Emperor Franz I (1708–1765) confers the title of Serene Highness (Celsissimus) on Prince Joseph Wenzel I von Liechtenstein and the future heads and rulers of the House of Liechtenstein Issuer: Francis Stephen of Lorraine, as Francis I Holy Roman Emperor, as Francis III. Duke of Lorraine and Bar (until 1736) and Francis II as Grand Duke of Tuscany (from 1737) (1708–1765)

Emperor Franz I (1708–1765) confers the title of Serene Highness (Celsissimus) on Prince Joseph Wenzel I von Liechtenstein and the future heads and rulers of the House of Liechtenstein

Exhibitor: Francis Stephen of Lorraine, as Francis I Holy Roman Emperor, as Francis III. Duke of Lorraine and Bar (until 1736) and Francis II as Grand Duke of Tuscany (from 1737) (1708–1765)

Vienna, 3.6.1760

Material/technique: parchment libellus with red velvet binding, not paginated, signatures of the issuer and of Imperial Vice Chancellor Rudolph Joseph von Colloredo, red wax seal of the issuer in a gold-coloured metal case on a golden cord

Measurements: 35.2 × 26.2 cm (closed), 35 × 52 cm (open), diam. of the seal: 15.0 cm

Artists/makers/authors: Exhibitor: Francis Stephen of Lorraine, as Francis I Holy Roman Emperor, as Francis III. Duke of Lorraine and Bar (until 1736) and Francis II as Grand Duke of Tuscany (from 1737)

Inventory number: UR 1760.06.03

Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Österreich, 15. Teil (Liechtenstein: S. 109-171), Wien 1866, S. 161

Samuel C. Dotson III., Genealogie des Fürstlichen Hauses Liechtenstein seit Hartmann II. (1544–1585), Falköping 2003, S. 33

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Emperor Franz I (1708–1765) confers the title of Serene Highness (Celsissimus) on Prince Joseph Wenzel I von Liechtenstein and the future heads and rulers of the House of Liechtenstein

Exhibitor: Francis Stephen of Lorraine, as Francis I Holy Roman Emperor, as Francis III. Duke of Lorraine and Bar (until 1736) and Francis II as Grand Duke of Tuscany (from 1737) (1708–1765)

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