Joseph Johann Adam (25 May 1690 – 17 December 1732) was the

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from 1721 to his death. Born in

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, he was the only living son of

Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein Anton Florian (28 May 1656 – 11 October 1721) was the Prince of Liechtenstein between 1718 and 1721. Anton Florian was born in Wilfersdorf, in what is now Lower Austria. During the War of the Spanish Succession, he went to Spain, where he was t ...

and

Eleonore Barbara von Thun und Hohenstein Countess Eleonore Barbara Catharina von Thun und Hohenstein (4 May 1661 – 10 February 1723) was an Austrian noblewoman who, as the wife of Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein, was the Princess of Liechtenstein from 1718 to 1721. She accompani ...

. Johann Josef Adam served under his father for a short time during the

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and later fought against the French under the

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. After the

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he became Imperial Privy Counsellor in

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. He was the 661st

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of the

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. He died in

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in 1732.

Marriages and issue

On 1 December 1712, Joseph married firstly his cousin Maria Gabriele, Princess of

(12 July 1692 – 7 November 1713), daughter of Hans-Adam I. They had one child: * Prince Karl Anton Joseph Adam Bruno (6 October 1713 – 25 March 1715) On 3 February 1716, Joseph married secondly Marianne, Countess of

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(27 September 1698 – 23 February 1716), but his new bride died only 20 days after the wedding. On 3 August 1716, in

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, Joseph married thirdly to Maria Anna Katharina, Countess of

Oettingen-Spielberg The House of Oettingen was a high-rank noble Franconian and Swabian family. It ruled various estates that composed the County of Oettingen between the 12th century and the beginning of the 19th century. In 1674 the house was raised to the rank of p ...

(21 September 1693 – 15 April 1729), daughter of Francis Albert, 1st Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg in 1734 (previously Count). They had five children: * Princess Maria Eleonore Johanna Walburga Josepha (8 June 1717 – 1 July 1718). * Prince Joseph Anton Franz Johann Nepomuk (17 Apr 1720 – 28 November 1723). * Princess Maria Theresia Eleonora Walburga Innocentia (28 December 1721 – 19 January 1753), married Prince

Joseph I Adam of Schwarzenberg Joseph I Adam Prince of Schwarzenberg (15 December 1722, Vienna – 17 February 1782, Vienna), 4th Prince of Schwarzenberg, was a German-Bohemian nobleman. Biography Joseph I was born as the son of Adam Franz Karl, 3rd Prince of Schwarzenberg an ...

(15 December 1722 – 17 February 1782). *

Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein Johann Nepomuk Karl (Johann Nepomuk Karl Borromäus Josef Franz de Paula; 6 July 1724 – 22 December 1748) was the Prince of Liechtenstein between 1732 and 1748. Early life He was the son of Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein and hi ...

(6 July 1724 – 22 December 1748). * Princess Maria Elisabeth Eleonore (born and died 18 May 1728). On 22 August 1729, Joseph married fourthly to Maria Anna, Countess Kottulinsky von Kottulin (12 May 1707 – 6 February 1788). They had two children: * Prince Anton Thomas Joseph Franz de Paula Johann Nepomuk Adam (21 December 1730 – 1731). * Princess Maria Anna Josefa Antonia Franz de Paula (posthumously 2 April 1733 – 10 December 1734).

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Princely House of Liechtenstein
{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph Johann Adam 1690 births 1732 deaths Nobility from Vienna Princes of Liechtenstein Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria 18th-century Liechtenstein people