Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein

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Prince Joseph Wenzel
Prince of Liechtenstein; Count Rietberg
Born (1995-05-24) 24 May 1995 (age 28)
London, England
Full name
Joseph Wenzel Maximilian Maria
House Liechtenstein
Father Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
Mother Duchess Sophie in Bavaria
Religion Roman Catholic


Liechtensteiner Princely Family
Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg

HSH The Prince
HSH The Princess

Extended princely family

Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, Count Rietberg (Joseph Wenzel Maximilian Maria von und zu Liechtenstein), styled His Serene Highness (born 24 May 1995), is the eldest child of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, the Regent and Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, and his wife Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria, he is also the eldest grandchild of the current ruling prince of Liechtenstein.[1] He is second in the line of succession to the Liechtensteiner throne and third in line in the Jacobite line of succession to the thrones of England, Scotland, Ireland and France. He is the first Jacobite heir born in the British Isles since 1688.[1]

The prince has three younger siblings: Princess Marie-Caroline (b. 1996), Prince Georg (b. 1999) and Prince Nikolaus (b. 2000).

Joseph Wenzel is named in honour of his ancestor Josef Wenzel, Reigning Prince of Liechtenstein from 1712 to 1718 and from 1748 to 1772. He bears the name Maximilian in honour of his maternal grandfather Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, and his paternal uncle and godfather, Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein. In accordance with the custom of several Roman Catholic dynasties in Europe, including that of both his parents, he was given the name Maria in honour of the Virgin Mary.[1]

In 2013 he was receiving his secondary education in England at Malvern College, where he was joined by his sister Marie-Caroline. At Malvern, the prince is known as "Wenzel Liechtenstein".[2] After he graduated from Malvern in May 2014, Joseph Wenzel reportedly took a gap year, where he traveled to and gained work experiences in the United States and South America.[3]

Dynastic ties

The Princely House of Liechtenstein

Since birth, Joseph Wenzel has borne the title "Prince of Liechtenstein" and "Count Rietberg." He is second in line for the throne of Liechtenstein, preceded only by his father who has been Regent of Liechtenstein (Stellvertreter des Fürsten) since 15 August 2004.[4]

However, Joseph Wenzel's grandfather Prince Hans-Adam formally remains The Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein (Head of State of Liechtenstein) and head of the Princely House of Liechtenstein. When Prince Alois inherits that position, Joseph Wenzel will become the Hereditary Prince (Erbprinz), i.e., the immediate heir to the throne of Liechtenstein.[4]

Jacobite succession

Joseph Wenzel is third in line and heir apparent of his mother to the Jacobite succession to the British crown. Joseph Wenzel's great-uncle Franz, Duke of Bavaria, is the current Jacobite heir-general, although he has made no claim to the British throne, nor have any of his ancestors in the Jacobite line of succession since the 18th century.[1]

Prince Franz is elderly and has no children. Accordingly, on his death the position of Stuart heir is almost certain to fall to his younger brother Prince Max, if he is still alive, and after that to Max's eldest daughter Sophie, Joseph Wenzel's mother. The status of Jacobite heir-general will thus come to Joseph Wenzel himself in due course.[1]

Having been born at Portland Hospital in London, Joseph Wenzel is the first potential Jacobite heir to have been born in Great Britain since James Francis Edward Stuart in 1688. Also, barring unforeseen circumstances, as prince of Liechtenstein he will eventually become a Head of State, a position not held by a Stuart heir-general since his great-great-great-great uncle Francis V, Duke of Modena.[citation needed]

Ancestry

Family of Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Count Ferdinand Maria von Wilczek
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Countess Georgina von Wilczek
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Countess Norbertine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Count Ferdinand Vincenz Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Count Ferdinand Carl Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Princess Aglaë Franziska von Auersperg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Countess Marie Aglaë Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Count Eugen Rudolf von Ledebur-Wicheln
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Countess Henriette Caroline of Ledebur-Wicheln
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Countess Eleonore Marie Larisch von Mönnich
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Prince Max-Emanuel, Duke in Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Count Denes Draskovich von Trakostján
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Countess Maria Franziska Draskovich von Trakostján
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Princess Juliana Rose von Montenuovo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Duchess Sophie in Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Count Wilhelm Archibald Douglas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Count Carl Ludwig Douglas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Astri Henschen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Countess Elisabeth Christina Douglas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Prof. Otto Ludwig Haas-Heye
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Ottora Maria Haas-Heye
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Countess Viktoria Ada von Eulenburg und Hertefeld
 
 
 
 
 
 

See also

References and notes

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  2. ↑ Malvern College e-newsletter, April 2013
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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Country profile: Liechtenstein – Leaders BBC News, 6 December 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein
Born: 24 May 1995
Lines of succession
Preceded by Line of succession
to Liechtenstein throne
2nd position		 Succeeded by
Prince Georg
Preceded by Jacobite succession
3rd position		 Succeeded by
Prince Georg of Liechtenstein
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