Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein, a German-speaking micro state in the Alps in the southwest of Central
Europe really has an interesting royal history. It is a principality headed by the Prince of
Liechtenstein.
Birth
On 28 august 1853, Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein was born at Liechtenstein Castle,
near Vienna in the Austrian Empire.
His parents were Prince Aloys II of Liechtenstein and Countess Franziska Kinsky of
Wchinitz and Tettau.
Franz I attended the University of Vienna in Austria and later he went to the
University of Prague. He also was a Knight in the Austrian order of the Golden Fleece.
Love and Marriage
Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein fell in love to Elisabeth von Gutmann, a woman who
had converted to Roman Catholicism from Judaism. The brother of Franz I, Prince
Johann disapproved the relationship and he refused to give his consent. But Franz I
married Elisabeth von Gutmann secretly after the death of his brother Johann.
Duty
after Nazi Germany annexed Austria.
Death
Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Brno in Czechoslovakia.
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