Aloys II | |||||
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Prince of Liechtenstein | |||||
Reign | 20 April 1836 – 12 November 1858 | ||||
Predecessor | Johann I | ||||
Successor | Johann II | ||||
Born |
Vienna, Holy Roman Empire |
26 May 1796||||
Died | 12 November 1858 Eisgrub, Moravia |
(aged 62)||||
Burial | Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Brno | ||||
Spouse | Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau | ||||
Issue |
Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein 9 daughters |
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House | Liechtenstein | ||||
Father | Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein | ||||
Mother | Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra |
Full name | |
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Aloys Maria Josef Johann Baptista Joachim Philipp Nerius |
Styles of The Prince of Liechtenstein |
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Reference style | His Serene Highness |
Spoken style | Your Serene Highness |
Alternative style | Sir |
Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, born Aloys Maria Josef Johann Baptista Joachim Philipp Nerius (25 May/26 May 1796 – 12 November 1858), was the sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein between 1836 and 1858. He was a son of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein (1802–1887) and wife Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra, nephew of Aloys I and father of Johann II and Franz I. Alois contributed actively to Liechtenstein's economic and political development.
Prince Aloys was born in Vienna to Prince Johann I Joseph of Liechtenstein and Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra. His father was at the time of his birth a Colonel in the Habsburg army, and since became a Field Marshal before becoming the ruling Prince of Liechtenstein in 1805. Aloys at the same time became the heir apparent.
Aloys married Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (Vienna, 8 August 1813 – Vienna, 5 February 1881) on 8 August 1831 in Vienna. They had 11 children; nine daughters and two sons: