Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein


Joseph Johann Adam was the Prince of Liechtenstein from 1721 to his death in 1732.
Born in Vienna, he was the only living son of Prince of Liechtenstein and Eleonore Barbara von Thun und Hohenstein. Johann Josef Adam served under his father for a short time during the War of the Spanish Succession and later fought against the French under the Duke of Marlborough. After the Treaty of Utrecht he became Imperial Privy Counsellor in Vienna.
He was the 661st Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria. He died in Valtice in 1732.

Marriages and issue

On 1 December 1712, Joseph married firstly his cousin Maria Gabriele, Princess of Liechtenstein, daughter of Hans-Adam I. They had one child:
On 3 February 1716, Joseph married secondly Marianne, Countess of Thun-Hohenstein, but his new bride died only 20 days after the wedding.
On 3 August 1716, in Vienna, Joseph married thirdly to Maria Anna Katharina, Countess of Oettingen-Spielberg, daughter of Francis Albert, 1st Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg in 1734. They had five children:
On 22 August 1729, Joseph married fourthly to Maria Anna, Countess Kottulinsky von Kottulin. They had two children:
  • Prince Anton Thomas Joseph Franz de Paula Johann Nepomuk Adam.
  • Princess Maria Anna Josefa Antonia Franz de Paula.