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

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)

Vienna, 3 June 1760

Kaiser Franz I. (1708–1765) verleiht Fürst Joseph Wenzel I. von Liechtenstein und den künftigen Chefs und Regierern des Hauses Liechtenstein das Prädikat „Durchlaucht“ („Celsissimus“)

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: 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)

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

Ausst.-Kat. Treuer Fürst. Joseph Wenzel I. von Liechtenstein und seine Kunst. Eine Ausstellung in der Reihe MÄRZ IM PALAIS im Gartenpalais Liechtenstein, Johann Kräftner, Katharina Leithner, Arthur Stögmann, Johann Kräftner (Hg.), Gartenpalais Liechtenstein, Wien 1.–31.3.2022, erschienen Wien 2023, S. 97, Kat.-Nr. 45

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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

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)

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