Happy Birthday, Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein!

Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (Joseph Wenzel Maximilian Maria von und zu Liechtenstein), styled His Serene Highness (born 24 May 1995 in London), is the eldest child of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, the Regent and Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, and his wife Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria. He is second in the line of succession to the Liechtensteiner throne and third in line in the Jacobite line of succession to the thrones of England, Scotland, Ireland and France. He is the first Jacobite heir born in the British Isles since 1688.

The prince has three younger siblings: Princess Marie-Caroline (b. 1996), Prince Georg-Antonius (b. 1999) and Prince Nikolaus Sebastian (b. 2000).

Joseph Wenzel is named in honour of his ancestor Josef Wenzel, Reigning Prince of Liechtenstein from 1712 to 1718 and from 1748 to 1772. He bears the name Maximilian in honour of his maternal grandfather Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, and his paternal uncle and godfather, Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein. In accordance with the custom of several Roman Catholic dynasties in Europe, including that of both his parents, he was given the name Maria in honour of the Virgin Mary.

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How old are the European Hereditary & Crown Princes and Crown Princesses?

Belgium
Princess Mathilde is 38. Her husband, the Duke of Brabant, turned 51 last month.

Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik will turn 43 at the end of the month. His wife Princess Mary is 39.

Liechtenstein
Alois, the Hereditary Prince, is 42. His wife Sophie, the former Duchess of Bavaria, is 43.

Luxembourg

Guillaume, the Hereditary Grand Duke (HGD) is 29. And single.

Monaco
Well... complicated situation, but as PA2 still has no legitimate children, his older sister, Caroline of Monaco, Princess of Hanover, is the Hereditary Princess. She is 54. And now that I am thinking about it, the next regent of Monaco will be really young, if we consider Charlene gets pregnant in the 3 years. Okay, let's not plan ahead.

The Netherlands

This post is a bit dedicated to her, as tomorrow, Princess Maxima is turning 40. Her husband, the Prince of Orange, just turned 44.

Norway
Both Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit, born a month apart, are 37. What a synchrony those two!

United Kingdom

The Duchess of Cornwall is 63. Her husband, the Prince of Wales is 62.

Spain
Doña Letizia is 38. Her husband, the Prince of Asturias, is 43.

Sweden

Our unique born-Crown Princess is 33. Prince Daniel is 37.

If we rank them by age, the girls would be:
Victoria, 33
Mette-Marit, 37
Mathilde, 38
Letizia, 38
Mary, 39
Maxima, 40
Sophie, 43
Caroline, 54
Camilla, 63


The boys would be:
Guillaume, 29
Daniel, 37
Haakon, 37
Alois, 42
Frederik, 43
Felipe, 43
Willem-Alexander, 44
Philippe, 51
Charles, 62

[Liechtenstein] [VIDEO] Interview with Prince Hans-Adam II about The State

This video is a treasure and extremely interesting. We do not have much information (nor gossip) from the Liechtenstein royalty.

Peter Robinson hereby interviews His Serene Higness Prince Hans-Adam II. The journalist from Uncommon Knowledge presents the country firstly with its small size, borders (with Austria and Switzerland) and 35 000 inhabitants.

Prince Hans-Adam II has been reigning since 1989. He delegated some of his powers to his son, Prince Alois in 2004 - including day-to-day management of the principauté.

He wrote the book "The State in the Third Millenium".

He ask the monarch what the state is for, quoting his book "the objective must be to transform all states into peaceful service companies".

Prince Hans-Adam claims monarchies have to serve the people and reminds us of Prince Charles motto "Ich Dien", which means "I serve" in German, with the state serving the people, doing the best and better than anyone else. He also talks about his inspiration in US President John Kennedy, Christian origins, historical heritage and even a comparison with Sarah Palin.

This is a 5-part interview, do not hesitate to click on the other parts to see more of Prince Hans-Adam.

Hans-Adam II (Johannes (Hans) Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marko d'Aviano Pius von und zu Liechtenstein was born on February 14th, 1945 and is married to his second cousin, once removed, Marie Aglaë, Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (born April 14th, 1940) who, upon marriage, became Her Serene Highness The Princess of Liechtenstein on 30 July 1967, at Vaduz. They have 4 children and 14 grandchildren.