Prince Johannes of Liechtenstein (1873–1959) explained

Prince Johannes
Spouse:Countess Mária Gabriella Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka
Issue:Prince Alfred
Prince Emanuel
Prince Johannes
Prince Constantin
Full Name:Johannes Franz Alfred Maria Caspar Melchior Balthasar
House:Liechtenstein
Father:Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein
Mother:Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein
Birth Date:6 January 1873
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Hollenegg, Austria
Place Of Burial:St. Florian Cathedral, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Prince Johannes of Liechtenstein (Johannes Franz Alfred Maria Caspar Melchior Balthasar; 6 January 1873 in Vienna – 3 September 1959 in Hollenegg), was an Austro-Hungarian noble and military leader.

Life

He was the third son of Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein and Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein and brother of Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein.


He had a career in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Between 1912 and 1915, he was Austro-Hungarian Marine-Attaché in Rome, but was recalled after the Italian declaration of War. Between 1917 and 1918 he was Frigate captain and commander of the Fleet in the harbor of Cattaro. In the last days of the First World War, he represented the Austro-Hungarian Navy in signing the Armistice of Villa Giusti with the Italians.

He became 1,220th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1921. After the war, he retired from public life. He headed the Order of St. George until it was dissolved by Nazi Germany.[1]

Johannes died on 3 September 1959, at the age of 86 years old.[2]

Marriage and issue

He married in Budapest on 6 September 1906 Countess Mária Gabriella Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (1886-1961), and had 4 sons:

Sources

Notes and References

  1. https://www.georgsorden.at/struktur/die-ordensregierung/?L=0 Homepage St. Georgs-Orden
  2. News: 5 September 1955 . Liechtenstein Prince Is Dead . The New York Times . 16 May 2023.
  3. Book: Dotson, Sam . . Genealogie des Fürstlichen Hauses Liechtenstein seit Hartmann II. (1544-1585). . Rosvall Royal Books . 2003.