Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein

Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (Joseph Wenzel Maximilian Maria; born 24 May 1995) is the eldest child of Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, and his wife, Duchess Sophie Elizabeth Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria. He is also the eldest grandchild of the current ruling prince of Liechtenstein, Hans-Adam II, and Countess Marie Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. He is second in the line of succession to the Liechtensteiner throne through his father. He is informally known as Prince Wenzel. He graduated from Malvern College in 2014.

Dynastic ties Since birth, Joseph Wenzel has held the titles "Prince of Liechtenstein" and "Count of Rietberg." He is second in line for the throne of Liechtenstein, preceded only by his father, who has been regent since 15 August 2004. However, Joseph Wenzel's grandfather Prince Hans-Adam II formally remains head of state and of the Princely House of Liechtenstein. Upon the accession of his father, Joseph Wenzel would become the hereditary prince , i.e. the heir apparent to the throne. If he becomes the Jacobite claimant, he would be the first to be born in Britain since "James III and VIII" (James Francis Edward Stuart, or the "Old Pretender") in 1688.

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