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	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.
		Prince Alois, the eldest son of the then Hereditary Princely Couple Hans-Adam and Hereditary Princess Marie of Liechtenstein was born on 11 June 1968 in Zurich and was given the names Alois Philipp Maria.
		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.
	personales.ya.com /fororeal/enfrlie.htm (1479 words)

	Franz Joseph I of Austria Summary
		Franz Joseph was born in Vienna, the oldest son of Archduke Franz Karl (younger brother and heir of Emperor Ferdinand I), and his wife Princess Sophie of Bavaria.
		In 1854 Franz Joseph married Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria ("Sisi" or "Sissi").
		Tomb of Franz Joseph I, flanked by wife Elisabeth and son Rudolf in the crypt beneath the Kapuzinerkirche, in Vienna.
	www.bookrags.com /Franz_Joseph_I_of_Austria (1409 words)

	Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was son of Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein and his wife Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (daughter of Archduke Karl Ludwig).
		He was widely credited with keeping Liechtenstein out of World War II, and he also oversaw the economic development of Liechtenstein from a poor agricultural backwater into one of the richest countries (per capita) in the world.
		On 7 March 1943, at Vaduz, Franz Josef II married Countess Georgine "Gina" of Wilczeck (24 October 1921-24 October 1989).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Franz_Joseph_II,_Prince_of_Liechtenstein (290 words)

	Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination
		Prince Hans Adam II was born on 14 February 1945 as the eldest son of Prince Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein and Princess Gina.
		Prince Hans Adam I, who reigned from 1699 to 1712, was the founder of the Principality Liechtenstein, thanks to his purchases of the Lordship of Schellenberg (1699) and the County of Vaduz (1712).
		In 1970, Reigning Prince Franz Josef II entrusted his son with the reorganization of the administration of the assets of the Princely House.
	www.princeton.edu /~lisd/about_lisd/hans_adamII.html (423 words)

	The Principality of Liechtenstein
		Son of Franz Josef II Prince von und zu Liechtenstein (1906-1989) and Gina Countess Wilczek (1921-1989).
		It is not needed anymore that the wife of a prince of Liechtenstein is from noble birth.
		Prince Franz Joseph II, son of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and Arch Duchess Elisabeth of Austria, was the first Prince who actually lived in Liechtenstein at Vaduz Castle.
	www.nettyroyal.nl /liechtenstein1.html (671 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
		Hans-Adam II (Johannes Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marko d'Aviano Pius von und zu Liechtenstein, styled HSH The Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein; born February 14, 1945, Zurich), is the son of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1906-1989) and his wife Countess Georgina von Wilczek (1921-1989).
		The Prince of Liechtenstein has sweepingly broad powers; a referendum to adopt Hans-Adam's revision of the constitution to expand his powers passed in 2003.
		The Prince is an honorary member of K.D.St.V. Nordgau Prag Stüttgart, a Catholic students' fraternity that is a member of the Cartellverband der katholischen deutschen Studentenverbindungen.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Hans_Adam_II_of_Liechtenstein (353 words)

	LIECHTENSTEIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Liechtenstein's fame doesn't stem from the mere selling of postage stamps, although a sheet of pre-war agricultural designed stamps with a face value of SFr 5 is now worth some SFr 3,000.
		Historically the Principality of Liechtenstein comprises the former territories of the County of Vaduz and the Lordship of Schellenberg.
		BIL is a subsidiary of the Prince Franz Joseph II Von und zu Liechtenstein Foundation.
	www.taxhavenco.com /osm/taxhavens/Liechtenstein.html (2132 words)

	boys clothing: European royalty--Liechtenstein
		Franz Joseph II died in 1989 and was succeeded by his eldest son John III Adam.
		Franz Joseph II von Liechtenstein was in 1984 succeeded by his oldest son Hans Adam, who in 1989 took the name Hans Adam II.
		Prince Hans Adam was granted all the Regency's executive powers in 1984 and rose to the throne upon his father's death in 1989.
	histclo.com /royal/gers/lie/royal-lie.htm (891 words)

	Liechtenstein
		This led to an economic upswing, to a rise in the self-respect of the Liechtensteiners, to the wish to consolidate the sovereignty of the country and to greater activity in the field of foreign policy.
		On the other hand, Prince Hans-Adam II actively supports the aim of a policy of peace in Europe for the maintenance of the worldwide recognition of our political sovereignty and for the promotion of free trade and of a liberal economic policy open to the world.
		The Principality of Liechtenstein is a constitutional, hereditary monarchy on a democratic and parliamentary basis.
	www.csi-mauren.li /liechtenstein_e.htm (1722 words)

