Princess Nora of Liechtenstein
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Dowager Marquesa de Mariño | |||||
File:Princess Nora.jpg
Princess Nora in 2012
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Born | Zurich, Switzerland |
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Spouse | Vicente Sartorius y Cabeza de Vaca, 3rd Marqués de Mariño (m. 1988; his death 2002) |
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Issue | María Teresa Sartorius y de Liechtenstein | ||||
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House | Liechtenstein | ||||
Father | Franz Joseph II | ||||
Mother | Countess Georgina von Wilczek | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Liechtensteiner Princely Family |
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HSH The Prince
Extended princely family
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Styles of Princess Nora of Liechtenstein |
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Reference style | Her Serene Highness |
Spoken style | Your Serene Highness |
Alternative style | Ma'am |
Princess Norberta "Nora", Dowager Marquesa de Mariño (Norberta Elisabeth Maria Assunta Josefine Georgine et omnes sancti; 31 October 1950), is the daughter of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1906–1989) and his wife Countess Gina of Wilczek (1921–1989), and thus younger sister of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein.
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Education and career
Princess Nora studied at the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, also in Geneva. She has worked for the World Bank and the International Institute for Environment and Development, among others. She speaks French, English, German and Spanish.
She has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 1984. She was president of Liechtenstein's National Olympic Committee from 1982 to 1992 and she has been president of Special Olympics Liechtenstein since 2002.
She was Chief Scouting Guide (German: Korpsführerin) of Liechtensteinische Pfadfinderinnenkorps Santa Maria from 1973 to 1989.[1] Today she is Honorary member of the Scout association.[2]
Family
On 11 June 1988, she married Don Vicente Sartorius y Cabeza de Vaca, 3rd Marqués de Mariño (Madrid, 30 November 1931 – Ibiza, 22 July 2002). Together they had one daughter:
- María Teresa Sartorius y de Liechtenstein (born 1992).
She is the godmother of Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, the youngest daughter of Princess Astrid of Belgium.
Titles, styles, and honours
- 31 October 1950 – 11 June 1988: Her Serene Highness Princess Norberta of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg
- 11 June 1988 – 22 July 2002: Her Serene Highness Princess Norberta, Marquesa de Mariño
- 22 July 2002 – present: Her Serene Highness Princess Norberta, Dowager Marquesa de Mariño
Her füll title in German is Ihre Durchlaucht Norberta Elisabeth Maria Assunta Josefine Georgine et omnes sancti Prinzessin von und zu Liechtenstein, Gräfin zu Rietberg, Marquesa de Mariño.
Honours
National honours
- Liechtenstein : Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 70th Birthday of His Serene Highness Prince Franz Joseph II (16/08/1976).[3]
Ancestry
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See also
References
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- ↑ Military Collection
External links
- Biography of HSH the Princess Nora of Liechtenstein - official website of the Olympic movement
- Special Olympics Liechtenstein
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles containing German-language text
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Liechtenstein princesses
- Princely Family of Liechtenstein
- International Olympic Committee members
- People associated with Scouting
- Liechtenstein Roman Catholics
- Scouting in Liechtenstein
- Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies alumni