Josef Johann Adam of Liechtenstein
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Valtice
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) was the Prince of Liechtenstein
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from 1721 to his death.
Born in Vienna
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, he was the only living son of Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein. Johann Josef Adam served under his father for a short time during the War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
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and later fought against the French under the Duke of Marlborough
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
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. After the Treaty of Utrecht
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he became Imperial Privy Counsellor in Vienna
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.
He was the 661st Knight
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of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
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in Austria
Austria
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. He died in Valtice
Valtice
The town of Valtice in the Czech Republic contains one of the most impressive Baroque residences of Central Europe. It was designed as the seat of the ruling princes of Liechtenstein by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach in the early 18th century. Construction was supervised by Domenico...
in 1732.
Marriages and issue
Joseph married his cousin Gabrielle, Princess of LiechtensteinLiechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...
(12 July 1692 - 7 November 1713), daughter of Hans-Adam I, on December 1, 1712. They had one child:
- Prince Karl Anton (1713–1715)
On February 3, 1716 he married Marianne, Countess of Thun-Hohenstein
Thun-Hohenstein
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(27 September 1698-23 February 1716), but his new bride died only 20 days after the wedding.
On August 3, 1716, in Vienna
Vienna
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, he married to Maria Anna, Countess of Oettingen-Spielberg (12 September 1693 - 15 April 1729), daughter of Francis Albert, Count of Oettingen-Spielberg. They had three children:
- Prince Joseph Anton (1720–1723)
- Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein (6 July 1724 - 22 December 1748)
- Princess Maria Theresia (28 December 1721 - 19 January 1753)
In 1729, Josef married Maria Anna, Countess Kottulinsky (12 May 1707 - 6 February 1788). This marriage was childless.