There have been 16 monarchs of the
Principality of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarch ...
since 1608. The current
Prince of Liechtenstein
The prince regnant of Liechtenstein (german: Fürst von und zu Liechtenstein) is the monarch and head of state of Liechtenstein.Principality of Liechtenstein Family - Die fürstliche Familie (in German) The Liechtenstein family, after which t ...
is
Hans-Adam II
Hans-Adam II (Johannes Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marco d'Aviano Pius; born 14 February 1945) is the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein, since 1989. He is the son of Prince Franz Joseph II and his wife, Countess Georgina von Wilczek. He al ...
, since 13 November 1989. The current
Hereditary Prince and Regent of Liechtenstein is
Alois
Alois (Latinized ''Aloysius'') is an Old Occitan form of the name Louis. Modern variants include ''Aloïs'' ( French), ''Aloys'' (German), ''Alois'' (Czech), ''Alojz'' ( Slovak, Slovenian), ''Alojzy'' (Polish), '' Aloísio'' (Portuguese, Spanish, ...
, since 15 August 2004.
Country profile: Liechtenstein – Leaders
BBC News, 6 December 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
Monarchs of Liechtenstein
Family tree
The names in bold signify official reigning monarchs of Liechtenstein.
See also
* Monarchy of Liechtenstein
The prince regnant of Liechtenstein (german: Fürst von und zu Liechtenstein) is the monarch and head of state of Liechtenstein.Principality of Liechtenstein Family - Die fürstliche Familie (in German) The Liechtenstein family, after which t ...
* List of princesses of Liechtenstein
This is a list of princesses consort of Liechtenstein, wives of the reigning prince of Liechtenstein.
Princess consort of Liechtenstein
See also
* House of Liechtenstein
* Prince of Liechtenstein
Notes
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* Succession to the Liechtensteiner throne
* House of Liechtenstein
The House of Liechtenstein, from which the principality takes its name, is the family which reigns by hereditary right over the principality of Liechtenstein. Only dynastic members of the family are eligible to inherit the throne. The dynasty's m ...
* Ducal hat of Liechtenstein
The Ducal hat of Liechtenstein (German: ''Herzogshut'') is the crown of the Princes of Liechtenstein, who were also Dukes of Troppau and Jägerndorf. It went missing in the 18th century and was recast in the 1970's as a gift of the people of Lie ...
* 2008 Liechtenstein tax affair
The 2008 Liechtenstein tax affair is a series of tax investigations in numerous countries whose governments suspect that some of their citizens may have evaded tax obligations by using banks and trusts in Liechtenstein; the affair broke open with ...
References
External links
The Princely House of Liechtenstein
(official site)
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Liechtenstein, Princes
*List of Princes of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...