Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein

Princely family of Liechtenstein
The Prince The Princess The Hereditary Prince The Hereditary Princess Prince Joseph Wenzel Princess Marie-Caroline Prince Georg Prince Nikolaus Prince Maximilian Princess Angela HSH Prince Alfons Prince Constantin Princess Marie Prince Moritz Princess Georgina Prince Benedikt Princess Tatjana
Extended princely family Prince Philipp Princess Isabelle Prince Alexander Princess Astrid Princess Theodora Prince Wenzeslaus Prince Rudolf Princess Tılsım Princess Laetitia Prince Karl Ludwig Prince Nikolaus Princess Margaretha Princess Maria-Anunciata Princess Marie-Astrid Prince Josef-Emanuel The Dowager Marchioness of Mariño
Descendants of Prince Aloys Prince Andreas Princess Silvia Prince Gregor Princess Maria-Pia Princess Katharina Princess Brigitta Princess Marie Christine Princess Maria Assunta Princess Isabelle, countess zu Erbach-Fürstenau Prince Christoph Princess Marie Helene Princess Georgina, Countess von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg Princess Michaela Princess Amalie Princess Maria Elisabeth Prince Hubertus Princess Marie Therese

Princess Marie was born on 14 April 1940 in Prague as the daughter of Count Ferdinand Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1908–1969) and his wife Countess Henriette Caroline of Ledebur-Wicheln (1910–2001) in the Nazi-run Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now the Czech Republic). Her paternal grandparents were Count Ferdinand Vincenz Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau and Princess Aglae von Auersperg. Her maternal grandparents were Count Eugen Rudolf Maria von Ledebur-Wicheln and Countess Eleonore Larisch von Moennich, great-granddaughter of Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei, Prince of Wallachia.

In 1945, her family fled to Germany where Marie began her education in Ering am Inn from 1946 to 1949.[1] Then she attended Lioba Sisters' boarding school at the Wald Monastery in Baden-Württemberg for eight years.[1] In 1957, she spent an extended period of time in England to improve her English, and graduated from the boarding school in 1958. She then attended the Academy for Applied Arts at the University of Munich, graduating in 1961. Following some time in Paris to improve her French, she began working as an industrial designer for a printing house in Dachau, Germany.

Princess Marie married Prince Hans-Adam II at St. Florin's in Vaduz on 30 July 1967. They have four children: Hereditary Prince Alois (b. Zürich, 11 June 1968), Prince Maximilian (b. St Gallen, 16 May 1969), Prince Constantin (b. St Gallen, 15 March 1972), and Princess Tatjana (b. St Gallen, 10 April 1973).

Princess Marie has been involved in many organizations within Liechtenstein, with her focus being on education, culture and the arts. Princess Marie served as president of the Liechtenstein Red Cross from 1985 to 2015.[2] She is also a patron of the Red Cross and the Verein für Heilpädagogische Hilfe,[1] a foundation for people in Liechtenstein with special needs.[3]

In 1976, Princess Marie became member of Liechtensteinische Gesellschaft für Umweltschutz (LGU), Liechtenstein's society for environmental protection.[4] She was the president of Society for Orthopaedic Aid from 1983 to 2005 and a patron since 2005. She is also a patron of Verband Liechtensteinischer Familienhilfen, a family support organisation.[4] Princess Marie is a member of the historical society of Liechtenstein.[4]

• Princely Family of Liechtenstein

• Marie's biography on the Princely House's website