com
		In a Europe of nations coming together in a vast continental superstate, Liechtenstein is a quirk of history that harks back to an older world -- of separateness, neutrality and sharp survival instincts.
		Alois, 38, is fully aware of how differently things might have turned out.
		Alois' controversial father, Hans-Adam II, remains head of state, but has passed most of his sweeping powers -- including the right to dismiss governments, veto new laws and cast the deciding vote on the appointment of new judges -- to his son.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/07/10/quirky_liechtenstein_marks_bicentennial (592 words)

	Anti-Semitism - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In 1891 these strangely assorted factions became consolidated, and during the elections of that year Prince Liechtenstein came forward as an anti-Semitic candidate and the acknowledged leader of the party.
		Cardinal SchOnborn was despatched in haste to Rome to expostulate with the pontiff, and his representations were strongly supported by the French and Belgian bishops.
		The mischief was however, done, and although the pope sent a verbal message to Prince Liechtenstein excluding the anti-Semites from his blessing, the elections resulted in a great triumph for the Jewhaters.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Anti_-_Semitism (14049 words)

	Liechtenstein Financial Overview
		In recent years, the accession of Liechtenstein to the European Economic Area (EEA) in 1995 has acted as a catalyst for a series of fundamental changes and facilitated access to the markets of other countries making the last 10 years a particular dynamic period for the Liechtenstein financial centre.
		Liechtenstein and Switzerland signed a tariff and trade agreement in 1924, which has evolved into an economic, monetary and postal union.
		Liechtenstein joined the Council of Europe in 1978, the UN in 1990, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1991 and the European Economic Area (EEA) in 1995.
	www.sovereignsociety.com /offshore1660.html (1885 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Tiny Nation Aims to Change Financial Image
		Liechtenstein is still on the tax-haven fllist, but is lobbying to have its name removed.
		Liechtenstein still needs banking secrecy to boost its banking-dependent economy, but is also keen to maintain good relations with its neighbors.
		Alois admits Liechtenstein had a "big problem" with its image, but insists that is changing, with the country likely to join Europe's "Schengen" zone, which allows passport-free travel across borders while also stepping up the exchange of information between national authorities.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/w-eur/2006/jul/02/070204313.html (890 words)

	Liechtenstein (12/05)
		Alois was appointed the permanent representative of the Prince on August 15, 2004.
		The Liechtenstein Family of Austria acquired the fiefs of Vaduz and Schellenberg in 1699 and 1713 respectively, and gained the status of an independent principality of the Holy Roman Empire in 1719 under the name Liechtenstein.
		Liechtenstein is a member of EFTA and joined the European Economic Area (EEA) in 1995 in order to benefit from the EU internal market.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/9403.htm (3019 words)

	The Principality of Liechtenstein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It is not needed anymore that the wife of a prince of Liechtenstein is from noble birth.
		The Princes of Liechtenstein perhaps descend from the Donauwörth family, landlords of Bavaria, who probably lived in Lower Austria in the 13th century.
		Liechtenstein became fully independent during the French occupation, after becoming a member of the Rhine Alliance in 1806.
	www.nettyroyal.nl /liechtenstein1.html (671 words)

	Peter Kaiser - Liechtenstein’s Famous Historian and Statesman
		Liechtenstein is a tiny country with a small population.
		Thanks to his intellect, education and devotion to his native country, the citizens of Liechtenstein appointed Peter Kaiser as their representative to Prince Alois in Vienna in 1843 when they appealed to the Prince for help with their many problems.
		The people of Liechtenstein demanded more rights such as the free election of deputies instead of a selection based on property, the right to initiate administrative and legislative matters including the deciding of a budget.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/liechtenstein/115792 (465 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Liechtenstein was among 35 countries and jurisdictions threatened with sanctions by the OECD in 2002 for refusing to stiffen their laws and provide more information to tax officials from industrialized nations.
		Liechtenstein, home to 15 banks including LGT, owned by the royal family, and VP Bank Group, agreed to levy the tax and distribute it to the countries whose residents have savings in the principality.
		Liechtenstein, with 34,000 residents in a mostly mountainous territory the size of Washington, DC, joined Norway and Iceland in the European Economic Area in 1992 to benefit from free trade with the EU.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=a7KY4rgx3HoE&refer=europe (704 words)

