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| Prince Philipp and Princess Isabelle of Liechtenstein, 2016. Photo (c) Seth B. Leonard |
Today, Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday!
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| Franz Joseph and Gina of Liechtenstein with their five children. Prince Philipp is on the right in the back. |
Born on 19 August 1946 at Zürich, Prince Philipp Erasmus Alois Ferdinand Maria Sebaldus of Liechtenstein was the second son and child of Fürst Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein (1906-1989) and Fürstin Gina (1921-1989; née Countess von Wilczek), who wed in 1943. Philipp has four siblings: Fürst Hans Adam II (b.1945; married Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau), Prince Nikolaus (b.1947; married Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg), Princess Nora (b.1950; married Don Vicente Sartorius y Cabeza de Vaca, Marques de Mariño), and Prince Wenzel (1962-1991).
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| Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, 1903. |
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| Alois and Elisabeth with their son Franz Joseph, 1906. |
The paternal grandparents of Prince Philipp were Prince Alois of Liechtenstein (1869-1955) and Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (1878-1960). The maternal grandparents of Prince Philipp were Count Ferdinand von Wilczek (1893-1977) and Countess Norbertine "Nora" Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1888-1923).
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| Philipp and Isabelle celebrate their engagement at Schloß Vaduz, June 1971. |
On 11 September 1971 at Brussels, Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein married Isabelle Fernande Ghislaine Guillemette Elisabeth de l'Arbre de Malander (b.1949), the daughter of Jean de l'Arbre de Malander (1909-1969) and Guillemette Grassel (1910-2000). Prince Philipp and Princess Isabelle have three sons: Prince Alexander (b.1972; married to Astrid Kohl), Prince Wenzeslaus (b.1974), and Prince Rudolf (b.1975; married to Tilsim Tanberk). Philipp and Isabelle will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary next month.
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| Princess Isabelle and Prince Philipp at the wedding of Prince Amedeo of Belgium, 2014. Photo (c) Getty Images/Elisabetta Villa. |