Genealogy of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein¹

HSH Prince Karl and his descendants

HSH Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein
* Schloß Frauenthal, September 16th, 1878
† Schloß Frauenthal, June 20th, 1955

Married:

(civil) Stuttgart, March 31st and (religious) Tegernsee, April 5th, 1921:
HSH Princess Elisabeth Florestine Auguste Marie Luise von Urach, Gräfin von Württemberg
* Schloß Lichtenstein, August 23rd, 1894
† Schloß Frauenthal, October 13th, 1962

Children from this marriage:

1. HSH Prince Wilhelm Alfred Heinrich Karl Theodor Otto Gero Maria Josef of Liechtenstein
2. HSH Princess Maria Josepha Henriette Amelie Florestine Zita Franziska Therese Carola Valerie Elisabeth Ludovika of Liechtenstein
   * Schloß Hollenegg, July 6th, 1923
   † Marienfeld, Lower Austria, May 5th, 2005
   Nun with the name Maria Adelheid in the Cistercienzer Convent Marienfeld at Maria Roggendorf, May 28th, 1979
3. HSH Princess Franziska de Paula Henriette Marie Amelie Mechthildis Benedikta Petra de Alcantara of Liechtenstein
   * Schloß Hollenegg, June 14th, 1930
   † Cologne, April 23rd, 2006

   Married:

   (civil) Menden, April 9th and (religious) Schloß Hollenegg, May 29th, 1965:
   Rochus Friedrich Josef Maria Hubertus Graf von Spee
   * Borken, October 25th, 1925
   † Cologne, August 30th, 1981

   Children from this marriage:

   1. Isabelle Gräfin von Spee
      * Menden, June 10th, 1966

      Married:

      Cologne, August 28th, 1993:
      Kyrill Freiherr von Twickell
      * Münster, March 14th, 1964

   2. Monika Gräfin von Spee
      * Menden, December 25th, 1967
   3. Andreas Graf von Spee
      * Menden, March 19th, 1971
4. HSH Prince Wolfgang Johannes Baptist Johannes Evangelist Ildefons Franz de Paula Josef Maria of Liechtenstein
   * Graz, Steiermark, December 25th, 1934

   Married:

   (civil) Wang near Moosburg, July 12th and (religious) Isareck near Moosburg, July 18th, 1970:
   Gabriele Gräfin Basselet de la Rosée
   * Isareck near Moosburg, March 11th, 1949

   Children from this marriage:

   1. HSH Princess Stephanie Elisabeth Eleonore Maria of Liechtenstein
      * Salzburg, April 12th, 1976
   2. HSH Prince Leopold Franz Karl Maria of Liechtenstein
      * Salzburg, May 21st, 1978

HSH Prince Wilhelm Alfred Heinrich Karl Theodor Otto Gero Maria Josef of Liechtenstein
(Between September 21st, 1950 and October 28th, 1980:) Wilhelm Alfred Heinrich Karl Theodor Otto Gero Maria Josef Graf von Hohenau
* Schloß Frauenthal, May 29th, 1922
† Vienna, November 27th, 2006
(Renounced the title Prince of Liechtenstein and was granted the title Graf von Hohenau, September 21st, 1950; restored to the title Prince of Liechtenstein, October 28th, 1980)

Married:

(civil) Kitzbühel, August 19th and (religious) Kitzbühel, August 21st, 1950:
Emma Baronesse von Gutmannsthal-Benvenuti
* Rain near Klagenfurt, May 14th, 1926
† Vienna, August 31st, 1984

Children from this marriage:

1. Felix Karl Wilhelm Otto Leopold Maria Graf von Hohenau
   * Graz, Steiermark, May 22nd, 1951
2. Benedikt Ulrich Edmund Vinzenz Josef Maria Graf von Hohenau
   * Vienna, January 22nd, 1953

   Married:

   Vienna, September 22nd, 1988:
   Maria Schoißwohl
   * Sankt Pölten, November 23rd, 1958

3. Maria Theresia Hemma Elisabeth Felicia Josefa Regina Gräfin von Hohenau
   * Graz, Steiermark, December 30th, 1953

   Married:

   (civil) Kensington, London, July 25th and (religious) Vienna, September 23rd, 1978:
   Aurel Edward Dessewffy de Csernek et Tarkö
   * Greta, New South Wales, April 8th, 1950

   Children from this marriage:

   1. Heinrich Dessewffy de Csernek et Tarkö
      * Greta, New South Wales, November 20th, 1979
   2. Felicity Dessewffy de Csernek et Tarkö
      * Melbourne, November 1st, 1981
   3. Alice Dessewffy de Csernek et Tarkö
      * Melbourne, January 25th, 1984
   4. Marcus Dessewffy de Csernek et Tarkö
      * Melbourne, April 21st, 1986
4. Stefan Alois Rupert Barnabas Karl Maria Graf von Hohenau
   (Since January 16th, 1989:) Stefan Alois Rupert Barnabas Karl Maria Heildborgh
   * Graz, Steiermark, June 11th, 1957
   (Renounced the title Graf von Hohenau and took the surname Heildborgh, January 16th, 1989)

   Married:

   Spitz, August 25th, 1988:
   Andrea Rixta Eva Eleonore von Kloß
   * Vienna, December 24th, 1958
   (Divorced: Vienna, April 12th, 1991)

5. Heinrich Christoph Felix Paul Wilhelm Maria Graf von Hohenau
   * Graz, Steiermark, November 20th, 1964

Footnotes:

1. With special thanks to Netty Leistra and Paul Theroff.

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Last updated: November 24th, 2007.