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- The Principality of Liechtenstein (Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a monarchy with a hereditary prince, a parliament, the Diet elected in free multi-party elections and a government responsible to the parliament, with the prince having considerable political powers.
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Roman Empire
- 15 BC: The Roman Empire conquers and annexes present-day Liechtenstein, populated by Celts.
- 200s: Germanic Allemani settle in the region.
- 395: After the death of emperor Theodosius I, the Roman Empire is partitioned in the (Eastern) Roman Empire and the (Western) Roman Empire. The region becomes part of the Western part of the Empire.
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Kingdom of Italy
- 476: After conquests by Germanic tribes the Western Roman Empire is defeated and dissolved. Odoacer becomes king of Italy, including present-day Liechtenstein in what is then known as Churraetia
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Kingdom of the Goths
- 493: Churraetia becomes subject to the |Ostrogoths.
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Kingdom of the Franks
- 548: The Franks conquer Churraetia and make it part of Francia.
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Kingdom of the East Franks
- 843: Francia is partitioned, Churraetia becomes part of East Francia.
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Duchy of Swabia
- 900s: Inside East Francia, the later Holy Roman Empire, Churraetia becomes part of Swabia[1].
- 1000s/1200s: Several come to existence in Swabia, among them are Schellenberg (1100s) and Montfort (1220s).
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County of Montfort
- 1200s: Inside Swabia the county of Montfort is established.
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Lordship of Schellenberg
- 1100s: The lord of Schellenberg acquires and founds Schellenberg.
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County of Werdenberg
- 1230: Montfort is partitioned into Montfort and Werdenberg.
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County of Werdenberg-Sargans
- 1260: Werdenberg is partitioned into Werdenberg-Sargans and Werdenberg-Heiligenberg.
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County of Werdenberg-Heiligenberg
- 1317: Schellenberg is sold to the count of Werdenberg-Heiligenberg.
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County of Vaduz
- 1342: After a partition Hartman III becomes as Hartmann I count of Vaduz.
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- 1399: The Lord of Brandis acquires Schellenberg.
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- 1416: Wolfhart of Brandis marries Agnes of Montfort-Feldkirch, widow of count Hartmann of Werdenberg-Sargans, and becomes count of Vaduz. He rules it together with Schellenberg.
- 1477: Count Alwig X of Sulz becomes by marriage with Verona of Brandis count of Vaduz and lord of Schellenberg.
- 1613: Count Karl Ludwig of Sulz sells Vaduz and Schellenberg to count Kaspar of Hohenems.
- 1683: Count Ferdinand Karl of Hohenems-Vaduz is replaced by his brother count Jakob Hannibal of Hohenems-Vaduz
- 1692: Count Jakob Hannibal is forced to accept that abbot Rupert von Bodman, abbot of Kempten, rules Vaduz and Schellenberg as a mandate.
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- 1699: Abbot Rupert sells Schellenberg to prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein.
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- 1712: Prince Hans-Adam also buys Vaduz.
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Principality of Liechtenstein
- 1719: Vaduz and Schellenberg are merged into the principality of Liechtenstein, ruled by prince Anton Florian.
- 1806: The Holy Roman Empire is dissolved and replaced by the Confederation of the Rhine.
- 1813: The Confederation of the Rhine is dissolved.
- 1815: Liechtenstein becomes a member of the German Confederation.
- 1818: Liechtenstein gets an estates assembly.
- 1862: Liechtenstein gets a parliament, the Diet, partially indirectly elected and partially appointed by the prince.
- 1866: After the Austro-Prussian War the German Confederation is dissolved.
- 1918: 12 of the 15 members of the diet are elected in free multi-party elections on a univeral male suffrage for the first time.
- 1921: The new constitution introduces that all members of parliament are elected in free multi-party elections elected on a universal male suffrage. The government is responsible to the parliament, but the prince has considerable political powers.
- 1939: The German National Movement in Liechtenstein stages a coup attempt that fails.
- 1978: Liechtenstein joins the Council of Europe.
- 1984: After a referendum, Liechtenstein introduces universal suffrage.
- 1990: Liechtenstein joins the United Nations.
- 1991: Liechtenstein joins the European Free Trade Association.
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- ^ East Francia and later the Holy Roman Empire consists out of entities with own rulers subject to the emperor. In 1806 under French pressure the Holy Roman Empire is abolished. The German states become sovereign states and the Rhine Confederation is founded with the French emperor Napoléon Bonaparte as protector. Most German states outside Prussia and Austria, including Liechtenstein become member of the Rhine Confederation. After the French defeat the Rhine Confederation is dissolved and the German states join as member the German Confederation, dissolved in 1866.
