Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein

Marie
Princess consort of Liechtenstein
Tenure 13 November 1989 – present
Born (1940-04-14) 14 April 1940
Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Spouse Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (m. 1967)
Issue Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
Prince Maximilian
Prince Constantin
Princess Tatjana
Full name
Marie Aglaë Bonaventura Theresia
Father Count Ferdinand Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Mother Countess Henriette of Ledebur-Wicheln
Religion Roman Catholic

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) is the wife and cousin of Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein. 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).

Life

Liechtensteiner Princely Family

HSH The Prince
HSH The Princess

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.

Their children are:

Titles and styles

Monarchical styles of
Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein
Reference style Her Serene Highness
Spoken style Your Serene Highness
Alternative style Ma'am

Honours

National honours

Foreign honours

Ancestry

See also

References

Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein
Born: 14 April 1940
Liechtensteiner royalty
Preceded by
Georgina von Wilczek
Princess consort of Liechtenstein
1989 – present
Incumbent
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