	Australia - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Liechtenstein is a small Principality on the east bank of the Upper Rhine, doubly landlocked between Austria and Switzerland.
		Liechtenstein is one of the remaining four members of EFTA along with Switzerland, Norway and Iceland.
		Liechtenstein's industrial sector is widely diversified, but the focus is on high value niche products, and its companies are outward looking and export orientated, due to the small size of domestic markets.
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/liechtenstein/liechtenstein_brief.html (1615 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Liechtenstein
		The Principality of Liechtenstein is a tiny, landlocked country tucked away between Switzerland and Austria and with mountain slopes rising above the Rhine valley.
		Prince Alois, who was 36 when he took over the running of his country, trained at Britain's Sandhurst military academy.
		Liechtenstein has a very sparse media scene, with the circulation figures of its newspapers at around 10,000 or less.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1066002.stm (694 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Principality of Liechtenstein is a land-locked sovereign state on the east bank of the Rhine, between Switzerland and Austria.
		Liechtenstein was the last remaining monarchy of the Holy Roman Empire before it became independent in 1806.
		Liechtenstein was a founding member of the OSCE, joined the Council of Europe in 1978, the UN in 1990, and moved to full membership of EFTA in 1991.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019233917374 (1090 words)

	LIECHENSTEIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Liechtenstein is particularly engaged in human rights policy, the progressive development of international law, development cooperation, international humanitarian assistance, including disaster relief and assistance for Eastern Europe, as well as individual areas of international environmental policy.
		However, within the scope of its possibilities, Liechtenstein is engaged in general security policy and the promotion of peace, in addition to its support of humanitarian aspects as a consequence of armed conflict.
		The Ambassador of India to Switzerland, resident in Bern, is concurrently accredited as Ambassador of India to Liechtenstein.
	meaindia.nic.in /foreignrelation/04fr02.htm (826 words)

	Liechtenstein News
		VADUZ, Liechtenstein Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said Monday she believed the war on terror was only at the beginning, and the challenge of balancing national security against the...
		VADUZ: Liechtenstein is one of the world's smallest countries, but it threw a super-size party yesterday to celebrate its 200th anniversary.
		Pope Benedict XVI has sent a message of congratulations to Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein, who is celebrating the 200th anniversary of his country's sovereignty.
	www.topix.net /world/liechtenstein (701 words)

	Liechtenstein
		Liechtenstein's royal family claims restitution for 1,600 sq km of land in the Czech Republic confiscated in 1918.
		The Liechtensteiners are descended from the Alemanni tribe that came into the region after A.D. Founded in 1719, Liechtenstein was a member of the German Confederation from 1815 to 1866, when it became an independent principality.
		Liechtenstein - Liechtenstein, officially Principality of Liechtenstein, principality (2005 est.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107726.html (613 words)

	SpinWatch - Liechtenstein re-brands itself with a top advertising agency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Liechtenstein is going the whole hog and branding the entire country.
		But most did was say the jury is out until they know whether or not this unique experiment has worked and they won't have to wait long because as from next week all of the new branding will start appearing in the form of T-shirts, matches, stickers and even government stationery...
		Liechtenstein, a tiny sliver of land tucked away in the Alps.
	www.spinwatch.org /modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=148 (506 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Tiny Alpine state flourishes after 200 hard years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		But on July 12, Liechtenstein -- 160 square km (60 square miles) of flood plain and mountain along the southern Rhine between Austria and Switzerland -- marks the 200th anniversary of sovereignty as one of the world's most prosperous nations.
		Liechtensteiners, in a 2003 referendum, gave a two-thirds majority to a new constitution allowing the prince to dismiss the government and veto legislation by the 25-seat parliament.
		Alois, 39, has been in charge since 2004 when his father Hans-Adam, still formally head of state, left for Vienna to focus on running the family banking business.
	news.scotsman.com /latest.cfm?id=965602006 (1099 words)

