Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Aloys II (Aloys Maria Josef Johann Baptista Joachim Philipp Nerius; 25/26 May 1796 – 12 November 1858) was the sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein from 20 April 1836 until his death in 1858.
| Aloys II | |||||
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| Duke of Troppau and Jägerndorf Count of Rietberg | |||||
Portrait by Josef Kriehuber, c. 1850 | |||||
| Prince of Liechtenstein | |||||
| Reign | 20 April 1836 – 12 November 1858 | ||||
| Predecessor | Johann I | ||||
| Successor | Johann II | ||||
| Born | 26 May 1796 Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Died | 12 November 1858 (aged 62) Eisgrub, Margraviate of Moravia, Austrian Empire | ||||
| Burial | Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Brno | ||||
| Spouse | Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau | ||||
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| House | Liechtenstein | ||||
| Father | Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein | ||||
| Mother | Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
He was a son of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra, and a nephew of Prince Aloys I. Aloys II married Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau and had two sons and three daughters with her, with their two sons later ruling Liechtenstein as Johann II and Franz I. Aloys contributed actively to Liechtenstein's economic and political development.
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