Hans-Adam II
Prince of Liechtenstein
Reign	13 November 1989 – present (&0000000000000020.00000020 years, &0000000000000027.00000027 days)
Predecessor	Francis Joseph II
Heir apparent	Hereditary Prince Alois
Regent	Hereditary Prince Alois (2004-)
Consort	Countess Marie Aglaë Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
Issue
Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein Prince Maximilian Prince Constantin Princess Tatjana
House	House of Liechtenstein
Father	Francis Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Mother	Countess Georgina von Wilczek
Born	14 February 1945 (1945-02-14) (age 64) Zürich, Switzerland

Hans-Adam II (Johannes (Hans) Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marko d'Aviano Pius von und zu Liechtenstein; born 14 February 1945, Zurich), is the currently reigning 15th Prince of Liechtenstein. He is the son of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1906-1989) and his wife Countess Georgina von Wilczek (1921-1989). He also bears the titles Duke of Troppau and Jägerndorf, Count of Rietberg. He descends directly in male line of only three of the previous fourteen Princes of Liechtenstein, and of another (and again from two of the above mentioned three) in female line.

Contents 1 Powers 2 Personal wealth 3 Personal life 4 Titles 5 Ancestry 6 See also 7 External links 8 References

[edit] Powers

The Prince of Liechtenstein has sweepingly broad powers; a referendum to adopt Hans-Adam's revision of the constitution to expand his powers passed in 2003.^[1] The changes also included a republican option, whereby the Prince was henceforth formally barred from vetoing any bill to establish a republic. In addition, the right to secede for the parishes which make up the Principality was recognized. Prince Hans-Adam had threatened that he and his family would move to Austria if the referendum had failed. Despite opposition from Mario Frick, a former Prime Minister, the Prince's referendum motion was carried by the electorate. Actually, the personal influence of the Ruling Prince is increased by the republican option within the constitution, because, in this strongly pro-monarchy principality, he may more easily use the implied threat to resign as a means to pressure elected representatives and the electorate into accepting measures which he favours.

On 15 August 2004 Prince Hans-Adam II formally turned the power of making day-to-day governmental decisions over to his son Prince Alois, as a way of beginning a transition to a new generation. Formally, Hans-Adam remains Head of State.^[2]

[edit] Personal wealth

Prince Hans-Adam owns LGT banking group and has a personal fortune of £2 billion,^[3] making him one of the world's richest heads of state.^[4] He owns an extensive art collection, which is displayed for the public at the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna.

[edit] Personal life

Hans-Adam's mother tongue is German but he is also fluent in English, French and Italian.

On 30 July 1967, at Vaduz, Liechtenstein, he married his cousin Marie Aglaë, Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (born 1940) who, upon marriage, became Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein .

Their children are:

• Hereditary Prince Alois (b. Zürich, 11 June 1968) He married Duchess Sophie in Bavaria on 3 July 1993, 4 children:
• HSH Prince Joseph Wenzel Maximilian Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (born 24 May 1995 in London)
• HSH Princess Marie-Caroline Elisabeth Immaculata of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg (born 17 October 1996 in Grabs, Canton of St. Gallen)
• HSH Prince Georg Antonius Constantin Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (born 20 April 1999 in Grabs, Canton of St. Gallen)
• HSH Prince Nikolaus Sebastian Alexander Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (born 6 December 2000, in Grabs, Canton of St. Gallen)
• Prince Maximilian Nikolaus Maria (b. St Gallen, 16 May 1969) He married Angela Gisela Brown civilly in Vaduz on 21 January 2000 and religiously in New York City, New York, in the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer (New York), on 29 January 2000, 1 children:
  • Prince Alfons Constantin Maria (b. London, 18 May 2001)
• Prince Constantin Ferdinand Maria (b. St Gallen, 15 March 1972), married civilly in Vaduz on 14 May 1999 and religiously in (Cicov), Slovakia, on 18 July 1999 Maria Gräfin Kálnoky von Köröspatak (b. Graz, 16 July 1975):^[5], 3 children:
  • Prince Moritz Emanuel Maria (b. New York City, New York, 27 May 2003)
  • Princess Georgina Maximiliana Tatiana Maria (b. Vienna, 23 July 2005)
  • Prince Benedikt Ferdinand Hubertus Maria (b. Vienna, 18 May 2008)
• Princess Tatjana Nora Maria (b. St Gallen, 10 April 1973), married in Vaduz on 5 June 1999 Matthias Claus-Just Carl Philipp von Lattorff (b. Graz, 25 March 1968), 6 children:
  • Lukas Marie von Lattorff (b. Wiesbaden, 13 May 2000)
  • Elisabeth Maria Angela Tatjana von Lattorff (b. Grabs, 25 January 2002)
  • Marie Teresa von Lattorff (b. Grabs, 18 January 2004)
  • Camilla Maria Katharina von Lattorf (b. Monza, 4 November 2005)
  • Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorf (b. Goldgeben, 3 August 2007)
  • Sophie Katharina Maria von Lattorf (b. Goldgeben, 30 October 2009)

