Line of succession to the Liechtensteiner throne

Prince Karl I, who established primogeniture

Prince Johann I Joseph, whose legitimate male patrilineal descendants are entitled to succeed

Prince Hans-Adam II, the present monarch

Succession to the Liechtensteiner throne is governed by the house laws of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, which stipulate agnatic primogeniture. In 2004 the head of state, Hans-Adam II, publicly responded to criticism from the UN which had voiced its discrimination concerns about the exclusion of women from the line of succession, stating that the rule was older than the state itself.

Succession rules

In 1606, the first prince of Liechtenstein, Karl I, and his younger brothers, Maximilian and Gundakar, signed Family Covenant, agreeing that the headship of the family should pass according to agnatic primogeniture to the heir of the most senior line.^[1] The family continued to be governed by various statutes until 1993, when it was decided that some of the provisions were outdated and that they should be amended. The statute was repealed on 26 October,^[2] and the new house law was published on 6 December.^[3] According to the house law, the right to succeed to the throne of Liechtenstein is reserved for male patrilineal descendants of Prince Johann I Joseph born to married parents, excluding issue born of marriage to which the sovereign did not consent. Should there be no more eligible male patrilineal descendants left, the sovereign has the right to adopt an heir presumptive. It is explicitly stated that if a member of the princely family adopts a prince who is in the line of succession, the adoptee's place in the line will not be altered.^[3] There is no scenario under which a woman could succeed to the throne of Liechtenstein.^[4] The house law also provides for a possibility of renunciation of succession rights.^[3]

Line of succession

Prince Johann I Josef (1760–1836)
- Prince Franz de Paula (1802–1887)
  - Prince Alfred (1842–1907)
    - Prince Alois (1869–1955)
      - Prince Franz Josef II (1906–1989)
        
        Prince Hans-Adam II (born 1945)
        
        (1) Hereditary Prince Alois (b. 1968)
        
        (2) Prince Joseph Wenzel (b. 1995)
        
        (3) Prince Georg (b. 1999)
        
        (4) Prince Nikolaus (b. 2000)
        
        (5) Prince Maximilian (b. 1969)
        
        (6) Prince Alfons (b. 2001)
        
        (7) Prince Constantin (b. 1972)
        
        (8) Prince Moritz (b. 2003)
        
        (9) Prince Benedikt (b. 2008)
        
        (10) Prince Philipp (b. 1946)
        
        (11) Prince Alexander (b. 1972)
        
        (12) Prince Wenzeslaus (b. 1974)
        
        (13) Prince Rudolf (b. 1975)
        
        (14) Prince Nikolaus (b. 1947)
        
        (15) Prince Josef-Emanuel (b. 1989)
      - Prince Karl (1910–1985)
        
        (16) Prince Andreas (b. 1952)
        
        (17) Prince Gregor (b. 1954)
      - Prince Georg (1911–1998)
        
        (18) Prince Christoph (b. 1958)
      - Prince Heinrich (1920–1993)
        
        (19) Prince Hubertus (b. 1971)
    - Prince Johannes (1873–1959)
      - Prince Alfred (1907–1991)
        
        (20) Prince Franz (b. 1935)
        
        (21) Prince Alfred (b. 1972)
        
        (22) Prince Franz (b. 2009)
        
        (23) Prince Lukas (b. 1974)
        
        Prince Friedrich (1937–2010)
        
        (24) Prince Emanuel (b. 1978)
        
        (25) Prince Leopold (b. 2010)
        
        (26) Prince Heinrich (b. 2012)
        
        (27) Prince Ulrich (b. 1983)
        
        (28) Prince Anton (b. 1940)
        
        (29) Prince Georg (b. 1977)
      - Prince Johannes (1910–1975)
        
        (30) Prince Eugen (b. 1939)
        
        (31) Prince Johannes (b. 1969)
    - Prince Alfred (1875–1930)
      - Prince Hans-Moritz (1914–2004)
        
        (32) Prince Gundakar (b. 1949)
        
        (33) Prince Johann (b. 1993)
        
        (34) Prince Gabriel (b. 1998)
        
        (35) Prince Alfred (b. 1951)
        
        (36) Prince Karl (b. 1955)
        
        (37) Prince Hugo (b. 1964)
      - Prince Heinrich (1916–1991)
        
        (38) Prince Michael (b. 1951)
        
        (39) Prince Christof (b. 1956)
        
        (40) Prince Karl (b. 1957)
    - Prince Karl Aloys (1878–1955)
      - (41) Prince Wolfgang (b. 1934)
        
        (42) Prince Leopold (b. 1978)
        
        (43) Prince Lorenz (b. 2012)
- Prince Eduard Franz (1809–1864)
  - Prince Aloys (1840–1885)
    - Prince Friedrich (1871–1959)
      - Prince Aloys (1898–1943)
        
        (44) Prince Luitpold (b. 1940)
        
        (45) Prince Carl (b. 1978)
      - Prince Alfred (1900–1972)
        
        Prince Alexander (1929–2012)
        
        (46) Prince Christian (b. 1961)
        
        (47) Prince Augustinus (b. 1992)
        
        (48) Prince Johannes (b. 1995)
        
        (49) Prince Stefan (b. 1961)
        
        (50) Prince Lukas (b. 1990)
        
        (51) Prince Konrad (b. 1992)
        
        (52) Prince Emanuel (b. 1964)
        
        (53) Prince Josef (b. 1998)

Discrimination concerns

In 2004, the United Nations questioned the compatibility of agnatic primogeniture, which prevents women from becoming head of state of Liechtenstein, with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights^[5] and later raised concern about it.^[5] In response to the United Nations' demands for gender equality in 2007, Prince Hans-Adam II explained that the succession law is older than the Principality of Liechtenstein itself and that it is a family tradition that does not have an impact on the country's citizens; the Constitution of Liechtenstein stipulates that succession to the throne is a private family matter.^[6]

References

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