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Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein

1906 - 1989

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Franz Joseph II (Franz Josef Maria Alois Alfred Karl Johannes Heinrich Michael Georg Ignaz Benediktus Gerhardus Majella; 16 August 1906 – 13 November 1989) was the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein from 25 July 1938 until his death in November 1989. Franz Joseph was the son of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria. He succeeded his childless grand-uncle, Prince Franz I, after his father renounced his right of succession in his favour in 1923. He was an extremely popular sovereign in Liechtenstein. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein is the 914th most popular politician (up from 2,304th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Austria (up from 162nd in 2019) and the 30th most popular Austrian Politician.

Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein is most famous for being the Prince of Liechtenstein and for being the father of Prince Alois, who was the father of Prince Franz Joseph II, who is the current prince of Liechtenstein.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein ranks 914 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexandra of Denmark, Jugurtha, Enver Pasha, Mustafa IV, Vytautas, and Park Geun-hye. After him are Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Harald Greycloak, Randal Cremer, Christian VII of Denmark, Margaret Theresa of Spain, and James Buchanan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein ranks 17. Before him are Ernst Chain, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Luchino Visconti, Emmanuel Levinas, Josephine Baker, and Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten. After him are Estée Lauder, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Billy Wilder, Henri Charrière, Vladimir Prelog, and Ernst Ruska. Among people deceased in 1989, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein ranks 15. Before him are Ted Bundy, Georges Simenon, Sergio Leone, Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Andrei Sakharov, and George Beadle. After him are Elena Ceaușescu, János Kádár, Andrei Gromyko, Lee Van Cleef, Bette Davis, and Emilio Segrè.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein ranks 79 out of 1,424. Before him are Kurt Waldheim (1918), Anna Freud (1895), Fritz Pregl (1869), Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888), Elfriede Jelinek (1946), and Peter Handke (1942). After him are Alban Berg (1885), Fritz Lang (1890), Albert II of Germany (1397), Mariana of Austria (1634), Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria (1842), and Josef Stefan (1835).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein ranks 30. Before him are Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (1678), Archduke Franz Karl of Austria (1802), Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854), Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903), Archduke Otto of Austria (1865), and Kurt Waldheim (1918). After him are Albert II of Germany (1397), Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (1861), Charles II, Archduke of Austria (1540), Engelbert Dollfuss (1892), Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (1883), and Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (1339).

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