Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein

Joseph Johann Adam
Duke of Troppau and Jägerndorf
Portrait of Joseph Johann Adam
Prince of Liechtenstein
Reign11 October 1721 – 17 December 1732
PredecessorAnton Florian
SuccessorJohann Nepomuk
Born(1690-05-25)25 May 1690
Vienna, Archduchy of Austria
Died17 December 1732(1732-12-17) (aged 42)
Valtice, Kingdom of Bohemia
Burial
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Brno
SpouseMaria Gabriele of Liechtenstein
Marianne of Thun-Hohenstein
Maria Anna of Oettingen-Spielberg
Maria Anna Kottulinska
Names
Josef Johann Adam
HouseLiechtenstein
FatherAnton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein
MotherCountess Eleonore Barbara of Thun-Hohenstein
ReligionRoman Catholic

Joseph Johann Adam (25 May 1690 – 17 December 1732) was the Prince of Liechtenstein from 1721 to his death.[1]

Born in Vienna, he was the only living son of Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein and Eleonore Barbara von Thun und Hohenstein. Johann Josef Adam served under his father for a short time during the War of the Spanish Succession and later fought against the French under the Duke of Marlborough. After the Treaty of Utrecht he became Imperial Privy Counsellor in Vienna.

He was the 661st Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria. He died in Valtice in 1732.

  1. ^ "Rulers of Liechtenstein". Genealogy. Retrieved 7 March 2021.