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Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (Franz Josef Maria Aloys Alfred Karl Johannes Heinrich Michael Georg Ignaz Benediktus Gerhardus Majella; 16 August 1906 – 13 November 1989) was the Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein from 1938 until his death. Franz Joseph was the son of Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria. He succeeded his childless great-uncle, Prince Franz I, after his father renounced his right of succession in his favour in 1923. During his reign women received voting rights for the first time, following a referendum on the topic (among men only) in 1984. Franz Joseph was an extremely popular sovereign in Liechtenstein. He was the first ruling prince to live full-time in the principality. He also oversaw the economic development of Liechtenstein from a poor agricultural backwater into one of the richest countries (per capita) in the world. ==World War II== Liechtenstein remained neutral throughout World War II, and its neutrality was never violated by any of the combatants. Just end of the war the Prince granted political asylum for 494 Russian White emigres led by General Boris Smyslovsky.〔http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,818218,00.html ARGENTINA: Last of the Wehrmacht – Monday, Apr. 13, 1953〕 However, in 2005, it was revealed that Jewish labourers from the Strasshof concentration camp, provided by the ''SS'', had worked on estates in Austria owned by Liechtenstein's Princely House.〔(BBC, "Nazi crimes taint Liechtenstein" 14 April, 2005 ) Access date: 3 April 2007.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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