Prince Johannes of Liechtenstein (Johannes Franz Alfred Maria Caspar Melchior Balthasar; 6 January 1873 in

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– 3 September 1959 in

Hollenegg Hollenegg is a former municipality in the district of Deutschlandsberg in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Schwanberg Schwanberg is a mountain, or hill of higher ele ...

), was an Austro-Hungarian noble and military leader.

Life

He was the third son of

Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein Prince Alfred Louis of Liechtenstein (Alfred Aloys Eduard; 11 July 1842 in Prague – 8 October 1907 in Frauenthal castle)Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein (German: ''Henriette Maria Norberta, Prinzessin von und zu Liechtenstein''; 6 June 1843 – 24 December 1931) was a Princess of Liechtenstein and member of the Princely House of Liechtenstein. Family Henriett ...

.
He had a career in the

Austro-Hungarian Navy The Austro-Hungarian Navy or Imperial and Royal War Navy (german: kaiserliche und königliche Kriegsmarine, in short ''k.u.k. Kriegsmarine'', hu, Császári és Királyi Haditengerészet) was the naval force of Austria-Hungary. Ships of the A ...

. Between 1912 and 1915, he was Austro-Hungarian Marine-Attaché in Rome, but was recalled after the Italian declaration of War. Between 1917 and 1918 he was Frigate captain and commander of the Fleet in the harbor of Cattaro. In the last days of the First World War, he represented the Austro-Hungarian Navy in signing the Armistice of Villa Giusti with the Italians. He became 1,220th

Knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the Gr ...

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 1921. After the war, he retired from public life. He headed the Order of

St. George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...

until it was dissolved by Nazi Germany.

Marriage and issue

He married in

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on 6 September 1906 Countess Mária Gabriella Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (1886-1961), and had 4 sons: * Prince Alfred Géza Johann Dionys Maria Josef (

Betlér Betliar () is a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia, known for its manor house. Basic information * ''Location: Slovak republic, Betliar is situated in South-East part of Slovenské rud ...

, 27 June 1907 – Frauenthal bei Deutschlandsberg,

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

, 28 December 1991), married at Schloss Horin on 16 April 1932 Ludmila Prinzessin von Lobkowicz ( Rožďalovice,

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...

, 13 August 1908 –

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, 11 January 1974), and had issue: ** Princess Maria Christina Anna Eleonore Henriette (

, 2 February 1933 – 28 February 2009), married in

on 2 July 1960 and divorced in 1973 Roland de Roys de Lédignan Saint Michel (b.

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (; oc, Sant Joan de Cap Ferrat; Italian: ''San Giovanni Capo Ferrato'') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2017, it had a population of 1,573 ...

, Cap Ferrat, 1 October 1934 - 8 December 2017), and had issue: *** Marie Caroline de Roys de Ledignan Saint Michel (b. Paris, 26 January 1963) *** René François de Roys de Ledignan Saint Michel (b. Paris, 17 November 1964) *** Louis Charles de Roys de Ledignan Saint Michel (b. Paris, 12 April 1967), unmarried and without issue ** Prince Franz Géza Johannes Georg Thaddäus Konrad Maria (b.

, 19 January 1935), married in Osteria Grande, near

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

, on 14 June 1969 Laura Malvezzi Campeggi (b.

, 12 January 1941), and had issue: *** Princess Laurentia (

, 14 February 1971 –

, 20 February 1971) *** Prince Alfred Paolo (b.

, 16 November 1972), married civilly in

Vaduz Vaduz ( or , High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' Hrsg. ...

on 27 May 2005 and religiously in Castelvecchio on 11 June 2005 Alice Stori Deserti (b.

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

, 13 June 1978), and had issue: **** Princess Emilia Laura (b.

, 11 September 2006) **** Prince Franz Cosimo (b.

, 9 January 2009) **** Princess Giulia Marina (b.

, 28 December 2011) *** Prince Lukas Wolfgang (b.

, 18 November 1974), married civilly in

on 6 October 2006 and religiously in Beaumont, Haute-Savoie on 21 October 2006 Nathalie Geneviève Etchart (b. Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, 6 September 1972), and had issue: **** Princess Nora Manureva (b.

Deutschlandsberg Deutschlandsberg (; sl, Lonč) is a town in Deutschlandsberg district of Styria, Austria. It is located in southern Austria, near the border with Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abb ...

, 6 April 2008) **** Princess Lucie Louise (b.

, 13 March 2012) *** Princess Livia Margherita (b.

, 7 April 1977), married civilly in

on 6 June 2012 Richard Turner (b. Ascot, 14 December 1974) ** Prince Friedrich Emanuel Konrad Thaddäus Maria (b.

, 30 September 1937 - d. 20 December 2010), married in

on 8 January 1972 Annemarie Ortner (b. Gams bei Frauenthal, 3 May 1948), and had issue: *** Prince Emanuel Friedrich Eugen Nikolaus (b.

, 29 November 1978), married in

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on 7 August 2007 Sonja Maria Monschein (b. Regensburg, 29 January 1982) **** Prince Leopold Emanuel Friedrich August (b. Graz, 4 November 2010) **** Prince Heinrich Emanuel Ulrich Nikolaus (b. Graz, 31 July 2012) **** Princess Charlotte Sophie Ludmilla Maria (b. Graz, 14 April 2014) *** Prince Ulrich Constantin Wladimir Peter (b.

