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El príncipe Francisco José "Wenzel" de Liechtenstein (en alemán: Franz Josef "Wenzel" von und zu Liechtenstein; 19 de noviembre de 1962 - 28 de febrero de 1991) fue miembro de la familia principesca de Liechtenstein.
- Francisco José Wenceslao Jorge María
Prince Franz Josef of Liechtenstein (Franz Josef Wenceslaus Georg Maria; 19 November 1962 – 28 February 1991), popularly known as Prince Wenzel, was a member of Liechtenstein princely family. He was the youngest son of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein and his wife, Countess Georgina von Wilczek , and thus younger brother of ...
- St Florian Cathedral, Vaduz, Liechtenstein
- Early Life
- Reign
- Marriage and Children
- Honours
Franz Joseph was born on 16 August 1906 in Schloss Frauenthal, Deutschlandsberg, Austria-Hungary as the first child of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria. He had 7 siblings throughout his lifetime. His god-parent was his great-uncle Franz Joseph I of Austria. He spent most of his youth throughout various famil...
Early reign
On 31 March 1938, Franz I made Franz Joseph his regent following the Anschluss of Austria. Franz I then moved to Feldberg, Czechoslovakia, and on 25 July, he died while at one of his family's castles. Franz Joseph II formally succeeded him as the Prince of Liechtenstein. Although officially Franz stated that he had given the regency to Franz Joseph due to his old age, it was speculated that he did not wish to remain in control of Liechtenstein if Nazi Germany were to invade, primarily because...
World War II
Liechtenstein remained neutral throughout World War II, and its neutrality was not violated by any of the combatants. Franz Joseph supported then Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Josef Hoop's policy of non-binding, non-provocative diplomacy towards Nazi Germany while personally tying the country as closely as possible to Switzerland during the war in hopes of retaining Liechtenstein's neutrality. He visited the Swiss Federal Council in April 1938 and again in 1943, along with to Victor Emmanue...
Later life
After losing roughly 80% of their property, Franz Joseph and his family sought to sell artworks from their collection in order to generate income, such as Leonardo da Vinci's Ginevra de' Benci in 1967 and Frans Hals's Willem van Heythuysen portrait that was sold to the Bavarian State Painting Collectionsin 1969. Franz Joseph oversaw a family-owned bank which was run by the House of Liechtenstein with branches in London, Zürich, New York City and Frankfurt. This made the principality an ideal...
On 7 March 1943, at St. Florin's in Vaduz, Franz Joseph II married Countess Georgina of Wilczek (24 October 1921 – 18 October 1989). It was the first time that the wedding of a ruling Prince had taken place in Liechtenstein.They had five children, twelve grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren: 1. Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (14 Fe...
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- Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
Francis Joseph II, prince of Liechtenstein (born August 16, 1906, Frauenthal Castle, near Deutschlandsberg, Austria—died November 13, 1989, Grabs, Switzerland) built Liechtenstein into one of the wealthiest countries in Europe during his reign, which extended from 1938 to 1989.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Prince Franz Josef of Liechtenstein (Franz Josef Wenceslaus Georg Maria; 19 November 1962 – 28 February 1991), popularly known as Prince Wenzel, was a member of Liechtenstein princely family. He was the youngest son of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein and his wife, Countess Georgina von Wilczek, and thus younger brother of Hans-Adam ...
La princesa Georgina de Liechtenstein (nacida Gräfin Georgine Norberta Johanna Franziska Antonia Maria Raffaela; Graz, 24 de octubre de 1921 - Grabs, 18 de octubre de 1989) fue la princesa consorte de Liechtenstein entre 1943 y 1989 por su matrimonio con el príncipe Francisco José II.
Francisco José puede referirse a: Francisco José I de Austria (1830-1916), emperador de Austria entre 1848 y 1916; Francisco José I de Liechtenstein (1726-1781), príncipe de Liechtenstein (durante 1772-1781).
