Liechtenstein Probate Records
Wills and estate records (Testamente und Nachlaßakten)
Research use: Provides information that helps establish family relationships and linkage.
Record type: Wills and divisions of estates for deceased individuals with property.
Time Period: 1500-present.
Content: Name and age of testator, residence, legatees or heirs, relationships, description of land and property, date of will, probate and death, signature, witnesses.
Location: State archives in Vaduz, district court archives in Innsbruck and Vienna.
Population coverage: 10%.
Reliability: Good.[1]
Guardian and ward records (Vormundschafts- und Waisenakten)
Research use: Gives names, ages or birth dates, other relationships, or guardians.
Record type: Records of guardianship and orphan care.
Time Period: 1600-present.
Content: Names of guardians, wards, orphans, parents, ages, birth dates, place of residence and origin.
Location: State archives in Vaduz, district court archives in Innsbruck and Vienna.
Population coverage: 7%.
Reliability: Good.[1]