Gustav von Thurn and Taxis

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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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Franz von Thurn and Taxis (1852–1897)
Prince
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mathilde Sophie Princess of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg (1834–1890)
Princess
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Gustav Franz Maria von Thurn and Taxis (1888–1919)
Prince
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Emil Grimaud d'Orsay (1827–1901)
Count
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Theresia Grimaud d'Orsay (1861–1947)
Countess
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Felicie Festetics v. Tolna (1836–1900)
Countess
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Web links

  • Benedikt Weyerer: Munich Soviet Republic. Murder at Luitpold High School . In: Spiegel Online , September 29, 2007 ( digital ).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gustav von Thurn und Taxis on thepeerage.com , accessed on September 15, 2016.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ↑ Bayerischer Kurier No. 417, October 1, 1921.
personal data
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