AustriaandAND⤬THE JUNCTION
3 SHARED EVENTSLiechtenstein

Entangled histories

3 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.

ONE SPINE OF YEARS · TWO WALLS OF EVENTS · AUT LEFT · LIE RIGHT

1. 1608

   The House of Liechtenstein raised to princely rank

   Karl von Liechtenstein received the hereditary dignity of an imperial prince in 1608, confirmed for his brothers soon after, raising the wealthy Austrian dynasty to the highest rank of the nobility.

   Politics & Power · from the Liechtenstein chronicle · The Lordships of the Rhine and the Distant House of Liechtenstein · REFS 2 — The History of the Princely House of Liechtenstein, The History of the Family and the Collections

2. 1815

   Membership of the German Confederation

   After Napoleon's defeat, Liechtenstein joined the German Confederation created at the Congress of Vienna, remaining within it until 1866 while keeping close dynastic ties to Austria.

   Politics & Power · from the Liechtenstein chronicle · From the Empire to Sovereignty · REFS 1 — Liechtenstein: History (Alpine, Principality, Sovereignty)

3. 1842

   A prince visits at last

   Prince Alois II became the first reigning prince to set foot in Liechtenstein, more than a century after its foundation, the dynasty having until then governed entirely from its Austrian and Bohemian seats.

   Politics & Power · from the Liechtenstein chronicle · Bought and Founded: The Imperial Principality of 1719 · REFS 2 — How the Principality of Liechtenstein came into being, Liechtenstein: History (Alpine, Principality, Sovereignty)