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Princess Gina of Liechtenstein (Née Countess Georgina von Wilczek; 24 October 1921 – 18 October 1989) was Princess of Liechtenstein from 1943 to 1989 as the wife of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein. She was the mother of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein and was widely known as Gina.
- Prince Franz Josef "Wenzel"
His mother was Countess Georgina of Wilczek. He was known,...
- Countess Georgina von Wilczek
Georgina von Wilczek (24 October 1921 – 18 October 1989) was...
- Prince Franz Josef "Wenzel"
Jan 3, 2020 · Countess Georgina von Wilczek was born on 24 October 1921 in Austria as the daughter of Ferdinand Maria, Count von Wilczek, and Countess Norbertine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau. She was known as Gina in the family.
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- Early Life
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Franz Joseph was born on 16 August 1906 in Schloss Frauenthal, Deutschlandsberg, Austria-Hungary as the first child of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria. He had 7 siblings throughout his lifetime. His god-parent was his great-uncle Franz Joseph I of Austria. He spent most of his youth throughout various famil...
Early reign
On 31 March 1938, Franz I made Franz Joseph his regent following the Anschluss of Austria. Franz I then moved to Feldberg, Czechoslovakia, and on 25 July, he died while at one of his family's castles. Franz Joseph II formally succeeded him as the Prince of Liechtenstein. Although officially Franz stated that he had given the regency to Franz Joseph due to his old age, it was speculated that he did not wish to remain in control of Liechtenstein if Nazi Germany were to invade, primarily because...
World War II
Liechtenstein remained neutral throughout World War II, and its neutrality was not violated by any of the combatants. Franz Joseph supported then Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Josef Hoop's policy of non-binding, non-provocative diplomacy towards Nazi Germany while personally tying the country as closely as possible to Switzerland during the war in hopes of retaining Liechtenstein's neutrality. He visited the Swiss Federal Council in April 1938 and again in 1943, along with to Victor Emmanue...
Later life
After losing roughly 80% of their property, Franz Joseph and his family sought to sell artworks from their collection in order to generate income, such as Leonardo da Vinci's Ginevra de' Benci in 1967 and Frans Hals's Willem van Heythuysen portrait that was sold to the Bavarian State Painting Collectionsin 1969. Franz Joseph oversaw a family-owned bank which was run by the House of Liechtenstein with branches in London, Zürich, New York City and Frankfurt. This made the principality an ideal...
On 7 March 1943, at St. Florin's in Vaduz, Franz Joseph II married Countess Georgina of Wilczek (24 October 1921 – 18 October 1989). It was the first time that the wedding of a ruling Prince had taken place in Liechtenstein.They had five children, twelve grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren: 1. Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (14 Fe...
AustriaGreek Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the RedeemerIranian Imperial Family: Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 2,500-year Celebration of the Persian EmpireVatican: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Holy SepulchreOct 11, 2015 · On June 22, 1945, she founded the Liechtenstein Red Cross, and was president from 1945 to 1984, when she handed over the position to her daughter-in-law Princess Marie, wife of her eldest son Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein.
When Countess Georgina von Wilczek was born on 24 October 1921, in Graz, Styria, Austria, her father, Dr Ferdinand Maria Joseph Wilhelm Graf von Wilczek, was 28 and her mother, Norbertine "Nora" Gräfin Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, was 32. She married Prince Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein on 7 March 1943, in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
