Reigned:
1805 - 1836
Born 1760, Died 1836.
Johann Josef began his career at the age of 22 as a Lieutenant in the Imperial
army. He advanced rapidly and already participated as a Colonel eight years
later in the Turkish Wars.
The Prince fought in the Napoleonic Wars and also intervened significantly
in the fate of Austria at the negotiating table: He was decisively responsible
for the achievement of the Peace of Pressburg (Bratislava) (1805) and also
conducted, far less successfully, the negotiations on the Peace of Schönbrunn
(1809).
In 1810, he ended his military career with the rank of Field Marshal and
was subsequently engaged solely in economic activities. Through the targeted
expansion of agriculture and forestry and a radical reorganisation of the
administration, the Prince took the requirements of a modern estate operation
into account. He proved to be a trend-setter in the area of garden art by
planting Biedermeier gardens and park landscapes according to the English
model in his domains and in Vienna.
In 1806, Napoleon accepted the Principality of Liechtenstein into the Rhine
Confederation and thereby lay the foundation for the sovereignty of the country.
Two years later, Prince Johann joined the German Confederation. In addition
to numerous innovations in the area of jurisprudence and administration, he
granted the Principality an estate constitution in 1818.
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