Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein

About

Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (Alois Philipp Maria; born 11 June 1968) is the eldest son of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, and the heir apparent to the throne of Liechtenstein. Alois has been regent of the country since 15 August 2004, while his father remains the head of state.
He also holds the title of Count of Rietberg. He is married to Duchess Sophie in Bavaria, who is a member of the House of Wittelsbach, and second in line for the Jacobite succession.

== Early life ==
Alois attended the Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium in Vaduz and then the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. He was a second lieutenant serving in the Coldstream Guards in Hong Kong and London for six months, resigning his commission in the Coldstream Guards on 8 August 1988. He entered the University of Salzburg, from which he earned a master’s degree in jurisprudence in 1993. Until 1996, Alois worked at a firm of chartered accountants in London. In May of that year, he returned to Vaduz and became active in managing the princely family’s finances.

== Hereditary prince ==
In the 2003 Liechtenstein constitutional referendum…