OTD 9 August 1696 Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein
Joseph Wenzel was born on August 9th. 1696 in Prague. Family His parents were Prince Philip Erasmus of Liechtenstein and Countess Christina Theresa von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. Army Prince Joseph Wenzel entered the army. He firstly was a general and a successful campaigner.In 1745 he became Generalissimo in Italy and later, in 1753 he was made General Chief Commander in Hungary. He also reorganized the Habsburg artillery. Between 1735 and 1736 he was Imperial Envoy in Berlin and he was Ambassador in Paris from 1712 till 1718. Prince Joseph Wenzel also was a Knight in the Austrian order of the Golden Fleece. Love and Marriage Prince Joseph Wenzel married on April 19th. 1718 to his cousin, Princess Anna Maria Antonie of Liechtenstein. The couple would have 5 children, who all died in childhood. Death Joseph Wenzel died on February 10th. 1772 in Vienna (Austria). Source picture: Wikpedia