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Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein Prince Regent of Liechtenstein |
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Regent of Liechtenstein | |||||
Regency | 15 August 2004 – present | ||||
Monarch | Hans-Adam II | ||||
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Zürich, Switzerland |
11 June 1968 ||||
Spouse | Duchess Sophie of Bavaria (m. 1993) | ||||
Issue Detail |
Prince Joseph Wenzel Princess Marie-Caroline Prince Georg Prince Nikolaus |
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House | Liechtenstein | ||||
Father | Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein | ||||
Mother | Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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Alois Philipp Maria |
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Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Count Rietberg (born 11 June 1968, full name: Alois Philipp Maria), is the eldest son of Hans Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Countess Marie Aglaë Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. Alois has been regent of Liechtenstein (Stellvertreter des Fürsten) since 15 August 2004. He is married to Duchess Sophie of Bavaria.
Alois attended the Liechtenstein Grammar School in Vaduz-Ebenholz and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. He served in the Coldstream Guards in Hong Kong and London for six months before entering the University of Salzburg, from which he earned a Master's degree in Jurisprudence in 1993.
Until 1996, Alois worked at a firm of chartered accountants in London. In May of that year, he returned to Vaduz and became active in managing his father's finances.
Hans-Adam II retained the sweeping powers (the right to veto laws and elect judges) in a Constitutional referendum in 2003.
On Liechtenstein Day in 2004, Hans-Adam II formally turned the power of making day-to-day governmental decisions over to his son, preparing for the transition to a new generation. Hans-Adam remains head of state.