Franz Joseph II

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Franz Joseph II was the long-reigning Prince of Liechtenstein who modernized the principality and guided it through much of the 20th century.

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Franz Joseph II canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Prince of Liechtenstein
monarch
person
accessionContext abdication of Franz I
burialPlace Cathedral of St. Florin
Liechtenstein
Vaduz
child Elisabeth of Liechtenstein
Franz Josef Wenceslaus Georg Maria
Hans-Adam II
Heinrich of Liechtenstein
Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
Norbert of Liechtenstein
Philipp Erasmus of Liechtenstein
Wenzel of Liechtenstein
countryOfCitizenship Austria-Hungary
Liechtenstein
dateOfBirth 1906-08-16
dateOfDeath 1989-11-13
era 20th century
father Aloys of Liechtenstein
guidedCountryThrough Cold War period
linked to: Cold War

World War II
headOfStateOf Liechtenstein
implementedPolicy economic modernization of Liechtenstein
political reforms in Liechtenstein
longestReigningMonarchOf Liechtenstein
memberOf House of Liechtenstein
monarchOf Liechtenstein
mother Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
notableFor guiding Liechtenstein through the 20th century
modernization of Liechtenstein
placeOfBirth Austria-Hungary
Frauenberg
Styria
placeOfDeath Canton of St. Gallen
Grabs
Switzerland
positionHeld Prince of Liechtenstein
predecessor Franz I of Liechtenstein
promoted financial sector development in Liechtenstein
industrialization of Liechtenstein
reignEnd 1989-11-13
reignStart 1938-03-25
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Vaduz Castle
spouse Georgina von Wilczek
succeededBy Hans-Adam II

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Hans-Adam II predecessor Franz Joseph II
Hans-Adam II father Franz Joseph II