Eleonore of Liechtenstein

Princess Eleonore of Liechtenstein
Spouse(s) Prince Karl Borromäus of Liechtenstein

Full name

Maria Eleonore
Noble family House of Oettingen-Spielberg
Father Prince Johann Aloys of Oettingen-Spielberg
Mother Princess Therese of Schleswig-Holstein-Weisenburg
Born 7 July 1745
Oettingen
Died 26 November 1812 (aged 67)
Vienna

Maria Eleonore of Liechtenstein (Oettingen, 7 July 1745 - Vienna, 26 November 1812) was a princess of Liechtenstein and a politically influential Austrian salonist. She was born as a Princess of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg, daughter of Prince Johann Aloys of Oettingen-Spielberg and his wife Princess Therese of Schleswig-Holstein-Wiesenburg. From 1768 onward, she held a discussion circle with a group of people including Emperor Joseph II, who had been in love with her; she was influential upon Joseph, and continued to wield influence after his death in 1790.

On 30 March 1761, in Vienna, she married Prince Karl Borromäus of Liechtenstein. She and her spouse were the ancestors of a line of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein.

They had seven children:

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