	History - Liechtenstein - Europe
		The modern history of Liechtenstein dates from 1719, when the country formally acquired its present name and ruling family with the consolidation of the counties of Vaduz and Schellenberg under the house of Liechtenstein.
		Prince Franz Joseph II, who became sovereign in 1938, yielded executive authority in 1984 to his son and heir, Crown Prince Hans Adam II, who succeeded his father in 1989.
		Liechtenstein joined the United Nations in 1990 and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) as a full member in September 1991.
	www.countriesquest.com /europe/liechtenstein/history.htm (322 words)

	Liechtenstein
		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 (1017 words)

	Liechtenstein History \| iExplore.com
		Liechtenstein’s ruler of 51 years, until his death in November 1989, was His Highness Franz Joseph II.
		In April 2002, Liechtenstein was strongly condemned by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (the 24-strong club of industrialized nations) as one of seven countries worldwide which had refused to cooperate properly and continually faces economic sanctions.
		Liechtenstein joined the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1991 and the European Economic Area (EEA), the body established by amalgamating the EU and EFTA, in May 1995.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Liechtenstein/History (769 words)

	Editorial
		Napoleon's forced the emperor of the HRE to abdicate in 1806, and Liechtenstein became a sovereign state within the Confederation of the Rhine.
		(Prince Hans Adam II has transferred some of his powers to his son, Prince Alois.) Under the constitution of Liechtenstein, the county is also governed by an elected legislature, and it has an independent judicial system.
		Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein from 1938 to 1949, kept Liechtenstein out of World War II and helped guide the economic development of Liechtenstein from a poor agricultural economy into an economy with one of the highest per-capita incomes in the world.
	www.progress.org /2006/fold464.htm (808 words)

	The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Crown Prince From Liechtenstein Visits College, Eats at Leverett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Published On By SUSAN M. Crown Prince Johann-Adam, son of reigning Prince Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein, lunched with Master Conway and 12 undergraduates in Leverett House yesterday during a tour of Harvard and M.I.T. The 18-year-old Hapsburg descendant will visit with President Kennedy in Washington tomorrow.
		Liechtenstein, with a population of 17,000 covering sixty-one square miles, remains the only survivor of the 342 states that once comprised the Holy Roman Empire.
		The House of Liechtenstein dates from the twelfth century, and Crown Prince Johann-Adam will be the thirteenth monarch of his line when he succeeds to the throne some day.
	www.thecrimson.com /printerfriendly.aspx?ref=491989 (253 words)

	margaretha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		She is the younger daughter of Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte, and the twin sister of Prince Jean.
		On 20 March 1982, Princess Margaretha married Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, the son of Prince Franz Joseph II and Princess Gina of Liechtenstein, at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Luxembourg.
		Princess Margaretha and Prince Nikolaus live in Brussels, where Prince Nikolaus is the Liechtenstein Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union.
	www.geocities.com /luxroyalty/margaretha.html (138 words)

	HELLO! Royalty
		Reigning Prince Hans-Adam II and his wife Princess Marie (centre) surrounded by their four children.
		The current Reigning Prince's father, Franz Joseph II, who ascended to the throne in 1938, is largely credited with turning Liechtenstein from an agricultural workhorse to an industrial powerhouse.
		Upon succeeding his father in 1989, Prince Hans-Adam immediately set about lobbying for the principality's acceptance into the United Nations, a goal achieved in 1990 when Liechtenstein became the 160th, and smallest, member of the UN.
	www.hellomagazine.com /royalty/liechtenstein/history.html (355 words)

	H.S.H. Prince Hans-Adam II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		His Serene Highness, Prince Hans-Adam II was born on 14 February 1945, the eldest son of His Serene Highness Prince Franz Joseph II von und zu Liechtenstein and Her Serene Highness Princess Gina.
		Prince Hans-Adam’s outstanding efforts on behalf of world peace have led, among other things, to the establishment of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, which was inaugurated in December 2000.
		For his steadfast and zealous service to the human family, which has greatly contributed to the cause of peace in the world, His Serene Highness Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein is honored this day with the 2001 Path to Peace Award.
	www.thepathtopeacefoundation.org /hsh_prince_hans-adam_ii.html (437 words)

	Andrew and Michelle Casad's Website: Switzerland and Liechtenstein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This is the north façade of the Prince's Palace, Schloß Vaduz.
		This is the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Liechtenstein.
		The Royal Coat-of-Arms of the House of Liechtenstein and the Official Emblem of the State.
	www.nd.edu /~acasad/europe/switzerland.html (1488 words)

	Liechtenstein Museum • • Art and Archaeology • Travel to Vienna, Austria
		Karl of Liechtenstein was raised in 1608 to the hereditary rank of prince and was thereby the first prince of Liechtenstein.
		Prince Johann Adam Andreas acquired in 1699 the lordship of Schellenberg and in 1712 the county of Vaduz.
		In 1938 Prince Franz Joseph II was the first prince to reside in Liechtenstein.
	www.culturekiosque.com /calendar/special/viewevent.asp?ID=3913 (324 words)

