Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
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Hans-Adam II (Johannes "Hans" Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marko d'Aviano Pius von und zu Liechtenstein, styled HSH The Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein, (born February 14, 1945), 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.
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. Prince Hans-Adam had threatened that he and his family would move to Austria (and, it was rumoured, sell the Royal Palace to Bill Gates) if the referendum had failed.
On August 15, 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 transitioning to a new generation. Formally, Hans-Adam remains Head of State.
Prince Hans-Adam owns LGT banking group and has a personal fortune of more than £2 billion. He owns an extensive art collection, a part of which is on display for the public in museums in Vaduz and in Vienna, Austria.
Hans-Adams mother tongue is German but is fluent in English, French and Italian.
On July 30, 1967 at Vaduz, Liechtenstein he married his cousin Marie Aglaë, Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (born 1940).
Their children are:
- Hereditary Prince Alois (b. June 11, 1968)
- Maximilian Nikolaus Maria (b. May 16, 1969)
- Constantin Ferdinand Maria (b. March 15, 1972)
- Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein (b. April 10, 1973)
The Prince is a honorary member of K.D.St.V. Nordgau Prag Stüttgart, a catholic student fraternity that is a member of the Cartellverband der katholischen deutschen Studentenverbindungen.
See also
- Princely Family of Liechtenstein
- List of Princes of Liechtenstein
- Line of succession to the Throne of Liechtenstein
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