Princess Aloysia of Liechtenstein

Princess Aloysia of Liechtenstein (Aloysia Maria Gabriela Hyppolita; 13 August 1838 – 17 April 1920) was a member of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein as the daughter of Aloys II. She was active in Catholic charities and founded a mission for the homeless in Vienna.

Princess Aloysia
Countess Heinrich Fünfkirchen
Born13 August 1838
Lednice, Moravia,
Austrian Empire
Died17 April 1920(1920-04-17) (aged 81)
Vienna, Austria
Burial
Stützenhofen, Drasenhofen
SpouseCount Heinrich Fünfkirchen
Names
Aloysia Maria Gabriela Hyppolita
HouseLiechtenstein
FatherAloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein
MotherCountess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau

Biography

Princess Aloysia was born on 13 August 1838 at Lednice Castle in Lednice to Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein and Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.[1]

On 22 May 1864, she married the Austrian nobleman Count Heinrich Fünfkirchen, the son of Count Otto Franz Fünfkirchen and Countess Aloysia von Wurmbrand-Stuppach, in Vienna. Their marriage remained childless.

She was an active philanthropist and, in 1904, founded the Viennese Station Mission to care for the homeless and the needy in Vienna.[2] A Catholic, she was active in the Catholic Imperial Women's Organization of Austria.[3]

Aloysia was widowed on 2 January 1885. She died on 17 April 1920 in Vienna.[4] She is buried next to her husband in the Fünfkirchen family crypt in Stützenhofen, Drasenhofen.

References
  1. "Liechtenstein 4". www.genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. "ARIADNE - Projekt "Frauen in Bewegung" - Aloisia von Fünfkirchen". web.archive.org. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. "Bericht über den I. allgemeinen österreichischen katholischen Frauentag in Wien vom 29. März bis 2. April 1910 | Frauen in Bewegung 1848–1938". fraueninbewegung.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  4. "Fünfkirchen, Aloisia von | Frauen in Bewegung 1848–1938". fraueninbewegung.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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