Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein (1875–1930)
Prince Alfred Roman of Liechtenstein was a Liechtensteiner prince and uncle of Franz Joseph II. He was the sixth child and fourth son of Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein and Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein.
Life
Prince Alfred joined the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1893 and was a captain during World War I, where he was seriously wounded.He was briefly appointed by Johann II as acting Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 28 June to 4 August 1928 after the government of Gustav Schädler was forced to resign as a result of a embezzlement scandal involving the National Bank of Liechtenstein. He was then succeeded by Josef Hoop following the 1928 Liechtenstein general election.
Marriage and issue
He married on 19 February 1912, in Munich, Germany, Theresia Maria Prinzessin zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Wallerstein.They had four children:
- Princess Maria Benedikta Henriette Therese Gabriele Angela Ildefonsa, unmarried and without issue
- Prince Johann Baptist Moritz Heinrich Alfred Ildefons Benedikt Maria Joseph, married civilly in Burgweinting bei Regensburg on 1 November 1944 and religiously in Regensburg on 7 November 1944 Clotilde Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis, and had issue:
- * Princess Diemut Margarete Maria Benedicta Anna, married firstly civilly in Vaduz on 29 June 1982 and religiously in Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria, on 17 July 1982 Ulrich Köstlin, son of Heinrich Köstlin and wife Margot Ammann, and had issue:
- ** Clemens August Köstlin
- ** Luise Köstlin
- * Prince Gundakar Albert Alfred Petrus, married civilly in Dreux on 22 July 1989 and religiously in Friedrichshafen on 29 July 1989 Princess Marie Isabelle Marguerite Anne Geneviève d'Orléans, daughter of Henri, comte de Paris, duc de France and Duchess Marie Therese of Württemberg, and had issue:
- ** Princess Leopoldine Eleonore Therese Marie
- ** Princess Marie Immaculee Elisabeth Rose Adelgunde
- ** Prince Johann Wenzel Karl Emmeran Bonifatius Maria
- ** Princess Margarete Franziska Daria Wilhelmine Marie
- ** Prince Gabriel Karl Bonaventura Alfred Valerian Maria
- * Prince Alfred Heinrich Michael Benedikt Maria, married civilly in Vaduz on 22 March 2002 and religiously in Waldstein on 6 April 2002 Raffaella Ida Sangiorgi, daughter of Tino Sangiorgi and wife Bruna Ferrari, without issue
- * Princess Adelgunde Maria Anna Therese Mafalda Eleonore, unmarried and without issue
- * Prince Karl Emmeran Duarte Johannes Theobald Benedikt, unmarried and without issue
- * Princess Maria Eleonore Bernadette Hildegard, unmarried and without issue
- * Prince Hugo Karl August, married in Neresheim on 11 July 1998 and divorced Anabella Ohlmeier, daughter of Wolfgang Ohlmeier and wife Angela Maria Sendker, and had issue:
- ** Princess Maria Aurelia Margarethe Antonia Angela Clotilde
- Prince Heinrich Karl Vincenz Maria Benediktus Justinus, 1,251st Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria, married in Lignières on 12 September 1949 Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, daughter of Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon-Parma, and had issue:
- * Prince Vincenz Karl Alfred Maria Michael et omnes sancti, 1,300th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria, married firstly in Paris civilly on 5 March 1981 and religiously on 7 March 1981 and divorced in 1991 Hélène de Cossé-Brissac, and had issue, and married secondly civilly in Vaduz on 20 May 1999 and religiously in Venice on 19 June 1999 Roberta Valeri Manera, daughter of Mario Valeri Manera and wife Maria Gaggia, without issue.
- ** Princess Adelheid Marie Beatrice Zita
- ** Princess Hedwig Maria Beatrice Hermine
- * Prince Michael Karl Alfred Maria Felix Moritz et omnes sancti, married civilly in Vaduz on 31 January 1986 and religiously in Baden-Baden on 8 February 1986 Hildegard Berta Peters, daughter of Robert Max Josef Peters and wife Bertha Elisabeth Beeck, and had issue:
- ** Princess Therese Maria
- ** Princess Gisela Maria
- * Princess Charlotte Maria Benedikte Eleonore Adelheid et omnes sancti, married in Waldstein on 31 August 1979 Pieter Kenyon Fleming-Voltelyn van der Byl, and had issue:
- ** Pieter Vincenz van der Byl
- ** Valerian van der Byl
- ** Casimir van der Byl
- * Prince Christof Karl Alfred Maria Michael Hugo Ignatius et omnes sancti, unmarried and without issue
- * Prince Karl Maria Alfred Michael Georg et omnes sancti, unmarried and without issue
- Princess Eleonore Henriette Maria Josefa Germana Ildefonsa, unmarried and without issue