Record No.
MRB-2026-006772
Only Country in the World Named After the Family That Purchased It
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Liechtenstein
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Liechtenstein
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Record Description
The principality takes its name from the House of Liechtenstein, which bought the lordships of Schellenberg and Vaduz in 1699 and 1712 and named the resulting territory after itself.
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