Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein


Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein was the Prince of Liechtenstein from 1721 to his death.
Born in Vienna, he was the only living son of Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein. 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.

Marriages and issue

On 1 December 1712, Joseph married firstly his cousin Maria Gabriele, Princess of Liechtenstein, daughter of Hans-Adam I. They had one child:
On 3 February 1716, Joseph married secondly Marianne, Countess of Thun-Hohenstein, but his new bride died only 20 days after the wedding.
On 3 August 1716, in Vienna, Joseph married thirdly to Maria Anna Katharina, Countess of Oettingen-Spielberg, daughter of Francis Albert, 1st Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg in 1735. They had five children:
On 22 August 1729, Joseph married fourthly to Maria Anna, Countess Kottulinska von Kottulin. They had two children: