Before Alexander left, he told Victoria how grateful he was for all her kindness, that he hoped to return, and trusted the visit would strengthen the ties of friendship between England and Russia. In her journal she noted afterwards how she felt she really loved “this amiable and dear young man, who has such a sweet smile”. At a state ball at Buckingham Palace given in Alexander’s honour, the queen danced several times with him, and was very excited when he whisked her round the floor. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Īlexander and Victoria got on very well and went riding in Windsor Great Park together every morning. He visited Victoria in 1839 before becoming tsar. Ruling Liechtenstein for 51 years, he was among the longest-ruling sovereigns in Europe and the longest-serving national leader in the world at the time of his death.Alexander II of Russia, circa 1856. Died unmarried and without issue, at the age of twenty-eight.įranz Joseph handed over most of his powers to his son, Hans-Adam, on 26 August 1984.įranz Joseph II died on 13 November 1989, a mere twenty-six days after his wife. Prince Franz Josef Wenceslaus of Liechtenstein ( Zürich, 19 November 1962 – Vaduz, 28 February 1991).Princess Norberta of Liechtenstein (31 October 1950, Zürich) she married Don Vicente Sartorius y Cabeza de Vaca, 3rd Marqués de Mariño on 11 June 1988.Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (24 October 1947, Zürich) he married Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg on 20 March 1982.They have three sons and four grandchildren. Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein (19 August 1946, Zürich) he married Isabelle de l'Arbre de Malander on 11 September 1971.They have four children and fifteen grandchildren. Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (14 February 1945, Zürich) he married Countess Marie Aglaë of Wchinitz and Tettau on 30 July 1967.They had five children, twelve grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren: Florin's in Vaduz, Franz Joseph II married Countess Georgina of Wilczek (24 October 1921 – 18 October 1989). Just before the end of the war, the Prince granted political asylum to 494 First Russian National Army pro-Axis pro-emperor Vladimir White emigres led by General Boris Smyslovsky. Liechtenstein remained neutral throughout World War II, and its neutrality was not violated by any of the combatants. He also oversaw the economic development of Liechtenstein from a poor agricultural backwater into one of the richest countries (per capita) in the world. He was the first ruling prince to live full-time in the principality. He succeeded his childless grand-uncle, Prince Franz I, after his father renounced his right of succession in his favour in 1923.ĭuring his reign, women received voting rights for the first time, following a referendum on the topic (among men only) in 1984.įranz Joseph was an extremely popular sovereign in Liechtenstein. įranz Joseph was the son of Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria. Franz Josef Maria Aloys Alfred Karl Johannes Heinrich Michael Georg Ignaz Benediktus Gerhardus Majellaįranz Joseph II (Franz Josef Maria Aloys Alfred Karl Johannes Heinrich Michael Georg Ignaz Benediktus Gerhardus Majella 16 August 1906 – 13 November 1989) was the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein from 25 July 1938 until his death in 1989.
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