Political identity came to the territory now occupied by the Principality of Liechtenstein in 814, with the formation of the subcountry of Lower Rhætia. Liechtenstein's borders have remained unchanged since 1434, when the Rhine established the border between the Holy Roman Empire and the Swiss cantons.
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XI Olympiad and officially branded as Berlin 1936, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona at the 29th IOC Session on 26 April 1931. The 1936 Games marked the second and most recent time the International Olympic Committee gathered to vote in a city that was bidding to host those Games. Later rule modifications forbade cities hosting the bid vote from being awarded the games.
The national flag of the Principality of Liechtenstein consists of two horizontal bands, one blue and one red, charged with a gold crown in the canton. In use since 1764 and officially enshrined into the nation's constitution in 1921, it has been the flag of the principality since that year. The crown was added to the flag in 1937, after the country discovered at the Summer Olympics held the previous year that their flag was identical to the Haitian civil flag.
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1956.
Alexander Frick was a political figure from Liechtenstein who served as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1945 to 1962.
Finland competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium for the first time as a fully independent state. It did compete at the previous Olympics, however, only as the Russian-dependent Grand Duchy of Finland. 63 competitors, 62 men and 1 woman, took part in 51 events in 9 sports.
Liechtenstein competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Liechtenstein competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Liechtenstein first participated in the Olympic Games in 1936, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then. The Liechtenstein Olympic Committee was created in 1935.
Baron Eduard Oleg Alexandrowitsch von Falz-Fein was a Liechtensteiner businessman, journalist, and sportsman.
Liechtenstein Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Liechtenstein. Before the organisation was renamed in 2013 it was called "Liechtensteinischer Olympischer Sportverband" (LOSV).
Oskar Ospelt was a Liechtenstein sprinter. He was the flag-bearer and competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the men's discus.
Eduard Theodor von Falz-Fein was a Liechtensteiner bobsledder who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympic Games, in the two man bobsleigh, also as Liechtenstein's attaché at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Berlin and was a cousin of Eduard Oleg Alexandrowitsch von Falz-Fein, who was also born in 1912.
Haiti was set to participate at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, but its only athlete, weightlifter René Ambroise, pulled out due to injury. In the days before the Games began, the Liechtenstein delegation noticed that its national flag was identical to that of Haiti, however, resulting in both altering the flags for the opening ceremony and, in 1937, Liechtenstein changing its flag.
Josef Karl Severin Schädler was a physician and political figure from Liechtenstein who served as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1862 to 1870.
Andreas Walch was a bricklayer and sergeant in the Liechtenstein military.
Karl Freiherr Haus von Hausen was an Austrian noble and civil servant who served as the Governor of Liechtenstein from 1861 to 1884. Hausen was born into an Austrian noble family of Franconian origins, which was amalgamated under the title 'von Hausen' by Francis II in 1797.
Woldemar von Falz-Fein was a Liechtenstein baron of Ukrainian descent. Under his initiative, the Liechtenstein Olympic Committee was founded in 1935, alongside Eduard von Falz-Fein.
