by Scott Mehl © Unofficial Royalty 2014
Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein
Prince Alois Philipp Maria of Liechtenstein was born on June 11, 1968, in Zurich, Switzerland. He is the eldest son of Prince Hans-Adam II and Countess Marie Aglaë Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. At the time of his father’s accession in 1989, he became The Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein.
Alois has three younger siblings:
- Prince Maximilian (born 1969), married Angela Gisela Brown, had one son
- Prince Constantin (1972 – 2023), married Countess Marie Gabriele Franziska Kálnoky de Kőröspatak, had three children
- Princess Tatjana (born 1973), married Philipp von Lattorff, had seven children
Raised at Vaduz Castle in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, Prince Alois attended primary school in Vaduz-Ebenholz and graduated from the Liechtenstein Gymnasium in 1987. He then enrolled in the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in England. Upon being commissioned as a second lieutenant, he served with the Coldstream Guards in London and Hong Kong for six months. Following his military service, Prince Alois enrolled in the University of Salzburg in Austria, earning his Master’s Degree in 1993. He subsequently worked for an accounting firm in London from September 1993 until May 1996.
photo: Corbis
On July 3, 1993, Alois married Duchess Sophie in Bavaria, at the Vaduz Cathedral. Sophie is the daughter of Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, and Countess Elizabeth Douglas. They have four children:
- Prince Joseph Wenzel (born 1995)
- Princess Marie-Caroline (born 1996)
- Prince Georg (born 1999)
- Prince Nikolaus (born 2000)
The couple initially settled in London before returning to Liechtenstein in 1996, where Prince Alois began working for the Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation, which oversees and manages the various assets of the Princely Family.
On August 15, 2004, Prince Hans-Adam II appointed Alois as his “permanent representative for exercising the sovereign powers due to him, in preparation for his succession to the throne.” Alois now performs all his father’s duties both within the principality and internationally, however, Hans-Adam remains Head-of-State. (Source: The Princely House of Liechtenstein)
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