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Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein (28 May 1656 - 11 October 1721 Vienna
Vienna

Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
) was the 5th Prince of Liechtenstein between 1718 and 1721.

During the War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession

War of the Spanish Succession was a war fought in 1701-1714, in which several European powers combined to stop a possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under a single Bourbon monarch, upsetting the European Balance of power in international relations....
, he went to Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, where he was the Chief Intendant and Prime Minister of the Archduke Karl, who became Emperor Charles VI
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles VI was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary from 1711 to 1740, Archduke of Austria. From 1703 to 1711 he was an active claimant to the List of Spanish monarchs as Charles III....
 after the sudden death of his brother in 1711. Florian returned to Vienna
Vienna

Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
 for Charles's coronation. He was the Imperial Chief Intendant and Chairman of the Secret Council until he died in 1721.

In 1719, Charles VI created the new principality of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked country alpine country microstate in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and by Austria to the east....
 from the domains of Schellenberg
Schellenberg

Schellenberg is a municipality in the lowland area of Liechtenstein, on the banks of the Rhine. , it has a population of 952 and covers an area of 3.5 km?....
 and Vaduz
Vaduz

Vaduz is the Capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and the seat of the Landtag of Liechtenstein. The town, located along the Rhine, has about inhabitants, most of whom are Roman Catholic Church....
, which were both held by the Liechtenstein family.






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Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein (28 May 1656 - 11 October 1721 Vienna
Vienna

Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
) was the 5th Prince of Liechtenstein between 1718 and 1721.

During the War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession

War of the Spanish Succession was a war fought in 1701-1714, in which several European powers combined to stop a possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under a single Bourbon monarch, upsetting the European Balance of power in international relations....
, he went to Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, where he was the Chief Intendant and Prime Minister of the Archduke Karl, who became Emperor Charles VI
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles VI was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary from 1711 to 1740, Archduke of Austria. From 1703 to 1711 he was an active claimant to the List of Spanish monarchs as Charles III....
 after the sudden death of his brother in 1711. Florian returned to Vienna
Vienna

Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
 for Charles's coronation. He was the Imperial Chief Intendant and Chairman of the Secret Council until he died in 1721.

In 1719, Charles VI created the new principality of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked country alpine country microstate in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and by Austria to the east....
 from the domains of Schellenberg
Schellenberg

Schellenberg is a municipality in the lowland area of Liechtenstein, on the banks of the Rhine. , it has a population of 952 and covers an area of 3.5 km?....
 and Vaduz
Vaduz

Vaduz is the Capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and the seat of the Landtag of Liechtenstein. The town, located along the Rhine, has about inhabitants, most of whom are Roman Catholic Church....
, which were both held by the Liechtenstein family. This was done so that Anton Florian could be admitted to the Reichstag, which required that all members had land that was subordinate only to the Emperor himself (as opposed to land held in fief by higher nobles). Thus, Anton Florian became the first Prince of Liechtenstein. It and Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
 are the only states of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
 that still exist.

He was the 591st Knight
Knight

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 of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece

The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in 1430 by Duke Philip III, Duke of Burgundy of Duchy of Burgundy to celebrate his marriage to the Portugal princess Isabel, Duchess of Burgundy....
 in Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
.

Marriage and issue

Anton married Eleonore Barbara, Countess of Thun-Hohenstein
Thun-Hohenstein

Thun-Hohenstein is a family within the Bohemian nobility and Austrian nobility. One branch of the family has dwelled at Dec?n, Bohemia, for more than 200 years....
 (4 May 1661 - 10 February 1723) on October 15, 1679. They had 11 children, most of whom died in early childhood:
  • Prince Franz Augustin (1680-1681)
  • Princess Eleonore (1681-1682)
  • Princess Antonia Maria Eleonore (12 January 1683 - 19 December 1715)
  • Prince Karl Joseph Florian (b. and d. 1685)
  • Prince Anton Ignaz Joseph (1689-1690)
  • Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein (27 May 1690 - 17 December 1732)
  • Prince Innozenz Franz Anton (1693-1707)
  • Princess Maria Karoline Anna (23 August 1694 - 16 April 1735)
  • Prince Karl Joseph (1697-1704)
  • Princess Anna Maria Antonie (1699-1753); married her cousin, Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein
  • Princess Maria Eleonore (1703 - 18 July 1757); married Count Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau