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BBC News EUROPE Liechtenstein prince threatens to leave The head of state of the tiny principality of Liechtenstein, Prince Hans-Adam II, has threatened to pack up and leave the country if his plans to change the constitution are rejected. Prince Hans-Adam II has been running the country for nearly 20 years and appears to have run out of patience with its politicians. Prince Hans-Adam II: Constitutional bill a test of loyalty news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1713000/1713201.stm   (412 words)

Hans Adam II, prince of Liechtenstein --  Encyclopædia Britannica Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein and his wife, Princess Marie. Hans Adam, the eldest son of Prince Francis Joseph II, spent his early youth in the castle of Vaduz with his brothers and his sister but he and his siblings were not isolated from the everyday life of the principality's citizens. Prince was playing in a band by the age of 12 and at 17 broke into the music business. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9342916   (794 words)

Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. On August 15, 2004 Prince Hans-Adam II formally turned the power of making day-to-day governmental decisions over to his son Prince Alois, as a way of transitioning to a new generation. Prince Hans-Adam had threatened that he and his family would move to Austria (and, it was rumoured, sell the Royal Palace to Bill Gates) if the referendum had failed. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hans-Adam_II_of_Liechtenstein   (357 words)

Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net In a referendum on July 1, 1984, male voters granted women the right to vote in national (though not local) elections, a victory for Prince Hans-Adam who had supported the legislation. ''Main article: Politics of Liechtenstein'' Liechtenstein is a constitutional monarchy headed by its ruling prince or ''Fürst''. Prior to the referendum, Prince Hans-Adam had announced that he and his family would relocate to Vienna, Austria if the House's constitutional prerogatives were curbed. www.mauspfeil.net /Liechtenstein.html   (1823 words)

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YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Monarch A notable example is Paddy Roy Bates, styling himself the "Prince of Sealand," but not recognized as such by any national government, thus failing at least the constitutive condition for statehood (see Sealand for a fuller discussion of his claims). When it comes to deposed monarchs, it is customary to continue the usage of their monarchical title (e.g., Constantine II, King of the Hellenes) as a courtesy title, not a constitutional office, for the duration of their lifetime. Susuhanan - the Indonesian princely state of Surakarta until its abolition www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Monarch   (2530 words)

CNN.com - Prince wins Liechtenstein powers - Mar. 16, 2003 Prince Hans Adam II von und zu Liechtenstein had threatened to leave Vaduz for Vienna if voters rejected proposals he put forward that would grant him the right to sack the government, veto legislation and nominate judges. Liechtenstein's Prince Hans Adam II clinched a royal victory on Sunday as subjects rallied behind the 300-year-old monarchy to back controversial political reforms in the alpine state. Cat and pig remains were left on the doorsteps of critics of Hans Adam amid high tensions in the build-up to the referendum. www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/03/16/liechtenstein.reut   (496 words)

Liechtenstein News Johann Adam of Liechtenstein purchased the Lordship of Schellenberg in 1699 and the County of Vaduz in 1712. During 1608 in recognition of faithful services, Karl of Liechtenstein was raised to the rank of a Prince. The actual date that the Principality of Liechtenstein was formed is the 23rd January, 1719, being the date that Emperor Karl IV decreed that the County of Vaduz and the Lordship of Schellenberg become the immediate Imperial Principality of Liechtenstein in acknowledgement of services by Anton Florian of Liechtenstein. www.news.li /fam/fam.htm   (140 words)

Kingdoms and Monarchs of the World Queen Elizabeth II is also the Sovereign of 15 countries in the Commonwealth of Nations: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu. www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0775675.html   (128 words)

Liechtenstein -> Land, People, Economy, and Government on Encyclopedia.com 2002 Le prince Hans-Adam II du Liechtenstein Le prince Hans-Adam II du Liechtenstein, 58 ans, a annoncé vendredi qu'il quittera. Le prince Hans Adam II du Liechtenstein Dans un an exactement, le 15 août 2004, le prince Hans Adam II, 58 ans, qui règne. Liechtenstein is a member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/liechten_landpeopleeconomyandgovernment.asp   (695 words)

Kings, Queens & Despots - Forbes.com If you haven't heard of Liechtenstein or its monarch yet, you will soon. The Prince is pushing for constitutional reforms and reportedly has threatened to move to nearby Austria if they don't pass. He manages a vast family fortune that includes banking interests, real estate and an art collection of Old Masters. www.forbes.com /2003/02/24/cz_royalslide_3.html   (75 words)