, 12 August 1983) ** Prince Anton Florian Johannes Constantin Konrad Thaddäus (b.

, 21 April 1940), married in Sankt Stefan im Gailtal on 29 June 1968 Rosmarie Freiin Dreihann-Holenia von Sulzberg am Steinhof (b.

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, 15 December 1943), and had issue: *** Princess Ludmilla Stefanie (b.

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...

, 14 January 1974), married civilly in

on 7 April 1995 and religiously in Sankt Stefan im Gailtal on 15 July 1995 Christoph Andreas Georg Graf Calice (b.

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, 30 May 1964), and had issue: **** Maria Assunta Stefanie Johanna Ludmila Gräfin Calice (

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, 15 December 1996) **** Pius Florian Ferdinand Heinrich Anton Maria Graf Calice (

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, 5 April 1998) **** Christoph Matthias Franz Alfred Maria Graf Calice (

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, 13 February 2000) *** Prince Georg Clemens (b.

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, 17 October 1977) * Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein (1908–1987), unmarried and without issue * Prince Johannes Franz de Paula Gabriel Ildefons Felix Klemens Maria Joseph (

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, 18 May 1910 – St. Gallen, 22 January 1975), married in Mariaschein,

, on 16 November 1936 Karoline Gräfin von Ledebur-Wicheln ( Krzemusch, 23 March 1912 – Grabs, 29 November 1996), and had issue: ** Princess Maria Eleonore Elisabeth Johanna ( Mährisch-Sternberg, 23 September 1937 – Bruderholz, 8 June 2002), unmarried and without issue ** Prince Eugen Hartmann Johannes Franz Maria (b. Mährisch-Sternberg, 20 March 1939), married in Ebenthal on 27 July 1968 Maria Theresia Gräfin von Goëss (b. Ebenthal, 24 May 1945), and had issue: *** Prince Johannes Leopold Petrus Maria (b. St. Gallen, 28 January 1969), married civilly in

on 12 April 2001 and religiously in

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on 12 May 2001 Kinga Gräfin Károlyi de Nagy-Károly (b.

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, 1 October 1973) *** Princess Anna Theodora Maria (b. St. Gallen, 28 November 1970), married in Moosburg civilly on 10 June 1993 and religiously on 12 June 1993 her cousin Alexander Graf Kottulinsky (b.

, 30 September 1967), and had issue: **** Lorenz Graf Kottulinsky (b.

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, 13 July 1996) **** Ilona Gräfin Kottulinsky (b.

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, 24 October 1997) **** Moritz Graf Kottulinsky (b.

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, 6 January 2000) **** Donata Gräfin Kottulinsky (b.

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, 19 January 2002) *** Princess Marie Ileana Josefa (b.

, 20 July 1974), married civilly in

on 2 June 2000 and religiously in Dellach bei Moosburg,

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, on 10 June 2000 Ferdinand Graf von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg (b.

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, 24 September 1970), and had issue *** Princess Sophie Barbara Maria (b. Sankt Veit, 16 April 1984) ** Prince Albrecht Johannes Géza Augustinus Wilhelm Maria, who took the title of Baron von on 28 January 1971 (b. Mährisch-Sternberg, 28 May 1940), married firstly in

on 3 September 1966 and divorced in 1971 Tamara Nyman, created Baroness von Landskron in 1966 (b.

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, 17 June 1939), and had issue, and married secondly in

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, Clark County, Nevada, 24 July 1971 Marie-Thérèse (Mylena) Tullio (b.

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, 11 January 1940), and had issue: *** Baroness Tatjana Helene von (b.

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, 2 March 1965 –

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, 13 January 2001), married in Speicher bei St. Gallen in 1989 Bruno Roland Thurnherr-Landskron (b. St. Gallen, 29 October 1962), and had issue: **** Timothy von (b. St. Gallen, 18 November 1989) **** Tara Alina von (b. St. Gallen, 1 March 1994) *** Baron Albrecht Johannes Christoph von (b. Chur, 2 April 1967), unmarried and without issue *** Baroness Lorenza von (b.

, 16 April 1973), married in Paris civilly on 29 February 1996 and religiously on 2 March 1996 and divorced or separated (at her marriage she was referred to as Prinzessin von und zu Liechtenstein) Antonio del Balzo di Presenzano (b.

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, 21 April 1961) and had issue by Francesco Trapani (b. Rome, 10 March 1957): **** Vittoria del Balzo di Presenzano (b. 2001) **** Allegra Trapani (b. 2004) ** Princess Barbara Eleonora Marie (b. Mährisch-Sternberg, 9 July 1942), married in Paris on 2 November 1973 as his second wife Alexander, Prince of Yugoslavia (b.

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, Surrey, 13 August 1924), and had issue *** Prince Dushan of Yugoslavia (b. St. Gallen, 25 September 1977) * Prince Constantin Franz Nikolaus Karl Heinrich Dagobert Anton von Padua Ildefons Maria (

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, 23 December 1911 – Grabs, 28 March 2001), married firstly in

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civilly on 18 March 1941 and religiously on 19 March 1941 Maria Elisabeth von Leutzendorff ( Branky, 23 May 1921 – killed in an air raid in

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in Vienna, 10 September 1944), and had issue, and married secondly in

civilly on 21 December 1976 and religiously on 10 January 1977 Countess Ilona Mária Esterházy von Galántha ( Sárosd, 17 May 1921 - 2 August 2019), without issue.

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