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This is a list of princesses consort of Liechtenstein, wives of the reigning prince of Liechtenstein. There has never been a female monarch since all monarchs are required by law to be male.
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This is a list of princesses consort of Liechtenstein, wives of the reigning prince of Liechtenstein. There has never been a female monarch since all monarchs are required by law to be male.
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Anna Maria Šemberová of Boskovice and Černá Hora | Johann Šembera of Černá Hora, Baron of Boskovice (Cernohorský von Boskowitz) | 1575 | 1590 | 20 December 1608 husband's creation as sovereign prince | 6 June 1625 | Karl I | |
 | Johanna Beatrix von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg | Maximilian II, Prince von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg (Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg) | 1625 | 6 August 1644 | 26 March 1676 | Karl Eusebius | ||
 | Erdmuthe Maria Theresia Maria von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg | Ferdinand Josef, Prince von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg (Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg) | 17 April 1662 | 16 February 1681 | 5 April 1684 husband's accession | 16 June 1712 husband's death | 15 March 1737 | Hans-Adam I |
 | Eleonore Barbara of Thun-Hohenstein | Count Michael Oswald of Thun-Hohenstein (Thun-Hohenstein) | 4 May 1661 | 15 October 1679 | 12 March 1718 husband's accession | 11 October 1721 husband's death | 10 February 1723 | Anton Florian |
 | Maria Anna of Oettingen-Spielberg | Francis Albert, I Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg (Oettingen-Spielberg) | 21 September 1693 | 3 August 1716 | 11 October 1721 husband's accession | 15 April 1729 | Joseph Johann Adam | |
 | Maria Anna Kottulinska von Kottulin | Count Franz Karl Kottulinsky, Baron von Kottulin und Krzizkowitz (Kottulinsky) | 12 May 1707 | 22 August 1729 | 16 December 1732 husband's death | 6 February 1788 | ||
 | Maria Josepha von Harrach-Rohrau | Count Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau (Harrach) | 20 November 1727 | 19 March 1744 | 22 December 1748 husband's death | 15 February 1788 | Johann Nepomuk Karl | |
 | Anna Maria of Liechtenstein | Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein (Liechtenstein) | 11 September 1699 | 19 April 1718 | 22 December 1748 husband's reaccession | 20 January 1753 | Joseph Wenzel I (3rd reign) | |
 | Leopoldine von Sternberg | Count Franz Philipp von Sternberg (Sternberg) | 11 December 1733 | 6 July 1750 | 10 February 1772 husband's accession | 18 August 1781 husband's death | 27 June 1809 | Franz Joseph I |
 | Karoline von Manderscheid-Blankenheim | Count Johann Wilhelm von Manderscheid-Blankenheim (Manderscheid-Blankenheim) | 14 November 1768 | 16 November 1783 | 24 March 1805 husband's death | 11 June 1831 | Aloys I | |
 | Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra | Landgrave Joachim Egon of Fürstenberg-Weitra (Fürstenberg) | 21 June 1776 | 12 April 1792 | 24 March 1805 husband's accession | 20 April 1836 husband's death | 23 February 1848 | Johann I Joseph |
 | Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau | Count Franz de Paula Kinský z Vchynic a Tetova (Kinsky) | 8 August 1813 | 8 August 1831 | 20 April 1836 husband's accession | 12 November 1858 husband's death | 5 February 1881 | Aloys II |
 | Elsa von Gutmann | Wilhelm Ritter von Gutmann (Gutmann) | 8 January 1875 | 22 July 1929 | 25 July 1938 husband's death | 28 September 1947 | Franz I | |
 | Gina von Wilczek | Count Ferdinand Maria of Wilczek (Wilczek) | 24 October 1921 | 7 March 1943 | 18 October 1989 | Franz Joseph II | ||
 | Marie Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau | Count Ferdinand Carl Kinský z Vchynic a Tetova (Kinsky) | 14 April 1940 | 30 July 1967 | 13 November 1989 husband's accession | 21 August 2021 | Hans-Adam II | |
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