# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/franz-joseph-ii-prince-of-liechtenstein
# Generated: 2026-09-06T21:45:53.665Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/franz-joseph-ii-prince-of-liechtenstein"
name: "Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein"
slug: "franz-joseph-ii-prince-of-liechtenstein"
description: "He inherited a mountain backwater and left behind one of the wealthiest countries per capita on earth — the first prince to actually live in Liechtenstein full-time while he did it."
tagline: "Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/F%C3%BCrst_Franz_Josef_II..jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Austria"
  isoCode: "AT"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1906-08-16"
deathDate: "1989-11-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           55.1
  momentum:             0.02042253521126761
  historical:           22.97891066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Francisco José II de Liechtenstein"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Franjo Josip II., knez Lihtenštajna"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Franz Josef II dari Liechtenstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Francesco Giuseppe II del Liechtenstein"
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    title: "프란츠 요제프 2세"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Franzesch Isepp II del Liechtenstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Frans Jozef II van Liechtenstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "فرانز جوزيف الثاني (أمير ليختنشتاين)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Franz Joseph was born in August 1906, the son of Prince Alois and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria. In 1923 his father renounced succession in his favor, positioning him to inherit from his childless grand-uncle. He became reigning Prince of Liechtenstein on 25 July 1938. Breaking with tradition, he moved into the principality itself — no predecessor had ever lived there year-round. Over five decades he oversaw Liechtenstein's transformation from a poor agricultural economy into one of the richest nations per capita in the world. He died in November 1989, having ruled for fifty-one years and earned unusual popular affection in the process.