The next royal wedding is days away with Liechtenstein's Princess Marie Caroline set to marry Leopoldo Maduro Vollmer on 30 August at Vaduz Cathedral. The Princely House of Liechtenstein announced the engagement on 21 October 2024, making the princess the first of Hereditary Prince Alois and Princess Sophie's four children to be married.
Born on 17 October 1996 at Grabs Hospital in Switzerland, Princess Marie Caroline is the couple's second child. She began her education at the Ebenholz Primary School in Vaduz and then Swiss International School Rheintal. She then attended the co-educational private school Malvern College in the UK.
The princess studied at Parsons School of Design in Paris and New York, graduating in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design. She currently lives in London with her future husband, and works in the fashion industry, meaning plenty of handy contacts for that all-important wedding dress.
Read on to find out more about Princess Marie Caroline's fiancé, royal relatives and the Liechtenstein monarchy's net worth ahead of her forthcoming nuptials.
Royal fiancé
Venezuelan-born Leopoldo Maduro Vollmer was born in Caracas on 28 October 1990 to Francisco and Sofia Mauduro Vollmer. He attended Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola in Caracas, before moving to the UK for further education at the private boarding school, Harrow School.
© dana/ShutterstockLeopoldo obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of St Andrews and his postgraduate degree from Queens College, University of Cambridge. He began his career in 2013, working in Investment Banking in Paris and New York, before returning to London in 2016, where he now works in Investment Management.
Excluded from the line of succession
Princess Marie Caroline is not included in the line of succession. This is because Liechtenstein is the only European monarchy to operate under agnatic primogeniture rules, meaning that women are excluded from the throne and the line of succession. Prince Alois' three sons, Prince Joseph Wenzel, Prince Georg and Prince Nikolaus, are second, third and fourth in line to the Liechtensteiner throne respectively.
© Action Press/ShutterstockPrincess Marie Caroline's family
The bride's father, Prince Alois, 57, is the eldest of Prince Hans-Adam II, 80, and his late wife, Countess Marie's children. Alois has been regent of Liechtenstein since August 2004, while his father remains the official head of state. Alois worked at a firm of chartered accountants in London until 1996, having previously served in the Coldstream Guards. Since then, he has had an active role in managing the princely family's finances.
© GettyOn 3 July 1993, he married Munich-born Sophie Elisabeth Marie Gabrielle Herzogin, who was born as a member of the Bavaria dynasty, the House of Wittelsbach. The couple welcomed their eldest child, Prince Joseph Wenzel, in 1995, followed by Princess Marie Caroline a year later, Prince Georg in 1999 and Prince Nikolaus in 2000.
© HELLO!Wedding dress and tiara details
Like most royal weddings, details about the dress designer are likely to be kept closely under wraps until the big day. The bride-to-be's cousin, Princess Maria Anunciata, wore an off-the-shoulder, puff sleeve Valentino gown for her wedding in 2021, along with the glittering Habsburg Fringe tiara, which was originally made in the late 1800s for Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria.
© GettyMeanwhile, another relative, Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein, opted for an embroidered gown and the 19th-century Kinsky Honeysuckle tiara, which is made up of honeysuckle motifs in diamonds, silver and gold, for her Tuscan wedding in 2021.
Liechtenstein royal family net worth
Princess Marie Caroline hails from the richest European monarchy. Her grandfather, Prince Hans-Adam, has a net worth of $7.2 billion — $3.5 billion, with much of his wealth deriving from the royal family's private bank, LGT Group.
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© Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images1. Vajiralongkorn: $30 billion-$70 billion (net worth)
Vajiralongkorn is the tenth monarch of Thailand and has reigned as King since 2016.
2. Hassanal Bolkiah: $28 billion-$20 billion
He is one of the few remaining absolute monarchs left in the world and is the Sultan and the Prime Minister of Brunei. Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign is the sole source of political power, unconstrained by constitutions, legislatures or other checks on their authority.
3. Salman of Saudi Arabia: $18 billion
Salman has been King of Saudi Arabia since 2015 and is one of the Sudairi seven - a commonly used name for a powerful alliance of seven brothers within the Saudi royal family.
4. Mohammed VI of Morocco: $8.2 billion — $2.1 billion
Mohammed has been King of Morocco since 1999 and owns several businesses across economic states.
5. Hans-Adam II: $7.2 billion — $3.5 billion
He has been the Prince of Liechtenstein since 1989 and his wealth derives from the royal family's private bank, LGT Group.
6. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum: $4 billion
He is the current ruler of Dubai and serves as vice-president and prime minister of UAE.
7. Grand Duke Henri: $4 billion
The Grand Duke of Luxembourg has reigned since 2000 however, he is soon set to abdicate in October 2025 in favour of his eldest son, Guillaume.
8. Juan Carlos I: $2.3 billion — $2 billion
Juan Carlos was the King of Spain from 1975 till his abdication in 2014. Then in 2020, he went into self-imposed exile after some damaging financial allegations.
9. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani: $2.1 billion — $1.2 billion
He is the Emir of Qatar, reigning since 2013. Tamim rules an authoritarian regime, meaning citizens of Qatar have limited political and civil rights.
10. Prince Albert II: $1.0 billion
Albert has been Prince of Monaco, reigning since 2005.
