Princess Nora of Liechtenstein


Princess Norberta of Liechtenstein, Dowager Marchioness of Mariño, popularly known as Princess Nora, is a member of
Liechtenstein princely family. She is the fourth child and only daughter of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein and his wife Georgina von Wilczek, and thus younger sister of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein.

Education and career

Princess Nora studied at the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, also in Geneva. She has worked for the World Bank and the International Institute for Environment and Development, among others. She speaks French, English, German and Spanish.
She has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 1984. She was president of Liechtenstein's National Olympic Committee from 1982 to 1992 and she has been president of Special Olympics Liechtenstein since 2002.
She was Chief Scouting Guide of Liechtensteinische Pfadfinderinnenkorps Santa Maria from 1973 to 1989. Today she is Honorary member of the Scout association.

Family

On 11 June 1988, she married Don Vicente Sartorius y Cabeza de Vaca, Marqués de Mariño, at St. Florin's in Vaduz. Together they had one daughter:
She is the godmother of Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, the youngest daughter of Princess Astrid of Belgium.

Honours

National honours