Gustav von Thurn and Taxis
Gustav Franz Maria von Thurn und Taxis (born August 22, 1888 in Dresden , † April 30, 1919 in Munich ) was a Prince of Thurn and Taxis .
family
Gustav was the fourth child and second son of Prince Franz von Thurn und Taxis (1852-1897) and his wife, Countess Theresia Grimaud d'Orsay (1861-1947). Through his father he was the grandson of Maximilian Karl von Thurn and Taxis (1802–1871) and Mathilde Sophie, Princess of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg (1816–1886).
Life
Gustav von Thurn und Taxis studied philosophy at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen . He took part in the First World War.
After the end of the war he became a member of the right-wing extremist Thule Society founded in 1918 .
At the time of the Bavarian Soviet Republic , he joined other members of the Thule Society, including Hella Countess von Westarp (* 1886), and other right-wing conservatives who were also arrested and who were not members, including art professor Ernst Berger (* 1857) on April 30, 1919 Luitpold-Gymnasium murdered by the military police of the Soviet Republic.
The exact course of the hostage murder was described in contradicting terms from different sides, and fluctuates between a direct shooting and a cruel slaughter and mutilation with bayonets and rifle butts.
The Italian nuncio Eugenio Pacelli , who was present in Munich during the time of the Soviet Republic , said:
“The nunciature itself was riddled with bullets during the struggle between communists and republican government forces. Armed Spartacists entered here by force, and when I vigorously protested against this violation of international law, one of them threatened me with his revolver. I know the despicable manner in which the hostages were murdered. "
ancestors
Maximilian Karl von Thurn and Taxis (1802–1871) Prince |
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Franz von Thurn and Taxis (1852–1897) Prince |
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Mathilde Sophie Princess of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg (1834–1890) Princess |
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Gustav Franz Maria von Thurn and Taxis (1888–1919) Prince |
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Emil Grimaud d'Orsay (1827–1901) Count |
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Theresia Grimaud d'Orsay (1861–1947) Countess |
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Felicie Festetics v. Tolna (1836–1900) Countess |
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Web links
- Benedikt Weyerer: Munich Soviet Republic. Murder at Luitpold High School . In: Spiegel Online , September 29, 2007 ( digital ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Gustav von Thurn und Taxis on thepeerage.com , accessed on September 15, 2016.
- ^ The hostage murder in Munich. Detailed description of the days of horror in the Luitpold-Gymnasium according to official sources. Munich 1919 (digitized MDZ Munich).
- ↑ Bayerischer Kurier No. 417, October 1, 1921.
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SURNAME | Thurn and Taxis, Gustav von |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thurn and Taxis, Gustav Franz Maria Prince of |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman, member of the Thule Society |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1888 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1919 |
Place of death | Munich |