List of heirs to the throne of Liechtenstein

These are the individuals who, at any given time, were considered next in line to inherit the throne of Liechtenstein, should the incumbent monarch die. Those who actually succeeded (at any time) are shown in bold.

This list begins with the reign of Johann I Josef, Prince of Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein follows the Salic law, which means no female member can succeed to the throne, limiting the line of succession to the eligible male-line descendants of Prince Johann I Joseph.

Heirs to the Liechtensteiner throne
Monarch	Heir	Relationship to monarch	Became heir (Date; Reason)	Ceased to be heir (Date; Reason)	Next in line of succession
Johann I Josef	Hereditary Prince Alois	Son	24 March 1805 Father became Prince	20 April 1836 Father died, became Prince	Prince Franz de Paula, brother
Alois II	Prince Franz de Paula	Brother	20 April 1836 Brother became Prince	5 October 1840 Son born to Prince	Prince Karl Johann, brother
	Hereditary Prince Johann	Son	5 October 1840 Born	12 November 1858 Father died, became Prince	Prince Franz de Paula, 1840–1853, uncle
	Hereditary Prince Johann	Son	5 October 1840 Born	12 November 1858 Father died, became Prince	Prince Franz, 1853–1858, brother
Johann II	Prince Franz	Brother	12 November 1858 Brother became Prince	11 February 1929 Brother died, became Prince	Prince Franz de Paula, 1840–1853, uncle
					Prince Alfred, 1887–1907, first cousin
					Prince Franz de Paula, 1907–1923, first cousin once removed
					Prince Franz Josef^[a], 1923–1929, first cousin twice removed
Franz I	Prince Franz Josef	First cousin twice removed	11 February 1929 First cousin twice removed became Prince	25 July 1938 First cousin twice removed died, became Prince	Prince Karl Alfred, brother
Franz Josef II	Prince Karl Alfred	Brother	25 July 1938 Brother became Prince	14 February 1945 Son born to Prince	Prince Georg Hartmann, brother
	Hereditary Prince Hans-Adam	Son	14 February 1945 Born	13 November 1989 Father died, became Prince	Prince Karl Alfred, 1945–1946, uncle
					Prince Philipp, 1946–1968, brother
					Prince Alois, 1968–1989, son
Hans-Adam II	Hereditary Prince Alois	Son	13 November 1989 Father became Prince	Incumbent	Prince Maximilian, 1989–1995, brother
Hans-Adam II	Hereditary Prince Alois	Son	13 November 1989 Father became Prince	Incumbent	Prince Joseph Wenzel, 1995–present, son

^ In 1923, Prince Franz Josef moved rapidly from fourth in the line of succession to second, only behind the Sovereign Prince's brother Prince Franz, both childless elderly brothers being Franz Josef's first cousins twice removed, as a result of the renunciations of Prince Franz Josef's father, Prince Alois (26 February, third in line), and uncle, Prince Franz de Paula (1 March, second in line).

See also