Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein
Marie Aglaë, Princess of Liechtenstein (born a Countess Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, Czech: hraběnka Kinská z Vchynic a Tetova, German: Gräfin Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau) is the wife and cousin of Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein. Princess Marie was born on 14 April 1940 in Prague as the daughter of Count Ferdinand Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1907–1969) and his wife Countess Henriette Caroline of Ledebur-Wicheln (1910–2002) in Nazi-run Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now the Czech Republic).
Life
Her family escaped the Protectorate in 1945 and settled in Germany where she was educated by the Lioba Sisters in the Wald Cloister in Baden-Württemberg. In 1957, Countess Marie went to England where she perfected her knowledge of the English language. She also spent time in Paris perfecting her knowledge of the French language. Until her engagement in 1965, she worked as a commercial artist for a printer in Dachau, Germany. Prince Hans-Adam II and Princess Marie married in Vaduz on 30 July 1967 and have four children.
Their children are:
- Hereditary Prince Alois (b. Zürich, 11 June 1968) He married Duchess Sophie in Bavaria on 3 July 1993, 4 children:
- Prince Joseph Wenzel Maximilian Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (born 24 May 1995 in London)
- Princess Marie-Caroline Elisabeth Immaculata of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg (born 17 October 1996 in Grabs, Canton of St. Gallen)
- Prince Georg Antonius Constantin Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (born 20 April 1999 in Grabs, Canton of St. Gallen)
- Prince Nikolaus Sebastian Alexander Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (born 6 December 2000, in Grabs, Canton of St. Gallen)
- Prince Maximilian Nikolaus Maria (b. St Gallen, 16 May 1969) He married Angela Gisela Brown civilly in Vaduz on 21 January 2000 and religiously in New York City, New York, in the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer (New York), on 29 January 2000, 1 child:
- Prince Alfons Constantin Maria (b. London, 18 May 2001)
- Prince Constantin Ferdinand Maria (b. St Gallen, 15 March 1972), married civilly in Vaduz on 14 May 1999 and religiously in Číčov, Slovakia, on 18 July 1999 Countess Maria Kálnoky von Köröspatak (b. Graz, 16 July 1975),[1] 3 children:
- Prince Moritz Emanuel Maria (b. New York City, New York, 27 May 2003)
- Princess Georgina Maximiliana Tatiana Maria (b. Vienna, 23 July 2005)
- Prince Benedikt Ferdinand Hubertus Maria (b. Vienna, 18 May 2008)
- Princess Tatjana Nora Maria (b. St Gallen, 10 April 1973), married in Vaduz on 5 June 1999 Matthias Claus-Just Carl Philipp von Lattorff (b. Graz, 25 March 1968), 6 children:
- Lukas Marie von Lattorff (b. Wiesbaden, 13 May 2000)
- Elisabeth Maria Angela Tatjana von Lattorff (b. Grabs, 25 January 2002)
- Marie Teresa von Lattorff (b. Grabs, 18 January 2004)
- Camilla Maria Katharina von Lattorf (b. Monza, 4 November 2005)
- Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorf (b. Goldgeben, 3 August 2007)
- Sophie Katharina Maria von Lattorf (b. Goldgeben, 30 October 2009)
Titles and styles
- 14 April 1940 – 30 July 1967: Countess Marie Aglaë Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
- 30 July 1967 – 13 November 1989: Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
- 13 November 1989 – present: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Liechtenstein
Ancestry
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16. Rudolf, 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau |
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8. Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau |
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17. Countess Wilhelmine of Colloredo-Mannsfeld |
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4. Count Ferdinand Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau |
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18. Prince Carl Borromeus of Liechtenstein |
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9. Princess Maria Josepha of Liechtenstein |
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19. Countess Franzisca of Wrbna and Freudenthal |
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2. Count Ferdinand Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau |
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20. Prince William II of Auersperg |
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10. Prince Adolf of Auersperg |
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21. Friederike Luise von Lenthe |
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5. Princess Aglaë Franziska of Auersperg |
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22. Count Ernõ János Festétics de Tólna |
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11. Countess Johanna Festétics de Tólna |
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23. Baroness Johanna Klára Kotz of Dobrze |
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1. Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein |
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24. Count Adolf of Ledebur-Wicheln |
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12. Count Johann of Ledebur-Wicheln |
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25. Countess Johanna of Nostitz-Rieneck |
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6. Count Eugen Rudolf of Ledebur-Wicheln |
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26. Count Jaromír Czernin of Chudenitz |
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13. Countess Karoline Czerninová of Chudenitz |
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27. Countess Karoline Schaffgotsch, Mistress of Kynast and Greifenstein |
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3. Countess Henriette Caroline of Ledebur-Wicheln |
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28. Count Johann Larisch von Mönnich |
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14. Count Heinrich Larisch of Mönnich |
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29. Baroness Franziska Kast of Ebelsberg |
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7. Countess Eleonore Marie Larisch of Mönnich |
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30. Count Leo Larisch of Mönnich |
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15. Countess Henriette Larisch of Mönnich |
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31. Princess Helene Ştirbei-Olteanu |
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