Royal Profile: 20 Facts about Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg

  1. Princess Marie Caroline Elisabeth Immaculata of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg was born 17 October 1996 in Grabs, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland{Source}.
  2. She is the only daughter of Alios, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein and Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein{Source}.
  3. She has one older brother. Her older brother is:
    1. Prince Joseph Wenzel Maximilian Maria of Liechtenstein,Count of Rietberg (1995)
  4. She also has two younger brothers. Her younger brothers are:
    1. Prince Georg Antonius Constantin Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (1999)
    2. Prince Nikolaus Sebastian Alexander Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (2000)
  5. Because Liechtenstein's monarchy operates on agnatic primogeniture succession laws (i.e. inherited by the first-born male of the oldest family line, to the total exclusion of females), Princess Marie Caroline is not in line for the throne after her brothers.
  6. Due to the Liechtenstein Princely Family is fiercely private on the international level, little is known about her or her life today. 
  7. However, other than the occasional low-key Princely Family appearance such as Liechtenstein's National Day, she seems to live a fairly normal life {Liechtenstein National Day 2012}
  8. Her one of her godparents is:
    1. Duchess Elisabeth in Bravia (maternal aunt)
  9. She is the paternal niece of:
    1. Prince Maximilian Nikolaus Maria (1969)
      1. Princess Angela (1958)
    2. Prince Constantin Ferdinand Maria of Liechtenstein  (1972)
      1. Princess Maria (1975)
    3. Princess Tatjana Nora Maria (1973)
      1. Baron Matthias Claus-Just Carl Philipp von Lattorff
  10. She is the maternal niece of:
    1. Duchess Marie-Caroline Hedwig Eleonore in Bavaria, Duchess of Württemberg (1969)
      1. Duke Philipp of Württemberg 
    2. Duchess Helena Eugenie Maria Donatha Mechthild in Bavaria (1972)
    3. Duchess Elisabeth Marie Christine Franziska in Bavaria, Mrs. Terberger (1973)
      1. Daniel Terberger
    4. Duchess Maria-Anna Henriette Gabrielle Julie in Bavaria (1975)
      1. Klaus Runow
      2. Andreas Freiherr von Maltzahn
  11. Princess Marie-Caroline's maternal cousins are:
    1. Duchess Sophie Anastasia Assunta Marie Pauline of Württemberg (1994)
    2. Duchess Pauline Philippa Adelheid Helena Marie of Württemberg (1997)
    3. Duke Carl-Theodor Philipp Maria Max Emanuel of Württemberg (1999)
    4. Maximilian Ludwig Terberger (2005)
    5. Duchess Anna Maximiliana Elizabeth Mariella Marie of Württemberg (2007)
    6. Ottora Elisabeth Victoria Lucia Terberger (2007)
    7. Heinrich Maria Leopold Maximilian Runow (2010)
    8. Johannes Emanuel Philipp Maria Runow (2012)
  12. Her paternal cousins are:
    1. Lukas Maria von Lattorff (2000)
    2. Prince Alfons Constantin Maria of Liechtenstein (2001)
    3. Elisabeth Marie Angela Tatjana von Lattorff (2002)
    4. Prince Moritz Emanuel Maria (2003)
    5. Marie Theresa von Lattorff (2004)
    6. Princess Georgina Maximiliana Tatiana Maria (2005)
    7. Camilla Katharina Maria von Lattorff ( 2005)
    8. Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorff (2007)
    9. Prince Benedikt Ferdinand Hubertus Maria (2008)
    10. Sophia Katharina Maria von Lattorff (2009)
    11. Maximilian von Lattorf (2011)
  13. She is the maternal grandchild of Prince Max of Bavaria, Duke in Bavaria and Princess Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria.
  14. She is the paternal granddaughter of Marie Aglaë, Princess of Liechtenstein & Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein.
  15. She was likely named:
    1. Marie: For her paternal grandmother, Princess Marie
    2. Caroline: for her paternal great grandmother,  Countess Henriette Caroline von Ledebur-Wicheln
    3. Elisabeth: for her greatx2 grandmother, Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria or for her maternal aunt and godmother, Duchess Elisabeth in Bravia
    4. Immaculata : Latin for The Immaculate Conception.
  16. She attended Malvern College in England {Source}.
  17. She likely attends university somewhere now.
  18. She likely speaks German, and English at the very least.
  19. She shares a birthday with Princess Cecilia of Bourbon-Parma.
  20. Her astrological sign is Libra.

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