by Scott Mehl
© Unofficial Royalty 2019
photo: Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation
Prince Constantin Ferdinand Maria of Liechtenstein was born March 15, 1972, in St Gallen, Switzerland, the third of the three sons and the third of the four children of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein and Princess Marie, born Countess Marie Aglaë of Wchinitz and Tettau.
Prince Constantin has three siblings:
- Hereditary Prince Alois (born 1968), married Duchess Sophie of Bavaria, had four children
- Prince Maximilian (born 1969), married Angela Gisela Brown, had one son
- Princess Tatjana (born 1973), married Philipp von Lattorff, had seven children
Prince Constantin attended primary school in Vaduz, Liechtenstein and then attended the Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium also in Vaduzfrom 1983 – 1991. He received a law degree from the University of Salzburg in Austria and worked primarily in the financial field, holding positions at investment firms both in the United States and in Europe. He also served on the boards and management teams of several of the family’s companies. From 2012 until his death in 2023, Prince Constantin served as General Director and chairman of the board of directors of the Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation, an organization established in 1970 to oversee and manage the assets and companies owned by the Liechtenstein princely family. These include real estate holdings in Liechtenstein and Austria, the Princely Wine Cellars, the family’s extensive art collections, and the LGT Group – the largest family-owned private wealth management firm in Europe.
On May 14,1999 , Prince Constantin married Countess Marie Gabriele Franziska Kálnoky de Kőröspatak in a civil ceremony in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. The couple had a religious ceremony on July 17, 1999, held in Číčov, Slovakia. They had three children:
- Prince Moritz (born 2003)
- Princess Georgina (born 2005)
- Prince Benedikt (born 2008)
Prince Constantin and Princess Marie, 2014. photo: Exclusiv.li
Constantin’s wife Princess Marie was born on July 16, 1975, in Graz, Austria, the daughter of Count Alois Kálnoky von Kőröspatak and Sieglinde Freiin von Oer. She works with the Hofkellerei des Fürsten von Liechtenstein (The Wine Cellars of the Prince of Liechtenstein), helping to promote and market the wines throughout Europe and the world.
Prince Constantin died unexpectedly on December 5, 2023, at the age of 51. A statement released by the Prince House of Liechtenstein on December 6, 2023 said: “The Princely House regrets to announce that H.S.H. Prince Constantin von und zu Liechtenstein passed away unexpectedly on 5 December 2023.” A private family funeral and burial took place at the Cathedral of St. Florin in Vaduz, Liechtenstein on December 10, 2023.
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