1805 - 1836
Johann I (born 1760, died 1836) began his career at the age of 22 as a lieutenant in the Imperial army. He advanced rapidly and already participated as a colonel eight years later in the Turkish Wars. The Prince fought in the Napoleonic Wars (PDF, 131.84 KB)  and also intervened significantly in the fate of Austria at the negotiating table: He was decisively responsible for the achievement of the Peace of Pressburg (1805) and also conducted, far less successfully, the negotiations on the Peace of Schönbrunn (1809). In 1810, he ended his military career with the rank of field marshal and subsequently engaged only in economic activities.
Through the targeted expansion of agriculture and forestry and a radical reorganization of the administration, the Prince took the requirements of a modern estate operation into account.
He proved to be a trendsetter in the area of garden art by planting Biedermeier gardens and park landscapes according to the English model in his domains and in Vienna.
In 1806, Napoleon accepted the Principality of Liechtenstein into the Rhine Confederation and thereby lay the foundation for the sovereignty of the country. In the wake of the political reorganization of Europe after the Congress of Vienna, Liechtenstein became a member of the German Confederation in 1815. This membership was again a confirmation of Liechtenstein’s State sovereignty.
In addition to numerous innovations in the area of jurisprudence and administration, Prince Johann granted the Principality an estate constitution in 1818.
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