Johann Nepomuk Karl (Johann Nepomuk Karl Borromäus Josef Franz de Paula; 6 July 1724 – 22 December 1748) was the
Prince of Liechtenstein between 1732 and 1748.
Early life
He was the son of
Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein
Joseph Johann Adam (25 May 1690 – 17 December 1732) was the Prince of Liechtenstein from 1721 to his death.
Born in Vienna, he was the only living son of Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein and Eleonore Barbara von Thun und Hohenstein. Jo ...
and his second wife, Countess Maria Anna Katharina of
Oettingen-Spielberg
The House of Oettingen was a high-rank noble Franconian and Swabian family. It ruled various estates that composed the County of Oettingen between the 12th century and the beginning of the 19th century. In 1674 the house was raised to the rank of p ...
(1693-1729).
Life
When his father died, Johann Nepomuk Karl was only eight and his uncle
Josef Wenzel ruled as regent and took care of his nephew's education, preparing him for his future role. When Johann Nepomuk Karl took over the rule of his domains alone in 1745, it seemed that his uncle had taught him nothing, because the prince soon neglected the government and otherwise had seen little economic success.
Because of the evident inability of the prince, a royal
Hungarian and Bohemian royal chamberlain was appointed to rule. The prince died shortly afterwards in 1748 at
Wischau aged 24 years, being the youngest Prince of Liechtenstein to die.
Marriage and issue
In Vienna on 19 March 1744 Johann Nepomuk Karl married his cousin Maria Josepha, Countess of
Harrach-Rohrau (20 November 1727 – 15 February 1788), daughter of
Count Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau
Count Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau, (Vienna, 8 June 1696 – Vienna, 4 June 1749), was plenipotentiary minister of the Austrian Netherlands (1732–1741) and became Governor-General ''ad interim'' in 1741–1744.
He was also High Chan ...
and his wife, Princess Maria Eleonora of
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...
(1793-1757). They had three children:
* Princess Maria Anna (October 1745 – 27 April 1752).
* Prince Joseph Johannes Nepomuk Xaver Gotthard Adam Franz de Paula Frederick (5 May 1747 – 20 May 1747).
* Princess Maria Antonia Josepha Theresia Walburga (posthumously 13 June 1749 – 28 May 1813), married on 17 January 1768 to Prince Wenzel von
Paar.
References
*Evelin Oberhammer (Hrsg.): ''Der ganzen Welt ein Lob und Spiegel, Das Fürstenhaus Liechtenstein in der frühen Neuzeit.'' Publisher of history and politics/R. Oldenbourg ed., Vienna/München 1990,
External links
Johann Nepomuk Karl at Princely House of Liechtenstein
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1724 births
1748 deaths
Modern child rulers
Princes of Liechtenstein
18th-century Liechtenstein people
