Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein

Hans-Adam I (Johann Adam Andreas; 16 August 1662 – 16 June 1712) was the son of Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein (1611–1684) and Princess Johanna Beatrix of Dietrichstein (1625–1676).

Hans-Adam I
Duke of Troppau and Jägerndorf
Portrait by Peter van Roy, c. 1706
Prince of Liechtenstein
Reign	5 April 1684 – 16 June 1712
Predecessor	Karl Eusebius
Successor	Joseph Wenzel I
Born	(1662-08-16)16 August 1662 Brünn, Kingdom of Bohemia
Died	16 June 1712(1712-06-16) (aged 49) Vienna, Archduchy of Austria
Burial	Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Brünn
Spouse	Princess Edmunda Maria of Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg
Issue	Maria Theresia, Countess of Soissons
Names Johann Adam Andreas
House	Liechtenstein
Father	Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein
Mother	Johanna Beatrix of Dietrichstein
Religion	Roman Catholic

On 18 January 1699^[1] he acquired the seigneury of Schellenberg, and on 22 February 1712 the county of Vaduz.^[2] These two domains would later form the present principality of Liechtenstein. He was also Duke of Troppau and Jägerndorf.

Johann did not take up an office at the Imperial court but did case-by-case work, especially as a financial expert. He was known informally as Hans Adam the Rich. Besides managing his property, he took a great interest in art. He bought works by Rubens^[3] and van Dyck for his collections and was one of the most generous patrons of his time.

Johann created two memorials to himself, a palace in Bankgasse in Vienna and a summer palace in Rossau. He was the 575th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria.

Marriage and issue

Johann married his first cousin, Erdmuthe Maria Theresia of Dietrichstein, Princess of Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg (17 April 1652 – 15 March 1737) on 16 February 1681. They had seven children:

• Princess Maria Elisabeth (8 May 1683 – 4 May 1744), married Leopold, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg, son of Karolina of Legnica-Brieg
• Prince Karl Joseph (15 October 1684 – 16 February 1704) died aged 19 without issue.
• Princess Maria Antonia (10 April 1687 – 9 October 1750) married Márk Adam Czober and had issue.
• Prince Franz Dominik (1 September 1689 – 19 March 1711) died unmarried and without issue.
• Princess Maria Gabriele (12 July 1692 – 7 November 1713), married Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein
• Princess Maria Theresia (11 May 1694 – 20 February 1772)
• Princess Maria Dominika (5 August 1698 – 2 June 1724) married Heinrich Josef Anton, Prince of Auersperg

He left no male heirs at his death, both of his sons having died before him.