Elisabeth Helene von Thurn and Taxis
Elisabeth Helene Margravine of Meißen Duchess of Saxony, née Princess von Thurn und Taxis , complete Elisabeth Helene Maria Valerie Franziska Maximiliane Antonie ; (* December 15, 1903 in St. Emmeram Castle , Regensburg ; † October 22, 1976 in Munich ) was the daughter of the last Prince of Thurn and Taxis , Albert , and his wife Margarethe , born Archduchess of Austria.
biography
Elisabeth Helene was born on December 15, 1903 in Regensburg at St. Emmeram Castle as the only daughter of Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis and his wife Margarethe Klementine of Austria from the House of Habsburg-Lothringen . On June 16, 1923, she married Prince Friedrich Christian of Saxony , the second son of the last King of Saxony .
Elisabeth Helene died on October 22, 1976 and was buried next to the Imst-Brennbichl royal chapel in North Tyrol.
progeny
Friedrich Christian and Elisabeth Helene had five children:
- Maria Emanuel (born January 31, 1926 at Castle Checking near Regensburg; † July 23, 2012 La Tour-de-Peilz) - since 1968 head of the House of Wettin-Albertinische Linie
- Maria Josepha (born September 20, 1928 Bad Wörishofen)
- Maria Anna Josepha (born December 13, 1929 Bad Wörishofen; † March 13, 2012 Munich); ⚭ 1952 Roberto Afif Prince von Gessaphe (1916–1978)
- Albert Joseph Maria Franz Xaver (born November 30, 1934 Bamberg; † October 6, 2012 in Munich)
- Mathilde Maria Josepha Anna Xaveria (born January 17, 1936 Bamberg; † March 17, 2018 in Sistrans / Tyrol), ⚭ 1968 Johannes Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha-Kohary (1931-2010), divorced in 1993
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Family tree of Elisabeth Helene Maria Valerie Franziska Maximiliane Antonie von Thurn und Taxis. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Person Page. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .
- ^ Almanach de Gotha
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SURNAME | Thurn and Taxis, Elisabeth Helene von |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saxony, Elisabeth Helene von |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German noblewoman, Princess von Thurn and Taxis |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1903 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Emmeram Castle , Regensburg |
DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 1976 |
Place of death | Munich |