Karl Eusebius (11 April 1611 – 5 April 1684)House of Liechtenstein
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. He inherited this title in 1627 from his father

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. He was 16 and thus considered underage, and his uncles Prince Gundakar and

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acted as

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s until 1632. From 1639 to 1641 Karl was Chief Captain of

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and Low Silesia. After the

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Karl effectively restored his dominions economically. Karl was also an extensive patron of architecture of the period. He formed the early plans for

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Castle, which in fact his son the future Hans-Adam I oversaw the construction of. He died in Schwarzkosteletz.

Marriage and issue

Karl married his niece, Princess Johanna Beatrix von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg ( – 26 March 1676) on 6 August 1644. They had nine children: *Princess Eleonora Maria (1647 – 7 August 1704). *Princess Anna Maria (1648–1654). *Princess Maria Theresia (1649–1716). *Princess Johanna Beatrix (1650–1672); Married Maximilian II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1641–1709). *Prince Franz Dominik (died 1652). *Prince Karl Joseph (died 1653). *Prince Franz Eusebius (1654–1655). *Princess Cecilia (died 1655). *Prince Johann Adam Andreas (known as

Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein 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 seign ...

) (1662–1712).

In popular culture

Karl Eusebius plays a prominent role in several of the works in the ''1632'' series of

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novels and stories.

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