	IFFISO : Liechtenstein Financial Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Liechtenstein shares borders with Austria and Switzerland and lies between the upper reaches of the Rhine Valley and the Austrian Alps.
		The population of Liechtenstein is one of the world's most prosperous.
		One of the main attractions of Liechtenstein is its extremely flexible company law, which allows for the creation of any type of legal organisation, which is recognised under the law of any jurisdiction in the world.
	www.iffiso.com /liechtenstein.htm (599 words)

	Grand State Banquet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		TSH The Prince and Princess of Monaco, Rainier III and Grace, attended, as did TSH The Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein, Franz Joseph II and Gina.
		TRH The Prince and Princess of Spain, Juan Carlos and Sofia, represented General Franco and the Kingdom of Spain at the festivities.
		Prince Franz Joseph II and Princess Gina of Liechtenstein
	badraie.com /guests.htm (904 words)

	Joseph II - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Joseph II - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Joseph II (1741-1790), Holy Roman emperor (1765-1790), who tried unsuccessfully to reform and unify the Austrian Habsburg domains.
		Prince Franz Joseph II, who became Liechtenstein’s monarch in 1938, yielded executive authority in 1984 to his son and heir, Crown Prince Hans Adam...
	encarta.msn.com /Joseph_II.html (129 words)

	Franz Joseph Haydn
		In 1820 Haydn’s remains were exhumed by command of Prince Esterhazy and solemnly reintered in the upper parish church at Eisenstadt on 7 Nov. A simple stone with a Latin inscription was inserted in the wall over the vault to inform the passers-by that a great man rests below.
		The one which was afterward sent to the prince anonymously as Haydn’s was buried with the other remains; but the real one was retained and subsequently bequeathed to the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Society of the Friends of Music) in Vienna.
		In 1790, at the death of the prince, his successor dissolved the orchestra and granted Haydn a pension.
	www.fuguemasters.com /haydn.html (4456 words)

	TIME.com: Hidden Masterpieces -- Dec. 12, 1960 -- Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		HISTORICALLY, the reigning princes ot Liechtenstein have chosen to live outside that hereditary principality, usually in their luxurious Austrian palaces Liechtenstein offers a prince neither size (it is one-seventeenth the size of Rhode Island, has only 16,000 people) nor scope.
		Until the 16th century and the time of Prince Karl the princes of Liechtenstein were collectors not so much of art as of booty.
		Prince Josef Wenzel, one of the gayest generals in the army of the Empress Maria Theresa, owned so many paintings that, in addition to his main gallery in Vienna, he had to set up sub-galleries in four other castles.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,871928,00.html (776 words)

	Liechtenstein - Countries swicki - powered by eurekster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He was son of Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein and his wife Archduchess...
		The real-life state of Liechtenstein is in a somewhat similar...
		Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, the future Hereditory Prince of...
	countries-swicki.eurekster.com /Liechtenstein (345 words)

	Liechtenstein
		The country of Liechtenstein was officially formed in 1719, when the counties of Vaduz and Schellenberg consolidated under the house of Liechtenstein.
		After World War I, the Habsburg monarchy was abolished and Liechtenstein formed a connection with Switzerland that continues today.
		Prince Franz Joseph II became the sovereign ruler of Liechtenstein in 1938.
	www.eyeoneurope.org /factoids/Liechtenstein.asp (263 words)

	The Free Liberal: 200th Anniversary of Liechtenstein
		As an independent country, Liechtenstein issues its own postage stamps and has been a member of many international organizations, including the Council of Europe, the European Economic Area, the Universal Postal Union, the World Trade Organization, and the United Nations.
		The prince of Liechtenstein is a hereditary monarch and the head of state, and lives in a real castle.
		The views expressed herein are those of the writers individually and not necessarily those of the Free Liberal, the Center for Liberty and Community, or its board of directors.
	www.freeliberal.com /archives/002183.html (833 words)

	Autograph of Prince Hans Adam Liechtenstein. COA - col8391
		The couple would later have four children — Crown Prince Alois in 1968, followed by Maximilian in 1969, Constantin in 1972, and the youngest, Princess Tatjana, in 1973.
		A financial wizard, Hans-Adam was just 27 when he was entrusted by his father Franz Joseph II, to run the family's vast fortune, which today is estimated to stand at $2 billion.
		Once on the throne, Hans-Adam worked diligently towards his long-time goal of having Liechtenstein admitted to the United Nations, and one year after his coronation, in 1990, the tiny country became the 160th - and smallest - member of the UN.
	www.rubylane.com /shops/curioshop/item/col8391 (237 words)

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