	Quirky corner of new Europe celebrates its bicentennial \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		VADUZ, Liechtenstein – Prince Alois von und zu Liechtenstein can see almost his entire realm from the castle – mountain ridge to mountain ridge and down to the capital below.
		In a Europe of nations coming together in a vast continental superstate, Liechtenstein is a quirk of history that harks back to an older world – of separateness, neutrality and sharp survival instincts.
		Alois' controversial father, Hans-Adam II, remains head of state, but has passed most of his sweeping powers – including the right to dismiss governments, veto new laws and cast the deciding vote on the appointment of new judges – to his son.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20060712/news_lz1n12read.html (520 words)

	Liechtenstein Press Releases
		On June 2, Togo's national soccer team arrived in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, which is a small country in the mountain range of the Alps between Switzerland and Austria with a population of 32,000.
		The tiny state was born on July 12, 1806, escaping from the Holy Roman Empire and gaining sovereignty of a sort when French Emperor Napoleon crafted the Confederation of the Rhine from today's Germany and...
		FC Vaduz have claimed the Liechtensteiner Cup for the 35th time - and the ninth season in succession - after defeating FC Balzers 4-2 in a final that required extra time to finally separate the two teams.
	www.topix.net /world/liechtenstein/pr (1455 words)

	Royalty.nu - The History of Europe - The Royal Family of Liechtenstein
		The first, Johann II died in 1929 and was succeeded by his brother, Franz I. Franz I's cousin and successor, Franz Josef II, became the first monarch of Liechtenstein to actually reside in the country.
		Prince Alois and his wife, Sophie, have four children: Prince Joseph Wenzel, born in 1995; Princess Marie Caroline, born in 1996; Prince Georg, born in 1999; and Prince Nikolaus, born in 2000.
		Liechtenstein: History and Institutions of the Principality by Pierre Raton.
	www.royalty.nu /Europe/Liechtenstein.html (367 words)

	Newsvine - Tiny Nation Aims to Change Financial Image (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		VADUZ, LIECHTENSTEIN — The cutting edge architecture of a string of brand-new banks might seem incongruous in a village topped off with a medieval royal castle.
		But Liechtenstein — with 34,600 residents in an area a little over double the size of Manhattan — is no ordinary corner of Europe.
		Thus, Liechtenstein would follow its independent-minded neighbor, Switzerland — whose currency and customs control it already shares — into closer ties with the EU.
	www.newsvine.com /_news/2006/07/02/275654-tiny-nation-aims-to-change-financial-image (957 words)

	Namnlöst dokument
		In 1719 Vaduz and Schellenberg, owned by the House of Liechtenstein, became a Reichsfürstentum and since than there is a country, Liechtenstein, named after its ruling family.
		Alois II, Franz, Karl, Friedrich, Edward, Augustus, Rudolf.
		Parents: Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and Elisabet Amalia of Habsburg-Lothringen.
	www.warholm.nu /Princeli.html (463 words)

	Liechtenstein Royal Family
		The Liechtenstein ruling house is an old Austrian family in which Liechtenstein was originally a castle near Vienna, Austria.
		All his possessions were inherited by his cousin Anton Florian of Liechtenstein and in 1719 The Holy Emperor Charles VI decreed that the counties of Vaduz and Schellenberg be raised to the dignity of principality within the Holy Roman Empire with the name Liechtenstein.
		Franz I was a brother of Franz Joseph's grandmother Henriette of Liechtenstein
	www.btinternet.com /~allan_raymond/Liechtenstein_Royal_Family.htm (348 words)

	Liechtenstein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The title Prince of Liechtenstein (derived not from the territory but from Liechtenstein Castle near Vienna) was granted earlier, but only as a personal distinction.
		It is from one of those earlier princes, Johann Adam I Andreas (s.a.), that the current prince derives his "II." The rulers of the Liechtenstein family lived mainly in Lower Austria and Moravia until moving permanently to Liechtenstein only in 1938.
		Territorial Disputes: In Feb 2005, the ICJ refused to rule on the restitution of Liechtenstein's land and property assets in the Czech Republic confiscated in 1945 as German property.
	www.worldstatesmen.org /Liechtenstein.htm (1016 words)

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