Source: Vorarlberg State Library (Vorarlberger Landesbibliothek)

After days of heavy rain, the Rhine embankment broke, sending floodwater through the village of Ruggell. These photos were taken just a few hours after the disaster.

The water destroyed houses, damaged the railway embankment, and caused several buildings to collapse. Sadly, there were also fatalities.

Source:Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek

Source: Vorarlberg State Library

There are a lot of photos, and unfortunately, the source does not identify who is who in each photograph! I’m leaving the link here for anyone who would like to see more or is interested:

Feier zum 60. Geburtstag von Fürst Franz Josef II. von Liechtenstein in Vaduz on volare, the Vorarlberg State Repository

Some people say that I post too much monarchy. However, this is also part of Liechtenstein’s history! I try to post a bit of everything. If there is a particular topic in Liechtenstein’s history that you would like to see photos of, let me know and I’ll try to find some and post them here.

I have heard of people say they have traveled to Italy, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, and other places in Europe, but not Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein always seems to get left out in the cold. Why are there so few people that travel to Liechtenstein? Like I never hear any of my friends say " I am going to Liechtenstein next week". If I heard that from someone I knew I would find it really fascinating.

Source:Museu Gabinet Postal de Barcelona

Leopoldine was born a Princess of Esterházy and became a Princess of Liechtenstein through her marriage to Prince Moritz Joseph of Liechtenstein (1775–1819). She was the daughter of Nikolaus II, Prince Esterházy, and Princess Maria Josepha Hermengilde of Liechtenstein.

Leopoldine was also interested in the arts and was associated with the artistic and cultural circles of the Viennese aristocracy. She was portrayed by several important artists of her time, including Antonio Canova.

This photograph does not show the original painting itself. It is a 1906 albumen photograph by Wilhelm Gmeiner, taken in Vienna for the exhibition of portraits and lace (Porträt- und Spitzenausstellung) held at the Imperial-Royal Austrian Museum.

Portrait artist: Franz Schrotzberg
Original portrait: 1840
Photographer: Wilhelm Gmeiner, Vienna, 1906
Medium of photograph: Albumen print
Collection: MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna

Maria Eleonore was a German princess of the House of Oettingen-Spielberg who became a Princess of Liechtenstein through marriage. She was born on 7 July 1745 at Oettingen, Bavaria, as the youngest daughter of Johann Aloys I, 2nd Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg (1707–1780) and Princess Therese Maria Anna of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (1713–1745).

In 1761, at the age of 15, she married Prince Karl Borromäus of Liechtenstein (1730–1789). Karl Borromäus was the second son of Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein (1700–1771) and Maria Anna Antonia, Countess of Dietrichstein-Weichselstädt. He was also the younger brother of Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1726–1781), who ruled the Principality of Liechtenstein from 1772 until his death in 1781

Karl Borromäus and Maria Eleonore had seven children:

• Princess Maria Josepha of Liechtenstein (1763–1833), who married Count Johann Nepomuk Ernst von Harrach.
• Prince Karl Joseph Emanuel of Liechtenstein (1765–1795), who married Countess Maria Josepha Khevenhüller-Metsch and had children.
• Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein (1767–1842), who remained unmarried and later became a military officer.
• Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein (1770–1773), who died in childhood.
• Prince Moritz of Liechtenstein (1775–1819), who married Princess Maria Leopoldine Esterházy and had children.
• Prince Franz of Liechtenstein (1776–1794), who died unmarried during military service.
• Prince Alois of Liechtenstein (1780–1833), who died unmarried.

Maria Eleonore died in Vienna on 26 November 1812, aged 67.

The artwork shown here is an anonymous copy after a portrait by Jean-Étienne Liotard, executed in black chalk, red chalk and pink pastel. It measures 30 × 23.5 cm and belongs to the Graphische Sammlung of the Albertina Museum, Vienna.

Prince Eduard von und zu Liechtenstein was a member of the Princely House of Liechtenstein and a diplomat who served the Austro-Hungarian Empire and later Austria. He was the son of Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein (1853–1938) and Countess Julie Potocka (1853–1937).

He married Princess Olga von Liechtenstein (1874–1952), a member of another branch of the Liechtenstein family. The couple belonged to the extended princely dynasty but were not the reigning sovereigns of Liechtenstein.

The photograph was taken in August 1922.

Photographer: Agence Rol
Date: August 1922
Medium: Glass negative
Collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

Maria Isabella of Parma was an Infanta of Spain and Princess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla. She was born in Madrid on 31 December 1741, the eldest daughter of Philip, Duke of Parma, and Louise Élisabeth of France, daughter of King Louis XV of France. She was therefore the granddaughter of the French king.

In 1760, aged 18, Maria Isabella married Archduke Joseph of Austria, the future Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. The marriage strengthened the political alliance between the Austrian Habsburgs and the Bourbon dynasty.

The bronze relief was created by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, a celebrated sculptor associated with the Viennese court. It depicts Maria Isabella in profile, wearing an elaborate brocade dress decorated with jewels and lace, together with a fur-lined mantle.

According to the provenance record, the relief was presented by Field Marshal Joseph Wenzel, Prince of Liechtenstein, for the hall later known as the “Kaiser Josephs-Halle” in the Imperial Arsenal. It was subsequently transferred to the Upper Belvedere in Vienna in 1856, later passed to the Kunsthistorisches Museum in 1891, and returned to the Belvedere in 1922.

Artist: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Date: 1760–1763
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 122 × 95 × 8 cm
Collection: Austrian Gallery Belvedere, Vienna

As the title says, I’m just curious to know whether people born in FL usually work in the country. Is this the norm, or do people often find work in neighboring countries (Switzerland or Austria)?

Source:Deutsche Fotothek

Therese was a princess of the House of Liechtenstein, the daughter of Alois II, Prince of Liechtenstein. In 1882, she married Prince Arnulf of Bavaria, the son of Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, and became a member of the Bavarian royal family.

She and Prince Arnulf had one son, Heinrich, Prince of Bavaria (1884–1916), who died during the First World War.

This portrait was taken by Bernhard Dittmar in Munich and is part of an album of portraits of members of the Bavarian royal family, held by the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg.

Source: Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek

I’m not trying to spam, I just posted this here because I came across this photo while doing some other research, and if I don’t post it now, I know I’ll forget about it!

Source:Deutsche Fotothek

Source:Deutsche Fotothek

Source:Deutsche Fotothek

The stamp depicts the pope blessing young people wearing traditional Liechtenstein clothing, with Vaduz Castle in the background. It was issued by Vatican City on October 27, 1987, as part of a series commemorating the pope's journeys in 1985 and 1986.

Designed by Renato Cristiano
Source:Smithsonian National Postal Museum

Source: Deutsche Fotothek

Source: Deutsche Fotothek, photograph by Werner Stuhler

Hello! These are today’s photos (it’s already daytime in my country)! There will be more tomorrow!

Source: Deutsche Fotothek, photograph by Paul W. John

Source: Portuguese Center of Photography

Source: Deutsche Fotothek, photograph by Werner Stuhler

Source: State Archives of Baden-Württemberg (Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg)

Source: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)