Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein (12 September 1611 – 5 April 1684) was the Prince of Liechtenstein. He inherited this title in 1627 from his father Karl I. He was 16 and thus considered underage and his uncles Prince Gundakar

Gundakar, Prince of Liechtenstein

Gundakar of Liechtenstein was a member of the House of Liechtenstein and as such the owner of a large estate. He also served the Habsburg dynasty.- Family :...

 and Maximillian acted as regents until 1632. From 1639 to 1641 Karl was Chief Captain of High

Silesia

Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...

 and Low Silesia

Silesia

Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...

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After the Thirty Years' War

Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....

 Karl did a meritous job of economically restoring his dominions. Karl was also an extensive patron of architecture

Architecture

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 of the period.

Marriage and issue

Karl married Johanna Beatrix Prinzessin von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg (c. 1625 – 26 March 1676) on August 4, 1644. They had nine children:

• Princess Eleonora Maria (1647 – 7 August 1704)
• Princess Anna Maria (1648–1654)
• Princess Maria Theresia (1649–1716)
• Princess Johanna Beatrix (1650–1672); Married Maximilian II, Prince of Liechtenstein
• Prince Franz Dominik (died 1652)
• Prince Karl Joseph (died 1653)
• Prince Franz Eusebius (1654–1655)
• Princess Cecilia (died 1655)
• Prince Johann Adam Andreas (known as Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein
  Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein
  Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein was the Prince of Liechtenstein. He was the son of Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein and Johanna Beatrix, Countess of Dietrichstein to Nikolsburg .In 1699 he acquired the domain of Schellenberg, and in 1712 the county of Vaduz...
  
  ) (1662–1712)

Ancestry