'Josef Wenzel Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein' (
August 9,
1696,
Prague -
February 10,
1772,
Vienna) was a
prince of
Liechtenstein between 1748 and 1772. He was a nephew of
Anton Florian.
Josef was primarily a
general and was very successful in that line of work. In 1745, he was made
Generalissimo in
Italy and, in 1753, was made General Chief Commander in
Hungary. In one of the greatest achievements of his career, he reorganised the
Habsburg artillery, partly out of his own pocket.
From 1735 to 1736, he was Imperial Envoy to
Berlin and he was Ambassador to
Paris between 1738 to 1741. In 1760, he escorted the future bride of
Josef II to
Vienna.
Josef managed to rule Liechtenstein three times, firstly in his own right from 1712-1718. The second time, he ruled as heir to Josef Johann Adam between 1732-1745 and the third time as representative of the House of Lichtenstein from 1748-1772.
External links
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Liechtenstein web page biography
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