| Joseph Wenzel I | |||||
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| Duke of Troppau and Jägerndorf | |||||
 1740 portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud | |||||
| Prince of Liechtenstein | |||||
| Reign | 16 June 1712 – 12 March 1718 | ||||
| Predecessor | Hans-Adam I | ||||
| Successor | Anton Florian | ||||
| Reign | 22 December 1748 – 10 February 1772 | ||||
| Predecessor | Johann Nepomuk Karl | ||||
| Successor | Franz Josef I | ||||
| Born | 9 August 1696 Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia | ||||
| Died | 10 February 1772 (aged 75) Vienna, Archduchy of Austria | ||||
| Burial | Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Brno | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Anna Maria Antonie of Liechtenstein | ||||
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| House | Liechtenstein | ||||
| Father | Prince Philipp Erasmus of Liechtenstein | ||||
| Mother | Christina Theresa von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort | ||||
| Religion | Catholic | ||||
Josef Wenzel I (Josef Wenzel Lorenz; 9 August 1696 – 10 February 1772), often referred to as just Wenzel, was the Prince of Liechtenstein between 1712 and 1718, and 1748 and 1772, as well as regent of Liechtenstein between 1732 and 1745. He first succeeded his distant cousin Hans-Adam I, even though he was not next in line. The actual heir was his uncle Anton Florian, who was not very popular among the family. Therefore Hans-Adam chose Josef Wenzel as his heir.[2] He later decided to hand over the Principality in exchange for his getting the Dominion of Rumburk in 1718. Thirty years later he inherited Liechtenstein again after his nephew Prince Johann Nepomuk Karl died without male issue.[3] As a military figure, Wenzel is known for his command of the Austrians at the Battle of Piacenza (War of the Austrian Succession).
- ^ Principality of Liechtenstein
- ^ Wanger, Harald (1995). Fürsten von Liechtenstein. Triesen: van Eck. p. 77. ISBN 3-905501-22-8.
- ^ Wanger, Harald (1995). Fürsten von Liechtenstein. Triesen: van Eck. p. 97. ISBN 3-905501-22-8.