Liechtenstein (12/05) In 1989, Prince Hans Adam II succeeded his father to the throne and in 1996 settled a long-running dispute with Russia over the Liechtenstein family's archives, which had been confiscated during the Soviet occupation of Vienna in 1945 and later moved to Moscow. Branches: Executive--chief of state: Prince Hans Adam II (assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984, acceded to the throne on 13 November 1989); Heir Apparent Prince Alois, son of the monarch, was born on June 11, 1968. The Prince nominates the government, district and high court judges, the judges of the Supreme Court, and the presidents and their deputies of the Constitutional Court and of the Administrative Court of Appeal on the basis of the names put forward by parliament. www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/9403.htm   (3002 words)

Royal Facts of 2000, PART I Prince Jan Andreas of Liechtenstein (eldest son of Prince Johannes of Liechtenstein and of Kerstin Lundberg) married Lena Johansson in a civil ceremony in Vaduz, Liechtenstein on August 4th. Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern (son of Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern and of Princess Birgitta of Sweden) married Ute Maria König in a civil ceremony in Grünwald, Munich, Germany. Prince Chlodwig of Lippe (son of the late Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe and of the late Princess Bertha of Hesse and husband of Veronika Holl) died in Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany on February 13th or 23rd. www.angelfire.com /in/heinbruins/Facts2000a.html   (3559 words)

View PRINCE HANS-ADAM II OF LIECHTENSTEIN TO BE AWARDED HONORARY DEGREE Prince Hans-Adam's 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. During his reign as prince, Hans-Adam has worked diligently toward 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 U.N. The prince has since cited this event as his greatest achievement. Over the years, the children of both families have enjoyed visits lasting up to a year in length with the respective families, and Prince Hans-Adam served in Washington as an intern in Sen. Pell's office. www.salve.edu /salvetoday/archives/view_archive_public.cfm?archive_ID=564   (659 words)

H.S.H. Prince Hans-Adam II As one element of Liechtenstein's contribution to commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations in 1995, I gave a grant to Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs to establish a research program on self-determination. In his address to the Fiftieth General Assembly, His Holiness Pope John Paul II referred to the quest for freedom in the second half of the twentieth century. The Liechtenstein research program at Princeton University is a long-term project. www.catholic.net /RCC/hsmission/UN050896/LIECHTEN.html   (2127 words)

Liechtenstein’s Prince Hans Adam II Hands Over Power To First Son, by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels Liechtenstein’s head of state, Prince Hans-Adam II, has formally transferred the day-to-day running of the principality to his eldest son, Prince Alois. Prince Hans-Adam II, who has been head of the royal family since the death of his father Franz Josef II in 1989, has no intention of fading into the background however, and said he has no plans to abdicate for at least another 20 years. Prince Alois spent his early schooling within the principality before entering Britain’s Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, after which he served for six months in the Coldstream Guards in Hong Kong and London. www.tax-news.com /asp/story/story_print.asp?storyname=17046   (391 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 (b. Territorial Disputes: Liechtenstein's royal family claims restitution for 1,600 sq km of land in the Czech Republic confiscated in 1918. www.worldstatesmen.org /Liechtenstein.htm   (1013 words)

Untitled Document Prince Hans Adam II the applied to the Cologne Regional Court for an interim injunction ordering the municipality of Cologne to hand over the painting at the end of the exhibition. The gist of the claim is that Liechtenstein was recognized as a neutral country by all belligerents in WWII and that property of Liechtenstein nationals should not have been seized as reparations. On Some Implications of the Prince of Liechtenstein v. www.law.harvard.edu /faculty/martin/art_law/hans_adam.htm   (694 words)

Liechtenstein Prince Hans Adam II: I want my property back Prince Hans-Adam II: The Principality of Liechtenstein was one of the few European states which did not recognize the Munich Treaty and later the occupation of Czecho-slovakia by the Third Reich. Prince Hans-Adam II: I have always been in favour of our membership in the EEA despite the fact that this membership was rejected by Switzerland in fall 1992 in a popular vote and despite the opposition of influential groups here in Liechtenstein against our membership in the EEA. Prince Hans-Adam II: Yes, the Bratislava court decided that the Prince of Liechten-stein is of German nationality and that this is a fact of common knowledge which has not to be proved anymore. www.blisty.cz /art/17123.html   (4101 words)

The NewsAhead Agency for future world news If events unroll as promised by the ruling prince of Liechtenstein, Hans-Adam II, the 33,000 citizens of the tiny city-state will be celebrating their Aug 15 National Day with a new ruler, Prince Alois. Hans-Adam has ruled the tiny Alpine state between Switzerland and Austria since the death of his father Franz-Josef II in 1989. Hans-Adam's successor, his 35-year-old son, will have the benefit of his father's hardwon new powers, the result of a bitter row in the principality and a referendum. www.newsahead.com /content/view/96/71   (199 words)

April In Liechtenstein 1940 - Marie Princess von und zu Liechtenstein née Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (wife of Hans Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein) was born. Liechtenstein had asked for restitution and compensation because the Government of Guatemala had acted illegally against a Mr. 1978 - Hans Brunhart of the VU party became the head of the government. www.suite101.com /article.cfm/liechtenstein/98938   (402 words)

