Liechtenstein, Aloys Prinz#
b. Prague (Czech Republic), Nov. 18, 1846, d. Vienna, March 25, 1920 politician and social reformer, (also called "the red prince"); brother of Prince Alfred Liechtenstein, cousin of Prince Johannes II Liechtenstein. Opposed to liberalism, 1878-1889 in the Reichsrat as a Catholic conservative, (1881 Member, 1888/1889 Chairman of the conservative Zentrum Club). From 1875 contact with K. von Vogelsang, from 1887 with K. Lueger, in 1891 became member of the Christian-Socialist Party, which he represented in the Reichsrat until 1911, 1906-1918 Marshal of the province of Lower Austria, worked from 1896-1807 towards a coalition of the Conservatives and the Christian-Socialists, after Lueger's death in 1910 became Chairman of the Christian-Socialist Party, in 1918 resigned from all his offices.
Works#
Ueber Interessenvertretung im Staat, 1877; Die soz. Frage, 1877; Oe.-Ungarns aeussere Politik, 1916; Oe. neue polit. Organisation, 1916. - Numerous articles in magazines (1918-1920 in "Das Neue Reich").Literature#
M. Banauch, Prinz A. von und zu L. Stationen im Leben eines ungewoehnlichen Politikers, master's thesis, Vienna 1997; NOeB; OeBL; NDB.