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Princess consort of Liechtenstein | |||||
Tenure | 13 November 1989 – present | ||||
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Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
14 April 1940 ||||
Spouse | Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (m. 1967) | ||||
Issue |
Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein Prince Maximilian Prince Constantin Princess Tatjana |
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Father | Count Ferdinand Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau | ||||
Mother | Countess Henriette of Ledebur-Wicheln | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Marie Aglaë Bonaventura Theresia |
House of Liechtenstein |
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Extended princely family
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Monarchical styles of Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein |
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Reference style | Her Serene Highness |
Spoken style | Your Serene Highness |
Alternative style | Ma'am |
Marie Aglaë, Princess of Liechtenstein (born a Countess Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, Czech: hraběnka Kinská z Vchynic a Tetova, German: Gräfin Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; April 14, 1940) is the wife of Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein.
HSH The Prince
HSH The Princess
Princess Marie was born on 14 April 1940 in Prague as the daughter of Count Ferdinand Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1907–1969) and his wife Countess Henriette Caroline of Ledebur-Wicheln (1910–2002) in the Nazi-run Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now the Czech Republic).
Her family escaped the Protectorate in 1945 and settled in Germany where she was educated by the Lioba Sisters in the Wald Cloister in Baden-Württemberg. In 1957, Countess Marie went to England where she perfected her knowledge of the English language. She also spent time in Paris perfecting her knowledge of the French language. Until her engagement in 1965, she worked as a commercial artist for a printer in Dachau, West Germany. Prince Hans-Adam II and Princess Marie married at St. Florin's in Vaduz on 30 July 1967 and have four children: