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| Karl Eusebius | |
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| Duke of Troppau and Jägerndorf | |
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| Prince of Liechtenstein | |
| Reign | 12 February 1627 – 5 April 1684 |
| Predecessor | Karl I |
| Successor | Hans-Adam I |
| Born | April 11, 1611 |
| Died | 5 April 1684 (aged 72) Schwarzkosteletz |
| Burial | Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Brno |
| Spouse | Princess Johanna Beatrix of Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg |
| House | Liechtenstein |
| Father | Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein |
| Mother | Baroness Anna Maria Šemberová of Boskovic and Černá Hora |
| Religion | Catholic |
Karl Eusebius (11 April 1611 – 5 April 1684)[1] was the Prince of Liechtenstein. He inherited this title in 1627 from his father Karl I. He was 16 and thus considered underage, and his uncles Prince Gundakar and Maximillian acted as regents until 1632. From 1639 to 1641 Karl was Chief Captain of High and Low Silesia.
After the Thirty Years' War Karl effectively restored his dominions economically.[2] Karl was also an extensive patron of architecture of the period.[2] He formed the early plans for Plumlov Castle, which in fact his son the future Hans-Adam I oversaw the construction of.[3]
He died in Schwarzkosteletz.
- ^ House of Liechtenstein
- ^ a b "Prince Karl Eusebius 1627 - 1684". Princely House of Liechtenstein. Archived from the original on 9 January 2008.
From the economic point of view, Karl Eusebius has the merit of reconstructing the Liechtenstein dominions devastated in the Thirty Years' War and of maintaining them in times of trouble.
- ^ "Featured location: the gloomily strange Plumlov Castle". Czech Film Commission. Czech Film Fund. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
It was built in the 17th century by Hans-Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein, when he was only 20 years old. The illogical dimensions of the castle were chosen at the time it was built with the anticipation of the construction of a grand four-wing structure, which his father, Prince Karl Eusebius, had originally planned to build on this site.