Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein

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Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein
Born May 12, 1974 (age 32)
Uccle, Belgium
Title Prince of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg
Religious belief Roman Catholic
Parents Prince Philipp Erasmus of Liechtenstein and Isabelle de l'Arbre de Malander


Princely Family of Liechtenstein
Styles of
Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein
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Reference style His Serene Highness
Spoken style Your Serene Highness
Alternative style Sir

Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein (alternate spellings: Wenceslao, Wenceslas, Wenceslaus)[1] of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein was born on 12 May 1974 in Uccle, Belgium. He is the son of HSH Prince Philip Erasmus of Liechtenstein and Isabelle de l'Arbre de Malander.[2] He was born to the style of a Serene Highness and Prince of Liechtenstein, and is additionally a Count of Rietberg.[3] Prince Wenzeslaus has two brothers:

  • Prince Alexander (born 1972, married Astrid Kohl in 2003)
  • Prince Rudolf Ferdinand (born 1975)[4]

Prince Wenzeslaus has become something of a society column figure on account of his relationship with Victoria's Secret model Adriana Lima.[5] The society columns such as Page Six of the New York Post have tagged him with the nickname of Prince Wence (pronounced: Vince). There has been some confusion over what he prefers to be called, the most popular choice being Vincent, which led to the nickname "Vince the Prince".

His father is President of the LGT Bank in Liechtenstein which is privately owned by the Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation. Prince Wenzeslaus is the nephew of the reigning sovereign Fürst Hans Adam II and the first cousin of Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, who is Regent since 2004.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Princely Family of Liechtenstein (news, translations, and facts)
  2. ^ Henri van Oene (genealogy source)
  3. ^ The Peerage (genealogy source)
  4. ^ Monarchies of Europe by Allan Raymond (genealogy source)
  5. ^ Hola! article (8 November 2005)