Anniversary magazine 300 years Principality of Liechtenstein
The anniversary magazine 300 years Principality of Liechtenstein takes you onto a journey through the country. Find out more about the state, the Princely House, the nature, the history, the culture, the economy and more.
The anniversary magazine 300 years Principality of Liechtenstein takes you onto a journey through the country. Find out more about the state, the Princely House, the nature, the history, the culture, the economy and more.
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A LOOK BACK AT<br />
<strong>300</strong> YEARS<br />
There have been many highlights and milestones over the<br />
course <strong>of</strong> <strong>300</strong> <strong>years</strong>. The following 14 events are historic<br />
milestones in the history <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Principality</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Liechtenstein</strong><br />
and provide insights into how <strong>Liechtenstein</strong> has developed.<br />
1719<br />
Following the acquisition <strong>of</strong> the Dominion<br />
<strong>of</strong> Schellenberg in the year 1699 and <strong>of</strong> the<br />
County <strong>of</strong> Vaduz in the year 1712 by Prince<br />
Johann Adam I <strong>of</strong> <strong>Liechtenstein</strong>, the two<br />
parts <strong>of</strong> the country are unified in 1719 by<br />
Emperor Karl VI and elevated to the<br />
status <strong>of</strong> the Imperial <strong>Principality</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Liechtenstein</strong>.<br />
1815<br />
1806<br />
Admission to the Confederation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Rhine and attainment <strong>of</strong><br />
sovereignty.<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> Cultural Affairs, National Archive<br />
1848/49<br />
Prince Alois II issues transitional<br />
constitutional provisions. A <strong>Liechtenstein</strong><br />
Parliament («Landrat») meets for the first<br />
time. In 1852 the reforms are withdrawn.<br />
Participation in the Congress <strong>of</strong><br />
Vienna and admission to the German<br />
Confederation. This led to <strong>Liechtenstein</strong><br />
receiving its first written constitution<br />
in 1818. The so-called State Constitution<br />
did not, however, grant<br />
any substantial rights to the<br />
population.<br />
1852<br />
Customs union with Austria.<br />
Industrialisation begins. The customs<br />
union is dissolved once again in 1919,<br />
shortly after the First World War.<br />
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