Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein (Philipp Erasmus Alois Ferdinand Maria Sebaldus; born 19 August 1946) is a member of the princely family ofLiechtenstein. He is a son of the lateFranz Joseph II and the younger brother of current reigning princeHans-Adam II.[1]
Prince Philipp studied history and sociology at theUniversity of Bonn and theUniversity of Basel. He has been a member of the board of directors of theLGT group since 1981, and the chairman of that organisation since 2001.[2]
He married Isabelle Fernande Ghislaine Guillemette Elisabeth de l'Arbre de Malander (b. 24 November 1949 inRonse, Belgium) on 11 September 1971, daughter of Jean-Baptiste André de l'Arbre de Malander and wife Guillemette Marie Grassal.[3]
They have three sons and four grandchildren:
Prince Alexander Wilhelm Hans Adam of Liechtenstein (born on 19 May 1972 inBasel,Canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland). Married civilly inVaduz on 24 January 2003 and religiously inSalzburg on 8 February 2003 toAstrid Barbara Kohl (born on 13 September 1968 inRegensburg, Germany), daughter of Theodor Kohl and wife Ingrid Schlechta.[4] They have a daughter:
Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein (born on 12 May 1974 inUccle,Brussels, Belgium). From 2003 to 2006, he dated BrazilianmodelAdriana Lima.[13]
Prince Rudolf Ferdinand of Liechtenstein (born on 7 September 1975 inUccle,Brussels, Belgium). Married inIstanbul on 20 April 2012 to İlhan Tılsım Tanberk, a Turkish businesswoman and heiress of the Sinter Metal company.[14][15] She was born on 20 July 1974 inIstanbul, Turkey as a daughter of Olgun Tanberk, founder of the family-owned engineering group Sinter Metal, and wife Melek Kampulat.[14] They have three children:
Princess Alienor Faye of Liechtenstein (Turkish:Alya Nur,[16] 29 September 2014 – 13 December 2015).[17]
Princess Laetitia of Liechtenstein (born on 21 July 2016 inZürich, Switzerland). Twin of Prince Karl Ludwig.
Prince Karl Ludwig of Liechtenstein (born on 21 July 2016 inZürich, Switzerland). Twin of Princess Laetitia.
^Lars Ulwencreutz. Ulwencreutz's The Royal Families in Europe V. p. 15.
^"Theodora, la principessina "green", a Expo2015" [Theodora, the “green” princess, at Expo2015].Verese News (in Italian). 25 September 2015.Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved22 August 2022.Oggi la principessa Astrid del Liechtenstein, insieme alla madre Ingrid Schlechta Kohl e alla figlia Theodora von Liechtenstein ha visitato l'Esposizione universale". [Today, Princess Astrid of Liechtenstein, together with her mother Ingrid Schlechta Kohl and her daughter Theodora von Liechtenstein, visited the "Universal Exposition".]
^Guter Saisonstart für Guerra — Zwei Siege in San Giovanni [Good Start to the Season for Guerra — Two Victories in San Giovanni]. 28 February 2022. Volksblatt (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^"Türk prensesin şatosu" [The castle of the Turkish princess]. 9 August 2021.Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved28 July 2022.
^"Masal aşkı sarsan ölüm" [The death that shakes fairy tale love].Hürriyet (in Turkish). 19 December 2015.Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.Çiftin 1.5 yaşındaki kızları Alya Nur [The couple's 1.5-year-old daughter, Alya Nur, ...]