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Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein
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Born
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1929-05-14
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14 May 1929
Vienna
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Austria
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Died
| 16 March 2012
(2012-03-16)
(aged 82)
Rosegg
,
Karnten
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Burial
| Rosegg's municipal cemetery
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Spouse
| Princess Josephine of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
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Issue
| Prince Christian
Prince Stefan
Prince Emanuel
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Alexander Friedrich Manfred Maria von und zu Liechtenstein
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House
| Liechtenstein
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Father
| Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein
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Mother
| Countess Polixena of Collalto and San Salvatore
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Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein
(full name:
Alexander Friedrich Manfred Maria von und zu Liechtenstein
; 14 May 1929 ? 16 March 2012)
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was a Prince of the
House of Liechtenstein
and a businessman in the forestry and timber industries. His son,
Prince Stefan of Liechtenstein
, was Liechtenstein's ambassador to Germany, ambassador to Switzerland, and current ambassador to the Vatican.
Life
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He was the eldest son of Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein (1900?1972) ? a descendant of
Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
? and Countess Polixena of
Collalto and San Salvatore
(1905?1984). In 1961 in
Bronnbach
he married Josephine, Princess of
Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
(born 1937), a daughter of
Karl II, 8th Prince of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
.
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He settled with his family in his family home of
Schloss Rosegg
, conserving it and reopening it to the public. The couple had three sons, starting with twins in 1961, Christian and
Stefan of Liechtenstein
- Christopher became a doctor in
Villach
and Stefan became Liechtenstein's ambassador to Germany in 2007. Their third son Emanuel was born in 1964 and took over management of the Schloss and its attached zoo and waxwork display. Alexander was buried on 24 March 2012 in Rosegg's municipal cemetery.
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