Prince Heinrich Hartneid of Liechtenstein explained

Prince Heinrich Hartneid
Spouse:Amalie Gräfin von Podstatzky-Lichtenstein
Issue:Princess Maria Elisabeth
Prince Hubertus
Princess Marie Therese
Full Name:Heinrich Hartneid Maria Franz de Paula Johann Alois Joseph Ignatius Benedictus Hilarion
House:Liechtenstein
Father:Prince Alois of Liechtenstein
Mother:Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
Birth Date:1 October 1920
Birth Place:Velké Losiny, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Grabs, Switzerland
Place Of Burial:St. Florian Cathedral, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Prince Heinrich Hartneid of Liechtenstein (Heinrich Hartneid Maria Franz de Paula Johann Alois Joseph Ignatius Benedictus Hilarion; 1 October 1920 – 29 November 1993) was a Liechtensteiner prince, diplomat and brother of Franz Joseph II.

Early life and ancestry

Born into the reigning House of Liechtenstein, he was the eighth child and sixth son of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and his wife, Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria.

Career

He served as the chargé d'affaires in Switzerland from its reformation in 1944 until 1969, then as the Liechtenstein ambassador to Switzerland from 1969 to 1989. In addition, he was the non-resident ambassador in Austria from 1983 to 1991.[1]

Personal life

He married on 23 April 1968, in Vienna, Countess Amalie Podstatzky von Lichtenstein (b. 1935), daughter of Count Leopold Podstatzky von Lichtenstein (1903-1979) and his wife, Countess Marie Margarete Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1912-1994). They had three children:

Death

Prince Heinrich Hartneid died in Grabs, Switzerland on 29 November 1993. He is buried in the Princely Crypt in Vaduz Cathedral.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wanger . Harald . 31 December 2011 . Liechtenstein, Heinrich von . 9 May 2024 . . de.
  2. https://gw.geneanet.org/frebault?lang=en&n=podstatzky+lichtenstein&oc=1&p=amalia
  3. http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/fam-L/liechtenstein/liechtenstein6.htm