Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein

Johann Nepomuk Karl
Prince of Liechtenstein
Reign 17 December 1732 – 22 December 1748
Predecessor Joseph Wenzel I
Successor Joseph Wenzel I
Born (1724-07-06)6 July 1724
Died 22 December 1748(1748-12-22) (aged 24)
Wischau
Burial Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Brno
Spouse Countess Maria Josepha of Harrach-Rohrau
Full name
Johann Nepomuk Karl Borromäus Josef Franz de Paula
House Liechtenstein
Father Joseph Johann Adam
Mother Countess Marie Anna of Oettingen-Spielberg

Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein (Johann Nepomuk Karl Borromäus Josef Franz de Paula; 6 July 1724 – 22 December 1748) was the Prince of Liechtenstein between 1732 and 1748. He was the son of Johann Josef Adam.

Life

When his father died, Johann Nepomuk Karl was only eight and his uncle Josef Wenzel ruled as regent and took care of his nephew's education, preparing him for his future role. When Johann Nepomuk Karl took over the rule of his domains alone in 1745, it seemed that his uncle had taught him nothing, because the prince soon neglected the government and otherwise had seen little economic success.

Because of the evident inability of the prince, a royal Hungarian and Bohemian royal chamberlain was appointed to rule. The prince died shortly afterwards in 1748 at Wischau aged 24 years, being the youngest Prince of Liechtenstein to die.

Marriage and Issue

In Vienna on 19 March 1744 he had married his cousin Maria Josepha, Countess of Harrach-Rohrau (20 November 1727 – 15 February 1788), daughter of Count Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau. They had three children:

Ancestry

References

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Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein
Born: 1724 Died: 1748
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Joseph Wenzel I
Prince of Liechtenstein
1732–1748
Succeeded by
Joseph Wenzel I


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