Liechtenstein Prince Hans Adam II had threatened to leave the country if his demands for more authority were not met. Liechtenstein's royal family claims restitution for 1,600 sq km of land in the Czech Republic confiscated in 1918. Liechtenstein: Bibliography - Bibliography See P. Raton, Liechtenstein: History and Institutions of the Principality (1970); T. Liechtenstein: History - History The Liechtenstein ruling house is an old Austrian family. www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107726.html   (661 words)

Liechtenstein Prince Hans Adam II was the ruling monarch at the time of our visit, but as of August, 2004, he has handed over the power to his son, Crown Prince Alois. Liechtenstein is a very small country, just 160 square km, about 9/10 the size of Washington D.C. The prince has several palaces outside of Liechtenstein, including one in Vienna where we attended a concert. We passed through the border crossing from Switzerland to the Principality of Liechtenstein. www.europeanphotoalbum.com /liechtenstein.html   (163 words)

Portal of the Principality of Liechtenstein - Princely House - Prince Hans-Adam II Prince Hans Adam II was born on 14 February 1945 as the eldest son of Prince Franz Joseph II 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 1984, the 45th year of his reign, Prince Franz Josef II appointed Prince Hans Adam II as his permanent representative and conferred upon him the mandate to administer the business of the State, in accordance with article 13 of the Constitution. www.liechtenstein.li /en/eliechtenstein_main_sites/portal_fuerstentum_liechtenstein/fl-fueh-fuerstenhaus/fl-fueh-fuersten/fl-fueh-fuersten-hansadam2.htm?printout=1&   (441 words)

Portal of the Principality of Liechtenstein - State - Reigning Prince On August 15th 2004 H.S.H. Prince Hans-Adam II entrusts his son H.S.H. Heredi-tary Prince Alois as his representative with the exercise of all sovereign rights pertaining to him, in accordance with the Liechtenstein Constitution. Diplomatic and consular representations in the Principality of Liechtenstein On recommendation of Parliament, the Reigning Prince appoints the Government, judges of the Court of Justice, judges of the Court of Appeal, judges of the Supreme Court, and the presidents and vice-presidents of the Constitutional Court and the Administrative Court. www.liechtenstein.li /en/eliechtenstein_main_sites/portal_fuerstentum_liechtenstein/fl-staat-staat/fl-staat-landesfuerst.htm   (445 words)

Worldandnation: Grant him power, or he'll pack it up Although the prince has retained his father's tradition of inviting the population to the castle for drinks and snacks on Liechtenstein's national day, "He is more feared than respected and more respected than loved," says Frick, who as prime minister from 1993 to 2001 repeatedly clashed with Hans-Adam over the constitutional issue. Nonsense, counters the prince, arguing Liechtenstein's people have more democratic powers than any other country, and that under his plans, 1,500 signatures on a petition would be enough to force a referendum on abolishing his job. Liechtenstein has good reason to feel indebted to the royal family that has ruled it for 284 years. www.sptimes.com /2003/03/16/news_pf/Worldandnation/Grant_him_power__or_h.shtml   (943 words)

Who are the Jacobites? The eldest is Sophie who is married to Alois, Hereditary Prince of Leichtenstein and son of Hans-Adam II, Reigning Prince of Liechtenstein. Joseph is the first prince of the Stuart successors to have been born in London since James II and VII. His son King George II also repeated the procedure in 1748, (two years after the Jacobite rebellion that ended in the slaughter of the Scottish clans at the battle of Culloden), with a conference entitled The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. www.electricscotland.com /history/charles/jacobites.htm   (1416 words)

alt.talk.royalty FAQ HRH Henri Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon of Parma, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Count of Sayn, of Königstein, of Katzenelnbogen, and of Dietz, Burgrave of Hammerstein, Lord of Mahlberg, of Wiesbaden, of Idstein, of Merenberg, of Limburg, of Eppstein. In the cases of Simeon II of Bulgaria and Constantine II of the Hellenes (who have never abdicated) and Michael of Roumania (who was forced to abdicate), it is correct to continue to refer to them as King and incorrect to refer to them as ex-King. HRH Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (b. www.bonus.com /contour/Heraldic_Atlas/http@@/www.heraldica.org/faqs/atrfaq.htm   (13806 words)

Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein On July 3, 1993, in the parish church of Saint Florian, in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, Sophie married Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, eldest son of Hans-Adam II, Reigning Prince of Liechtenstein and of his wife, Countess Marie Kinsky. Returning to Bavaria in the autumn of 1989, she enrolled at the Catholic University of Eichstatt, pursuing studies in history and English language and literature. After their marriage, Sophie and Alois lived from September 1993 until May 1996 in London where Alois worked for a firm of chartered accountants. www.jacobite.ca /kings/sophie.htm   (343 words)

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