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Liechtenstein’s Princess Marie Caroline is set to marry Leopoldo Maduro Vollmer at Vaduz Cathedral on August 30. The Princely House of Liechtenstein announced the couple’s engagement last October, with the princess becoming the first of Hereditary Prince Alois and Princess Sophie’s children to be married.
The 28-year-old royal, who is the couple’s second child and only daughter, currently lives in London with her husband-to-be. She previously studied at Parsons School of Design in Paris and New York, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design in 2020.
The royal, who was born in 1996, is not included in the line of succession because Liechtenstein is the only European monarchy to operate under agnatic primogeniture rules.
The rule means that women are excluded from the throne and the line of succession.
All three of her brothers – two of whom are younger than her – are all included in the line of succession.
Hereditary Prince Alois and Princess Sophie’s eldest child, Prince Joseph Wenzel, was born in 1995.
Following the birth of Princess Marie Caroline, Prince Georg was born in 1999 and Prince Nikolaus was born in 2000.
Princess Marie Caroline comes from the richest European monarchy.
Her grandfather, Prince Hans-Adam, has a net worth of £2.5 billion – £5.3 billion [$3.5 billion to $7.2 billion].
Much of his wealth deriving from the Royal Family’s private bank, LGT Group.