In 1969, Hans-Adam graduated from the prestigious University of St. Gallen with a degree in Business and Economic Studies.

The Prince is an honorary member of K.D.St.V. Nordgau Prag Stuttgart, a Catholic students' fraternity that is a member of the Cartellverband der katholischen deutschen Studentenverbindungen. Prince Hans Adam II chairs the Advisory Council of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-determination at Princeton University, LISD. In his childhood he joined the Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins in Vaduz.^[6] He is also a former member of the Vienese Scout Group "Wien 16-Schotten".^[7] He is a member of the World Scout Foundation^[8].

Today he and his wife are patrons of Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins.

He is the 1,305th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria.

In his youth he was a Boy Scout.

[edit] Titles

According to their House Laws^[9], the Reigning Prince shall bear the title:

Reigning Prince of Liechtenstein, Duke of Troppau and Jägerndorf, Count of Rietberg, Sovereign of the House of Liechtenstein

[edit] Ancestry

v • d • e Ancestors of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein

16. Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein               8. Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein                       17. Countess Julie Potocka               4. Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein                             18. Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein               9. Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein                       19. Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau               2. Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein                                   20. Archduke Franz Karl of Austria               10. Archduke Charles Louis of Austria                       21. Princess Sophie of Bavaria               5. Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria                             22. Miguel of Portugal               11. Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal                       23. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg               1. Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein                                         24. Johann Nepomuk, Count von Wilczek               12. Johann, Count von Wilczek                       25. Countess Emma Emo Capodilista               6. Ferdinand, Count von Wilczek                             26. Ferdinand, Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau               13. Countess Elisabeth Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau                       27. Princess Maria of Liechtenstein               3. Countess Georgina von Wilczek                                   28. Count Johann Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau               14. Count Zdenko Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau                       29. Iphigenie Dadányi de Gyülvész               7. Countess Norbertine Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau                             30. Count György László Festetics de Tolna               15. Countess Georgine Festetics de Tolna                       31. Countess Eugénie Erdödy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló

[edit] See also

Princely Family of Liechtenstein

HSH The Prince HSH The Princess HSH The Hereditary Prince HRH The Hereditary Princess HSH Prince Joseph Wenzel HSH Princess Marie-Caroline HSH Prince Georg Antonius HSH Prince Nikolaus Sebastian HSH Prince Maximilian HSH Princess Angela HSH Prince Alfons HSH Prince Constantin HSH Princess Marie HSH Prince Moritz HSH Princess Georgina HSH Prince Benedikt HSH Princess Tatjana Extended princely family HSH Prince Philipp Erasmus HSH Princess Isabelle HSH Prince Alexander HSH Princess Astrid HSH Princess Theodora HSH Prince Wenzeslaus HSH Prince Rudolf HSH Prince Nikolaus HRH Princess Margaretha HSH Princess Maria-Annunciata HSH Princess Marie-Astrid HSH Prince Josef-Emanuel HSH The Dowager Marchioness of Marino

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• Princely Family of Liechtenstein
• List of Princes of Liechtenstein
• Line of succession to the Throne of Liechtenstein
• Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation
• Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University, LISD

[edit] External links

• Princely House of Liechtenstein
• Countly House of Kinsky
• 2004: Royal power handover - Prince Alois says democracy still strong Real Audio sound file from the BBC.
• The Official Site of Prince Hans-Adam II.
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Monarchical styles of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Reference style	His Serene Highness
Spoken style	Your Serene Highness
Alternative style	Sire

[edit] References

Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein House of Liechtenstein Born: 14 February 1945 Living
Regnal titles
Preceded by Franz Josef II	Prince of Liechtenstein 1989 – present	Incumbent Heir: Alois

Family information
Prince Aloys House of Liechtenstein	Prince Franz Josef II	Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Elisabeth Amalie of Austria House of Habsburg-Lothringen
Duke Ferdinand of Wilczek	Georgina von Wilczek
Norbertine Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau