Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Monarch of Liechtenstein (born 1945)

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Born 1945 · age 81Switzerland

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Age
81
Born 1945
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Updated 2026-06-08

He runs one of Europe's last absolute monarchies — a 62-square-mile Alpine pocket between Switzerland and Austria — and in 2003 won a referendum granting himself powers most medieval kings would envy, including the right to dismiss the government at will.

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Born 14 February 1945, Hans-Adam was the eldest child of Prince Franz Joseph II and Countess Georgina von Wilczek. He attended Schottengymnasium in Austria and Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz in Switzerland, trained at a London bank, then earned a licentiate in business administration from the University of St. Gallen in 1969. In 1984 his father handed him the everyday duties of the monarchy, making Hans-Adam regent while Franz Joseph remained nominal head. When his father died in 1989, Hans-Adam officially ascended to the throne. He has reigned since, holding the dual titles of Duke of Troppau and Jägern…

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