Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein (1700–1771) explained

Emanuel Joseph Johann
Full Name:Emanuel Joseph Johann
Prince of Liechtenstein
House:Liechtenstein
Father:Prince Philipp Erasmus of Liechtenstein
Mother:Countess Christina Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
Spouse:Countess Maria Anna Antonia of Dietrichstein-Weichselstädt, Baroness of Hollenburg and Finkenstein
Issue:Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein
Prince Karl Borromäus
Birth Date:2 or 3 February 1700
Birth Place:Vienna
Death Place:Vienna

Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein (Emanuel Joseph Johann; 2 February/3 February 1700, in Vienna – 15 January 1771, in Vienna) was the father and brother to two of Liechtenstein's monarchs.

Early life

Emanuel was the second son of Prince Philipp Erasmus of Liechtenstein (11 September 1664 – 13 January 1704) and Countess Christina Theresa von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (12 October 1665 – 14 April 1730). He was brother to Josef Wenzel, Prince of Liechtenstein.

In 1749 he became the 734th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

Personal life

He married Countess Maria Anna Antonia von Dietrichstein-Weichselstädt (Graz, 10 September 1706 - Vienna, 7 January 1777) on 14 January 1726 in Vienna. They had thirteen children. Their eldest son became monarch of Liechtenstein when Emanuel's brother died without any surviving heirs.