Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein (full name: ''Alexander Friedrich Manfred Maria von und zu Liechtenstein''; 14 May 1929 – 16 March 2012) was a Prince of the

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 ...

and a businessman in the forestry and timber industries. His son,

Prince Stefan of Liechtenstein Prince Stefan Carl Manfred Alfred Alexander Joseph Maria of Liechtenstein (born 14 November 1961) is Liechtenstein's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Holy See and former Ambassador to Germany and Switzerland. Personal life ...

, was Liechtenstein's ambassador to Germany, ambassador to Switzerland, and current ambassador to the Vatican.

Life

He was the eldest son of Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein (1900–1972) – a descendant of

Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein Johann I Joseph (''Johann Baptist Josef Adam Johann Nepomuk Aloys Franz de Paula''; 26 June 1760 – 20 April 1836) was Prince of Liechtenstein between 1805 and 1806 and again from 1814 until 1836. He was the last Liechtenstein prince to rule unde ...

– and Countess Polixena of Collalto and San Salvatore (1905–1984). In 1961 in

Bronnbach Wertheim (East Franconian: ''Wärde'') is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of around 23,400. It is located on the confluence of the rivers Tauber and Main. Wertheim is best known for its land ...

he married Josephine, Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born 1937), a daughter of

Karl II, 8th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austrian ...

.Alexander von und zu Liechtenstein
on thepeergage.com He settled with his family in his family home of

Schloss Rosegg Schloss Rosegg is a castle in Rosegg, Carinthia, Austria. Schloss Rosegg is above sea level. The castle features a large wildlife park with many animals, tours of the castle with rooms displays and life-size wax figures in period clothing, and a ...

, conserving it and reopening it to the public. The couple had three sons, starting with twins in 1961, Christian and Stefan of Liechtenstein - Christopher became a doctor in

Villach Villach (; sl, Beljak; it, Villaco; fur, Vilac) is the seventh-largest city in Austria and the second-largest in the federal state of Carinthia. It is an important traffic junction for southern Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. , the po ...

and Stefan became Liechtenstein's ambassador to Germany in 2007. Their third son Emanuel was born in 1964 and took over management of the Schloss and its attached zoo and waxwork display. Alexander was buried on 24 March 2012 in Rosegg's municipal cemetery.

References

External links

Obituary with family information

Obituary
in the

Liechtensteiner Volksblatt The ''Liechtensteiner Volksblatt'' is the older of the two daily newspapers in Liechtenstein. It is published by the Liechtensteiner Volksblatt AG, and as of 2015, had a circulation of 9,000 copies. The Thursday edition is distributed as a large ...

Schloss Rosegg - official website
1929 births 2012 deaths Princes of Liechtenstein {{Europe-royal-stub