Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Aloys II
Duke of Troppau and Jägerndorf Count of Rietberg
Portrait by Josef Kriehuber, c. 1850
Prince of Liechtenstein
Reign	20 April 1836 – 12 November 1858
Predecessor	Johann I
Successor	Johann II
Born	(1796-05-26)26 May 1796 Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	12 November 1858(1858-11-12) (aged 62) Eisgrub, Margraviate of Moravia, Austrian Empire
Burial	Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Brno
Spouse	Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Issue among others...	Sophie, Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein Henriette, Princess Alfred of Liechtenstein Theresa, Princess Arnulf of Bavaria Princess Aloysia, Countess of Fünfkirchen Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein
Names Aloys Maria Josef Johann Baptista Joachim Philipp Nerius
House	Liechtenstein
Father	Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
Mother	Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra
Religion	Roman Catholic

Aloys II (Aloys Maria Josef Johann Baptista Joachim Philipp Nerius; 25/26 May 1796 – 12 November 1858) was the sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein from 20 April 1836 until his death in 1858.^[1]

He was a son of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra, and a nephew of Prince Aloys I. Aloys II married Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau and had two sons and three daughters with her, with their two sons later ruling Liechtenstein as Johann II and Franz I. Aloys contributed actively to Liechtenstein's economic and political development.