Princess Astrid of Liechtenstein (née Astrid Barbara Kohl; born 13 September 1968) is a German businesswoman, art collector, and interior designer. She married Prince Alexander, the nephew of

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 ...

, in 2003 and became a member of the Princely family of Liechtenstein.

Biography

Kohl was born on 24 January 2003 in

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to Theodor Kohl, a German businessman, and Ingrid Schlechta, a German art collector. Her father is an entrepreneur who owned pharmaceutical design, medical device wholesale, and construction businesses. She studied economics at the Sorbonne. Upon graduating, she worked at a financial fund in

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. She moved back to Europe to run her father's company. In 1993, she met Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein, the son of

Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein (Philipp Erasmus Alois Ferdinand Maria Sebaldus; born 19 August 1946) is a member of the princely family of Liechtenstein. He is a son of the former reigning prince Franz Joseph II and the younger brother of curr ...

and grandson of Franz Joseph II, in Gstaad. On 24 January 2003, she and Prince Alexander married in a civil ceremony in

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. Their Catholic wedding, officiated by Archbishop

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, took place on 8 February 2003 in

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. Astrid wore a wedding dress by

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for the occasion, and 300 guests were present for the three-day celebrations. She gave birth to a daughter, Theodora Alexandra Isabella Antonia Nora Marie on 20 November 2004. Astrid and her husband own the Villa Sant'Andrea, an 1,000-year old former

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monastery overlooking

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near

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. Their estate includes seventy-five acres of parkland, stables, a swimming pool, a church, a vineyard, and an olive grove, and an orchard. Her parents, who purchased the estate for Astrid, lived with them at the villa for twelve years. Astrid is an art collector and keeps a collection of Meissen porcelain and her home. She and her husband own Pharmathek, a pharmaceutical company. Astrid is an interior designer and the founder of Crown Designs, which sells luxury interiors for boutiques and hotels. Her design company operates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. In 2020, she went on a trip to

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with her husband and daughter.

References

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