Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein

HSH Princess Marie of Liechtenstein

Princess Marie Aglaë (born Countess Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, German: Gräfin Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau) is the wife and cousin of Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein. Princess Marie was born on April 14, 1940 in Prague in the then Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now the Czech Republic).

Her family escaped the Protectorate in 1945 and settled in Germany where she was educated by the Lioba Sisters in the Wald Cloister in the city of Württemberg. In 1957, Princess Marie went to England where she perfected her knowledge of the English language. She also spent time in Paris perfecting her knowledge of the French language. Until her engagement in 1965, she worked as a commercial artist for a printer in Dachau, Germany.

Prince Hans-Adam II and Princess Marie have four children.

See also

*Princely Family of Liechtenstein

External links

*Marie's biography on the site for the Princely House