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Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein

1906 - 1989

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Franz Joseph II (Franz Josef Maria Alois Alfred Karl Johannes Heinrich Michael Georg Ignaz Benediktus Gerhardus Majella; 16 August 1906 – 13 November 1989) was the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein from 25 July 1938 until his death in November 1989. Franz Joseph was the son of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria. He succeeded his childless grand-uncle, Prince Franz I, after his father renounced his right of succession in his favour in 1923. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein has received more than 687,165 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein is the 2,304th most popular politician (up from 2,333rd in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from Austria (up from 171st in 2019) and the 51st most popular Austrian Politician.

Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein is most famous for being the Prince of Liechtenstein and for being the father of Prince Alois, who was the father of Prince Franz Joseph II, who is the current prince of Liechtenstein.

Memorability Metrics

  • 690k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein ranks 2,304 out of 19,576. Before him are Childebert II, Raisa Gorbacheva, Viriathus, Theuderic III, Aspar, and Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson. After him are Gordon Brown, Albert III, Duke of Austria, Anund Jacob, Eleanor of Toledo, Władysław Gomułka, and Prajadhipok.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein ranks 43. Before him are Klaus Mann, Wassily Leontief, Dino Buzzati, Shin'ichirō Tomonaga, Albert Sabin, and Vladimir Prelog. After him are Marcel Carné, Clyde Tombaugh, Oleg Antonov, Empress Wanrong, John Huston, and James E. Webb. Among people deceased in 1989, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein ranks 32. Before him are Ferdinand Marcos, Silvana Mangano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Emilio Segrè, George Beadle, and Daphne du Maurier. After him are John Hicks, Joris Ivens, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Hermann Oberth, Michel Aflaq, and Kōnosuke Matsushita.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein ranks 162 out of 1,424. Before him are Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria (1842), Leopold V, Duke of Austria (1157), Angela Hitler (1883), Otto Weininger (1880), Rudolf I of Bohemia (1281), and Aribert Heim (1914). After him are Albert III, Duke of Austria (1349), Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este (1754), Róbert Bárány (1876), Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1771), Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria (1558), and Fritz Kreisler (1875).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein ranks 51. Before him are Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1746), Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (1751), Heinz Fischer (1938), Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (1529), Leopold V, Duke of Austria (1157), and Rudolf I of Bohemia (1281). After him are Albert III, Duke of Austria (1349), Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este (1754), Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria (1558), Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1718), Maria Mandl (1912), and Karl Seitz (1869).

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