Prince Alfred joined the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1893 and was a captain during World War I, where he was seriously wounded.

[1] He was briefly appointed by Johann II as acting Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 28 June to 4 August 1928 after the government of Gustav Schädler was forced to resign as a result of a embezzlement scandal involving the National Bank of Liechtenstein.

He was then succeeded by Josef Hoop following the 1928 Liechtenstein general election.

[2][3] He married on 19 February 1912, in Munich, Germany, Theresia Maria Prinzessin zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Wallerstein (Munich, 1 June 1887 – Waldstein bei Peggau, 29 May 1971).

They had four children: Prince Alfred Roman died on 25 October 1930.