Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein (Constantin Ferdinand Maria; born 15 March 1972), known professionally as Constantin Liechtenstein, is a member of the

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and businessman. He is the third son of

Prince 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 ...

and Princess Marie. He is the CEO of Liechtenstein Group.

Education and career

Constantin attended the primary school in Vaduz-Ebenholz and entered the

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in 1983, which he graduated from in 1991. He enrolled at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg in 1992 and graduated in 1997 with a master's degree in law. He then worked for Raiffeisen Private Equity Management and the American investment bank

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. Prince Constantin then became the managing partner of Grünwald Equity Beteiligungs-GmbH until 2011. Since 2012, he became General Director and chairman of the board of directors of the

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and has been responsible for the business areas of agriculture and forestry, renewable energy, and the family's real estate affairs. He work for the Liechtenstein Group since 2020. In addition, he has other functions such as chairman of the board of directors of Rice Tec AG, member of the advisory council of LGT Austria and member of the L-GAM Investment Committee. In addition, Prince Constantin was appointed a member of the Austrian Council for Sustainable Development in

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, whose primary goals are the implementation of the ''Sustainable Development Goals'' in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, concretization and visualization of

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as well as the support and acceleration of corresponding activities in business, society, politics, science, media and the public.

Other activities

Prince Constantin and his family attended the annual Liechtenstein National Day. Prince Constantin is a patron of Football Is More Foundation and attended the annual Football Is More Conferences. In May 2014, Prince Constantin visited The Lower Austrian Forest Youth Games which held in Sparbach Nature Park, the oldest nature park in Austria owned by the Liechtenstein princely family. There, he met sixth grade students and praises the games as to "see nature as an overall view". In March 2015, he hosted delegation of Liechtenstein's

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. In August 2015, he and his wife attended a charity concert hosted by his sister-in-law Hereditary Princess Sophie at the Liechtenstein City Palace. The money raised was used for a joined project of Austrian and Liechtenstein Red Cross to help people in Eastern Ukraine.Photo Gallery. Österreichisches Rotes Kreuz. August 2015 In April 2017, he and his family with other Liechtenstein princely family members visited the Vatican to meet

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. In September 2017, he and his sister Princess Tatjana attended the annual Liechtenstein Reception in Vienna. Prince Constantin initiated and hosted the Summer Rhapsody at the

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, Austria on 31 July 2020. In March 2022, Prince Constantin with his father and his siblings Hereditary Prince Alois and Princess Tatjana attended the opening of the exhibition "True Prince — Joseph Wenzel and His Art" at the Liechtenstein Palace. On 28 April 2022, Prince Constantin visited Hrušky, Czech Republic with other employees of the

and donated 5 million koruna to the village to restore the garden and playground of the kindergarten after destroyed by tornado.

Marriage and family

Prince Constantin married Countess Marie Gabriele Franziska Kálnoky de Kőröspatak civilly on 14 May 1999 in

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, Liechtenstein and religiously on 18 July 1999 in

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, Slovakia. The couple have three children: * Prince Moritz Emanuel Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (born on 27 May 2003 in

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, U.S.) * Princess Georgina "Gina" Maximiliana Tatiana Maria of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg (born on 23 July 2005 in

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, Austria) * Prince Benedikt Ferdinand Hubertus Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (born on 18 May 2008 in

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, Austria). Princess Marie was born on 16 July 1975 in

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, Austria as the sixth daughter of Count Alois Kálnoky de Kőröspatak and Baroness Sieglinde von Oer. Marie worked for

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and the Bismarck Media Communications in New York City as a marketing specialist before works for The Prince of Liechtenstein's Winery Cellars as a sommelier.

Titles, styles, and arms

Constantin is styled as ''His Serene Highness'' Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein,

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. He also bears the

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of the princely house.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Constantin of Liechtenstein, Prince 1972 births Living people Princes of Liechtenstein University of Salzburg alumni Liechtenstein Roman Catholics People from St. Gallen (city) Sons of monarchs