Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein

Alois attended the Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium in Vaduz and then the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. He was a second lieutenant serving in the Coldstream Guards in Hong Kong and London for six months, resigning his commission in the Coldstream Guards on 8 August 1988. He entered the University of Salzburg, from which he earned a master's degree in jurisprudence in 1993. Until 1996, Alois worked at a firm of chartered accountants in London. In May of that year, he returned to Vaduz and became active in managing the princely family's finances. == Hereditary prince ==

In the 2003 Liechtenstein constitutional referendum, Alois and his father Hans-Adam II pushed for constitutional amendments that granted the prince sweeping powers (the right to veto laws and elect judges). Hans-Adam had threatened to abdicate the throne and leave the country if it was not successful. However, it was accepted by voters. On 27 November 2005, Liechtenstein voters rejected an initiative that would prohibit abortion and birth control in the country. The initiative was supported by Roman Catholic Archbishop Wolfgang Haas. Alois was initially sympathetic to the proposal, but he became neutral during the run-up to the vote. Instead, a government-sponsored counter-proposal was ratified. In 2011, Alois announced he would veto any relaxing of the ban on abortion in Liechtenstein, which was an subject for referendum later that year. Such a veto was not necessary, however, as the voters rejected the proposal. Following the prince's threat, an initiative called "''''" ("So that your voice counts") was launched to change the constitution of Liechtenstein to prevent the prince from vetoing legislation approved in referendums. The referendum was held on 1 July 2012, and 76% of voters upheld the prince's power to veto referendum results. On 11 August 2022, Prince Alois said that same-sex marriage is "not a major problem". In a speech made in August 2024, he supported Liechtenstein's accession to the International Monetary Fund. == Personal wealth ==

Alois is set to inherit an extensive art collection, much of which is displayed for the public at the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna. As of July 2022, his father's net worth was estimated by Bloomberg Billionaires Index around US$6.20 billion, making him the 380th richest person on earth. However, he placed these assets in a family foundation, the Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation, from which each family member receives an equal annual allowance and which maintains the family's castles, cultural assets, collections and museums and last but not least, the costs of the princely court including even some salaries for princes who are ambassadors abroad, which are not a burden on the taxpayer. ==Marriage and issue==

On 3 July 1993 at St. Florin's Cathedral in Vaduz, Alois married Duchess Sophie in Bavaria, now also Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein and Countess of Rietberg. They have four children: • Princess Marie Caroline Elisabeth Immaculata of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg (born 17 October 1996 in Grabs, Canton of St. Gallen). Graduated from Parsons Paris School of Art and Design in 2020. Married to Venezuelan investor Leopoldo Maduro, grandnephew of Gustavo J. Vollmer; on 30 August 2025, in Vaduz Cathedral. • Prince Georg Antonius Constantin Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (born 20 April 1999 in Grabs). He attended Malvern College and graduated in 2017. He then studied at the University of St. Gallen and continued his education at the ESCP Business School. Professionally known as Georg Liechtenstein, he works as a visiting analyst at Atlantic Labs in Berlin. • Prince Nikolaus Sebastian Alexander Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (born 6 December 2000 in Grabs). == Honours ==

National • : Grand Star of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein. Foreign • : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (08/06/2000). • : Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal (04/30/2013). • : Recipient of the King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal for the 70th Birthday (04/30/2016). • : Grand Cross pro Merito Melitensi – civilian special class – (09/16/2011). ==Arms==