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Prince Maximilian
Count of Rietberg
At World Economic Forum 2024
Born (1969-05-16) 16 May 1969 (age 54)
St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Spouse
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(m. 2000)​
IssuePrince Alfons
Names
Maximilian Nikolaus Maria
HouseLiechtenstein
FatherHans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
MotherCountess Marie Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Princely family of Liechtenstein

The Prince

Extended princely family
  • Prince Philipp
    Princess Isabelle
    • Prince Alexander
      Princess Astrid
      • Princess Theodora
    • Prince Wenzeslaus
    • Prince Rudolf
      Princess Tılsım
      • Princess Laetitia
      • Prince Karl Ludwig
  • Prince Nikolaus
    Princess Margaretha
    • Princess Maria-Anunciata
    • Princess Marie-Astrid
    • Prince Josef-Emanuel
      Princess Maria Claudia
      • Prince Leopold
  • Princess Nora
Descendants of Prince Aloys
  • Prince Andreas
    Princess Silvia
  • Prince Gregor
  • Princess Maria-Pia
  • Princess Katharina
  • Princess Brigitta

Princess Marie Christine

  • Princess Maria Assunta
  • Princess Isabelle, countess zu Erbach-Fürstenau
  • Prince Christoph
  • Princess Marie Helene
  • Princess Georgina, Countess von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg
  • Princess Michaela

Princess Amalie

  • Princess Maria Elisabeth
  • Prince Hubertus
  • Princess Marie Therese

Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (Maximilian Nikolaus Maria; born 16 May 1969), known professionally as Max von Liechtenstein,[1] is a Liechtensteiner prince and businessman. He is the second son of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein and his wife, Countess Marie Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.

Education

After passing his examinations at the Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium in Vaduz, he studied at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel, Germany, and graduated in 1993. In 1998 he completed an MBA degree at Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.[2]

Career

Prince Maximilian went to work for Chase Capital Partners (the private equity arm of Chase Manhattan Corporation) in New York City.[2] After an interval in which he earned his advanced degree in business and was married, he worked for two years for Industrie Kapital. In 2003, he began the management of the German office of JPMorgan Partners.[2]

Since the spring of 2006, he has been the Chief Executive Officer of the LGT Group.[2] Professionally, he is referred to as Prince Max, rather than Prince Maximilian.[2][3]

Family

Prince Maximilian met Angela Brown, a Panamanian-American fashion designer, at a private party in New York in 1997.[4] In 1999, the Principality of Liechtenstein's Information Bureau announced the forthcoming nuptials of Prince Maximilian to Angela Brown.[5] Prince Maximilian married Angela civilly on 21 January 2000 in Vaduz, Liechtenstein,[6] and religiously on 29 January 2000, at 11:00 am, at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City.[7]

The marriage brought a person of Afro-Panamanian ancestry into one of the remaining reigning families of Europe. Prince Maximilian obtained prior consent and full support of the sovereign, who also attended the wedding.[8][5] While some members of the princely house were said to be shocked and to consider the interracial marriage and the eleven years age gap (with Angela being older than Prince Maximilian) "the end of an era", others were said to have expressed support.[5][4][9]

Prince Maximilian and Princess Angela have a son:

The couple owns a property in Puerto Escondido, Pedasí, where the family usually spends part of the Christmas holidays.

Titles, styles and arms

Styles of
Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein
Reference styleHis Serene Highness
Spoken styleYour Serene Highness

Maximilian is styled as His Serene Highness Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg. He also bears the coat of arms of the princely house.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Max von Liechtenstein: "Corona Separates Wheat from Chaff"". 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "H.S.H. Prince Max von und zu Liechtenstein: Curriculum Vitae" (PDF).
  3. ^ «Corona Separates Wheat from Chaff»
  4. ^ a b Fikes, Robert (8 September 2020). "Princess Angela of Liechtenstein (née Angela Gisela Brown, 1958- )". Black Past. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Beeche, Arturo (2009). The Gotha: Still a Continental Royal Family, Volume 1. US: Eurohistory. pp. 38, 41, 43 50.14, 244. ISBN 978-0-977-19617-3.
  6. ^ a b William Bortrick. "HSH Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein. The Royal Family of Liechtenstein. House of Liechtenstein". Burke's Peerage. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  7. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVI. "Liechtenstein". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 52-54. ISBN 3-7980-0824-8.
  8. ^ de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, pp. 632-634, 654-655 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
  9. ^ Paras, Paulina (27 February 2018). "Meet the First European Princess of African Descent, Angela of Liechtenstein". Town & Country. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Hausgesetz des Fürstlichen Hauses Liechtenstein vom 26. Oktober 1993" [House Law of the Princely House of Liechtenstein of October 26, 1993]. Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein House of LiechtensteinBorn: 16 May 1969 Lines of succession Preceded byPrince Nikolaus Line of successionto Liechtenstein throne 5th in line Succeeded byPrince Alfons
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