1918 Liechtenstein putsch

[2] In addition, due to this belief, no official declaration of neutrality was made and France, Russia, and the United Kingdom interned Liechtensteiners and partially confiscated their assets.

In addition, Switzerland was pressured by Britain and France to end its food exports to Liechtenstein due to the latter's close ties to Austria-Hungary.

[2] In response, the Liechtenstein government, led by Leopold Freiherr von Imhof, issued emergency commissions throughout the country on 14 December 1914.

This primarily advocated for the expansion of welfare, broader voting rights, and a Liechtensteiner head of government (Imhof was Austrian).

[7] The Christian-Social People's Party was formed in February 1918 and in the 1918 Liechtenstein general election it won five out of twelve seats in the Landtag.

[10][11] In November 1918, Beck, who wanted a Liechtensteiner head of government, joined with Landtag members Martin Ritter and Fritz Walser to plot to overthrow Imhof.

[1] Imhof asked for a vote of confidence and at the same time agreed to submit his resignation due to pressure from members of the Landtag.

An expression of his involvement in state affairs was a telegram sent by his office to Albert Schädler:[16] His Majesty reacted with reservation to the fact that a committee had taken over power in the country.

[19][13] The constitution was signed into law by Prince Karl Aloys on behalf of Johann II, with Josef Ospelt representing the government, on 5 October 1921.