Hans-Adam I (Johann Adam Andreas; 16 August 1662 – 16 June 1712) was the son of
Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein (1611–1684) and
Princess Johanna Beatrix of Dietrichstein (1625–1676).
On 18 January 1699 he acquired the seigneury of
Schellenberg, and on 22 February 1712 the county of
Vaduz. These two domains would later form the present principality of
Liechtenstein. He was also Duke of
Troppau and
Jägerndorf.
Johann did not take up an office at the
Imperial court but did case-by-case work, especially as a financial expert. He was known informally as Hans Adam the Rich. Besides managing his property, he took a great interest in art. He bought works by
Rubens
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque traditio ...
[His Rubens '' Massacre of the Innocents'', later misattributed to another painter, found its way to the Art Gallery of Ontario.] and
van Dyck for his collections and was one of the most generous patrons of his time.
Johann created two memorials to himself, a palace in Bankgasse in
Vienna and a summer palace in
Rossau. He was the 575th
Knight of the
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece ( es, Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro, german: Orden vom Goldenen Vlies) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1430, to celebrate his marriage ...
in
Austria.
Marriage and issue
Johann married his first cousin,
Erdmuthe Maria Theresia of Dietrichstein, Princess of
Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg (17 April 1652 – 15 March 1737) on 16 February 1681. They had seven children:
*
Princess Maria ''Elisabeth'' (8 May 1683 – 4 May 1744), married
Leopold, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg, son of
Karolina of Legnica-Brieg
*Prince Karl Joseph (15 October 1684 – 16 February 1704)
*Princess Maria ''Antonia'' (10 April 1687 – 9 October 1750)
*Prince Franz Dominik (1 September 1689 – 19 March 1711)
*Princess Maria ''Gabriele'' (12 July 1692 – 7 November 1713), married
Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein
*
Princess Maria ''Theresia'' (11 May 1694 – 20 February 1772)
*Princess Maria ''Dominika'' (5 August 1698 – 2 June 1724)
He left no male heirs at his death, both of his sons having died before him.
References
External links
Princely House of Liechtenstein
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1657 births
1712 deaths
People from Brno
People from the Margraviate of Moravia
Princes of Liechtenstein
Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria
18th-century Liechtenstein people