Liechtenstein changes its rules to allow women to inherit the Alpine principality’s throne
The change follows a family vote and keeps the current line of succession unchanged in the immediate future, officials said.
- On Saturday, Liechtenstein's royal house announced that succession rules will change to absolute primogeniture, allowing the first-born child to inherit the throne regardless of sex.
- Hereditary Prince Alois announced the change during national day celebrations, with the modification approved Wednesday by a two-thirds majority of voting family members.
- Prince Hans-Adam remains head of state, but transferred most powers to his eldest son, Alois, 58, in 2004, continuing a tradition of Liechtenstein monarchs delegating authority to heirs.
- This modification will not impact the immediate line of succession, with Alois' eldest child, 31-year-old Prince Joseph Wenzel, remaining the heir to the throne.
- Liechtenstein, a conservative nation of 40,000 bordering Switzerland and Austria, granted women voting rights in 1984 and saw Brigitte Haas become its first female prime minister last year.
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Historic Legal Change in the Dwarf State of Liechtenstein: Women Can Also Become Heir to the Throne.
In Liechtenstein, women can now also become heirs to the throne. Until now, birthright there was only valid for male heirs. However, the change will only apply to the next generation of the princely house.
The Princely House of Liechtenstein has changed the rules of succession, and in future generations women will now be able to occupy the throne on an equal footing with men.
The reform in the real house of the country was approved on Wednesday of this week
The Princely House of Liechtenstein has announced that it is introducing the principle of gender equality in the succession to the throne. This means that from now on, the heir to the throne and then the head of the principality will become the eldest child of the ruler, regardless of gender.
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op-online.deA sentence on the State Day changes everything: Hereditary Prince Alois breaks with a tradition that has been valid since 1606 – and opens the way to the Prince's Crown.
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