Arms of His Serene Highness the Prince of Liechtenstein
Incumbent
Hans-Adam II since 13 November 1989
Details
Style
His Serene Highness
Heir apparent
Alois
First monarch
Karl I
Formation
20 December 1608
Residence
Vaduz Castle
The monarchy of Liechtenstein is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of Liechtenstein. The current monarch is Prince Hans-Adam II.[1] The House of Liechtenstein, after which the sovereign principality was named in 1719, hails from Liechtenstein Castle in Lower Austria, which the family possessed from the middle of the twelfth century to the thirteenth century, and from 1807 onward. It is the only remaining European monarchy that practises strict agnatic primogeniture.
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