Royal Profile: Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein
Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein was born 14 February 1945, as the eldest son of Prince Franz Joseph II and Princess Gina {Source}. He grew up with three brothers and a sister {Source}{Source}:
He attended primary school in Liechtenstein, and was a member of a boy scout troop in his youth {Source}. At the age of 11 in 1956, he entered Schottengymnasium in Austria, as his father had before him{Source}. In 1960, he transfered schools to the Grammar School at Zuoz, which he completed in 1965 with the Swiss advanced-level diploma and the German Abitur certificate{Source} . Prince Hans-Adam II then worked at a bank in London as a trainee{Source}. He speaks several languages fluently including German (the official language of Liechtenstein), English and French{Source}. After a few years of work experience, the young prince decided to return to school for a degree in Mangagement and Economics in Switzerland, where he earned a degree of Licentiate in 1969{Source}.
He married Countess Marie von Wchinitz unt Tettau on 30 July 1967{Source}. Together, they have four children and 15 grandchildren {Source}{Source}:
- Prince Philipp (1945-)
- Prince Nikolaus (1947-)
- Princess Norbera (Nora) (1950-)
- Prince Franz Joesph (1962-1991)
He attended primary school in Liechtenstein, and was a member of a boy scout troop in his youth {Source}. At the age of 11 in 1956, he entered Schottengymnasium in Austria, as his father had before him{Source}. In 1960, he transfered schools to the Grammar School at Zuoz, which he completed in 1965 with the Swiss advanced-level diploma and the German Abitur certificate{Source} . Prince Hans-Adam II then worked at a bank in London as a trainee{Source}. He speaks several languages fluently including German (the official language of Liechtenstein), English and French{Source}. After a few years of work experience, the young prince decided to return to school for a degree in Mangagement and Economics in Switzerland, where he earned a degree of Licentiate in 1969{Source}.
He married Countess Marie von Wchinitz unt Tettau on 30 July 1967{Source}. Together, they have four children and 15 grandchildren {Source}{Source}:
- Hereditary Prince Alois (1968)
- Princess Sophie in Bravia (married 1993)
- Prince Joesph Wenzel of Liechtenstein (1995)
- Princess Marie-Caroline of Liechtenstein (1996)
- Prince Georg-Antonius of Liechtenstein (1999)
- Prince Nikolaus Sebastian (2000)
- Prince Maximillian (1969)
- Angela M. Brown Married 2000
- Prince Alfons (2001)
- Prince Constantin (1972)
- Princess Maria (married 1999)
- Prince Moritz (2003)
- Princess Georgina (2005)
- Prince Benedikte (2008)
- Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein (1973)
- married Philipp Baron von Lattorff in 1999
- Lukas Maria von Lattorff (2000)
- Elisabeth Maria Angela Tatjana von Lattorff (2002)
- Marie Teresa von Lattorff (2004)
- Camilla Maria Katharina von Lattorff (2005)
- Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorff (2007)
- Sophie Katharina Maria von Lattorff (2009)
- Maximilian Maria von Lattorff (2011)
In 1970, his father entrusted him with the reorganization of the mangagement and adminstration of all the assets belonging to the Princely House {Source}. In 1984, his father appointed him as his permanent deputy under Article 13 of the Constitution, which intrusted Prince Hans-Adam with the discharge of State Business {Source}. In November 1989, when his father died, he assumed regency where he was a notable advocate of independence in Liechtenstein's foreign policy {Source}.Under his leadership, Liechtenstein successfully acceded to the UNO in 1990 and to the EEA in 1995 {Source}. In 2004, he did a similar thing that his father had done before him, and appointed his Hereditary Prince his permanent deputy {Source}.
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