Lichenstein Royal Family: Part 1

[Alexandra]

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[Alexandra]

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[mybags]

Hi Samitude!

Do you know if there will be any pictures of the little Prince?

[Chanel]

In New York huh? I wonder why the Princely family do not stay in Liechtenstein? They all seem to be in other cities in Europe and USA. Alois and Sophie in London. Maximillian and Angela - London. I believe that Tatjana and her husband are in either London or Austria and the others of the family are everywhere else as well.

[Etienne,DuchessofBurgundy]

(Filed: 16/08/2003)


Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein is to hand over power to his son Alois but will retain the title of head of state.

The move, announced by the crown prince yesterday, the tiny country's national holiday, came a few months after he won extended ruling powers in a bitterly fought referendum campaign.

Explaining his decision at a party for the state's 33,000 inhabitants at his castle in Vaduz, Prince Hans Adam, 58, said the handover would take place at next year's national holiday.

"The problems of foreign and domestic politics in which I have been involved are either solved or close to a successful solution," he said.

"New problems have to be solved, and the heir to the throne has already been working on these."

Prince Alois, 35, is the eldest of the Prince Hans Adam's four children.

Two thirds of Liechtenstein's 17,000 voters supported the new constitution proposed by the Prince Hans Adam, giving him the right to dismiss the government, veto legislation and appoint judges. The prince, whose family has ruled the state for 300 years, already had the power to dissolve parliament and call elections.

The campaign led to claims that the prince - who took over government rule from his father in 1989 - was a despot, liable to turn the Ruritanian principality into a dictatorship.

But critics of the crown prince's campaign, which split Liechtenstein like few other events in its history, were ostracised.

One found a disembowelled cat at his front door while another discovered a rotten pig's snout and tail nailed to his fence with the message: "Shut your mouth and sling your hook."

The prince threatened to leave Liechtenstein in favour of neighbouring Austria, where he has a castle, and to sell the royal palace to the Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates if voters failed to back his proposals.

Prince Alois, who has four children from his 10-year marriage to Princess Sophie of Bavaria, studied at Sandhurst in the 1990s, and has a law degree from Salzburg university.

He has already demonstrated that he shares his father's stubborn streak by recently suggesting, as Prince Hans Adam has done, that Liechtenstein should leave the Council of Europe if it carries out its threat to monitor Liechtenstein's commitment to democracy in the light of the recent referendum.

This year, the state, sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria and known for allegedly harbouring illicit money, offered itself for rent to multi-national companies for £320 per head per day.

Prince Hans Adam allowed the use of his wine cellar and castle as part of the deal.

[samitude]

Princess Tajana of Liechtenstein, Mrs. von Lattorff, is expecting her third child.

Netty posted this over on Royals Portal.

Picked up some news in Liechtenstein: Princess Tatjana von und zu Liechtenstein, daughter of Prince Hans Adam II and Princess Marie, and her husband Philipp von Lattorff expect their third child. I just don't know when. It seems Prince Hans Adam told it during an interview to Radio Liechtenstein. I was there (it was on a square in the middle of Vaduz), but I only heard him saying that he hoped to have more time for his eight grandchildren after handing over the power to his son Alois. I think he said some more afterwards, but I couldn't hear what he said due to the loud music nearby. Some Liechtenstein people sitting next to me told me however later on that the Prince had said that Tatjana expected her third child.

[Alexandria]

Great news!

With all these royal babie makes you wonder if there was some big royal event some months back that everyone drank the same water at?! What a royal baby boom!

What are Tatiana Lichenstein's other children's names and how old are they?

[mybags]

Princess Tatjana's children:

Lukas Maria von Lattorff (b. May 13, 2000, Wiesbaden)

Elisabeth Maria Angela Tatjana von Lattorff (b. January 25, 2002, Grabs)

(Princess Angela von and zu Liechtentein was Elisabeth's godmother)

[Lyonnaise]

Sovereign Hans Adam 2nd announces to resign during his National Royal Day adress. The news came as a bomb: At the end of his royal day speech closing the field religious service in the Castle meadows of Castle Vaduz, Prince Hans Adam 2nd of Liechtenstein announced to resign shortly in favour of His eldest son Crown Prince Alois (35). His wife Princess Marie was very moved by Her husband's speech making the news of a soon abdication official. A garden party at the Castle closed the day who started with heavy rain. THIS PICTURE: Prince Hans Adam 2nd Princess Marie of Liechtenstein Crown Prince Alois, Crown Princess Sophie and the Princechildren Joseph Wenzel and Marie Caroline performing the Liechtenstein salute during the anthem to the Prince.

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Here you can see pictures of the wedding of hereditary prince Alois of Liechtenstein to duchess Sophie of Bavaria.

Alois and Sophie

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Alois and Sophie in 2002

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Prince Maximilian von und zu Liechtenstein is married to Angela Brown. The couple has one child: Alfons (° 2000), and lives in New York.

On their wedding day.

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Maximilian and Angela at the wedding of duchess Fleur von Württemberg, summer 2003.

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

the reigning prince of Liechtenstein, Hans Adam II, with his wife princess Marie, and their 4 children: prince Alois, prince Maximilian, princess Tatjana and prince Constantin (married to Marie, countess Kalnóky; they have 1 son: Mortiz, ° 2003)

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Hans Adam and Marie, 2002.

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Netty's made some excellent reports about special occasions in Liechtenstein (with photos!!)

-Wedding of prince maximilian and Angela Brown
-Staatsfeiertag 2003 (national day), with lots of photos she made herself.

(section special reports)

Netty's royalty page

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[mybags]

Here are some links for the Princely Family of Liechtenstein

Official Website: http://www.fuerstenhaus.li/

Liechtenstein FAQ: http://www.warholm.nu/FAQli.html

Profile of Prince Hans-Adam: http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/hansadam/

Prince Maximilian and Angela Brown: http://racerelations.about.com/library/pro...blangelamax.htm

The Princely Family: http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/liech...in/history.html

Business in Liechtenstein: http://www.welcome.li/

[sky]

Is there a bio of princess Angela? Also did anyone know about the A.Brown line before she married Prince Maximilian ?

[hrhcp]

Cathérine Bergeyck  Posted: Sep 27th, 2003 - 4:46 am
Prince Maximilian von und zu Liechtenstein is married to Angela Brown .... and lives in New York.

Any news on what the relationship is like between Maximilian and his father ? Is he by any chance the "black sheep of the family" ?