Louise von Thurn and Taxis

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Louise von Thurn and Taxis

Princess Louise Mathilde Wilhelmine Marie Maximiliane von Thurn und Taxis , also Luise , Luisa or Louisa (born June 1, 1859 in Dischingen ; † June 20, 1948 in Sigmaringen ) was a German noblewoman from the Thurn and Taxis family and by marriage Princess von Hohenzollern -Sigmaringen .

Life

Louise was the eldest daughter of Hereditary Prince Maximilian Anton von Thurn und Taxis (1831–1867) and his wife Helene in Bavaria (1834–1890). Her paternal grandparents were Maximilian Karl von Thurn und Taxis and Wilhelmine von Dörnberg . Her maternal grandparents were Duke Max Joseph in Bavaria and Ludovika Wilhelmine of Bavaria . Through her mother she was the niece of Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary .

The princess was born in Taxis Castle in Dischingen and grew up with her three younger siblings Elisabeth , Maximilian Maria and Albert . Louise and her sister Elisabeth were raised primarily by governesses . Private tutors taught them foreign languages, math, history and geography. In addition, she received music, dance and riding lessons. In 1867, at the age of eight, Louise lost her father, who died of paralysis at the age of only 35 .

Prince Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Louise von Thurn und Taxis

Shortly after her 20th birthday, Louise married Prince Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1843–1904), the fourth son of Prince Karl Anton von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Princess Josephine of Baden, on June 21, 1879 in Regensburg . The trousseau for their wedding was sent from Paris, for which the Bavarian legation was especially active. After several unsuccessful engagements and connections, Prince Friedrich found the longed-for calm in his private life in his marriage to Louise. Despite the age difference of 16 years, the childless marriage was considered happy.

Baroness Spitzemberg mentions Louise, whom she met at the Kaiserdiner at Prince August's , in her memoirs as " a very small, poor figure, but not without charm. "

Louise had lived with her husband in Munich in the Palais Hohenzollern at Maria-Theresia-Strasse 17 since 1894. When Friedrich died in 1904, the Hohenzollern gave the widow the villa "at a cost of 350,000 marks". In 1921 she sold the house to the papal nuncio in Germany , Eugenio Pacelli , who later became Pope Pius XII.

Louise continued to perform representative tasks. A preserved photo shows them handing over the flags of the 40th Fusilier Regiment to the Hohenzollern Castle on July 9, 1933.

During the time of National Socialism , she was a member of the National Socialist Women's Association and the National Socialist People's Welfare . In 1948, as a follower, further atonement measures were issued to her in a court proceedings .

Louise died at the age of 89. The couple is buried in the Hedinger Church .

Louise's letters to the Austrian diplomat Léon de Vaux are archived in the Austrian State Archives .

Louise was lady of the Royal Prussian Order of Louis .

Web links

literature

  • Walter Bernhardt, Rudolf Seigel: Bibliography of the Hohenzollern history . Journal of Hohenzollern History 10/11 (97/98). 1974/1975 p. 457. Digitized version .
  • Obituary in: Schwäbische Zeitung Leutkirch. 1948, no.50.51

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marita A. Panzer: Princesses of Thurn and Taxis. Friedrich Pustet, 2008, p. 182, ISBN 978-3791721330
  2. ↑ A detailed description of the wedding can be found in: Friedrich Carl Esbach: Prince Leopold von Hohenzollern: a picture of life. The Hohenzollern Lands as a souvenir from Hermann Schroedel. Sigmaringen, 1906, p. 46ff. OCLC 252027136
  3. ↑ A few months after the wedding, the archivist Eugen Schnell put together a folder with the most important press releases and other documents about the wedding: Eugen Schnell: Festgabe for the bride's festival of Prince Friedrich von Hohenzollern , 1880
  4. ↑ The sending of the trousseau from Paris for Princess Luise von Thurn und Taxis on the occasion of her marriage to Prince Friedrich von Hohenzollern . Digitized . Bavarian main state archive. 2.3.4.2.17.1 Paris Embassy 1-3 urn : nbn: de: stab-00e22cc4-0305-4b34-a939-171c527e44024
  5. ^ FAS HS 1-80 T 19 House Archive Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen: Estate of Prince Friedrich von Hohenzollern (1843-1904) . Authority and inventory history. Biography and significance of Prince Friedrich . Baden-Württemberg State Archive. Retrieved December 6, 2018
  6. ↑ The new commanding officer of III. Army Corps. In: Over land and sea. Volume 10, part 2, 1893/1894, p. 114
  7. ↑ Sigrid-Maria Großering: Sisi and her family . Carl Ueberreuter Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3800076659
  8. ^ Rudolf Vierhaus (ed.): The diary of the Baroness Spitzemberg, born. Freiin v. Varnbuler: Notes from the court society of the Hohenzollern Empire. , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1989, p. 181, ISBN 978-3525358115
  9. ↑ Ulrike Steinbacher: A palace for prince, pope and dubious celebrities. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung of February 16, 2018, accessed on December 7, 2018
  10. ↑ Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Luise von, b. von Thurn und Taxis , In: Critical Online Edition of the Nunciature Reports Eugenio Pacellis (1917-1929) , Biography No. 346, accessed on December 7, 2018
  11. ↑ Karin Bernst: The Palais Maria-Theresia-Straße 17 . In: A walk through the northeast of Munich. Münchner NordOstKalender 2018. Association for District Culture in the Munich Northeast eV
  12. ↑ Fusilier Regiment 40 - flag handover in the Prinzengarten . Baden-Württemberg State Archive
  13. ^ Judgment chamber file Louise von Hohenzollern . Baden-Württemberg State Archive.
  14. ↑ AT-OeStA / HHStA SB FA De Vaux 26-4 letters from Louisa von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, b. from Thurn und Taxis to Leon de Vaux , 1916-1918, accessed December 6, 2018
  15. ^ Friedrich Carl Esbach: Prince Leopold von Hohenzollern: a picture of life. The Hohenzollern Lands as a souvenir from Hermann Schroedel. Sigmaringen, 1906, p. 85. OCLC 252027136
personal data
SURNAME Thurn and Taxis, Louise von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thurn and Taxis, Louise Mathilde Wilhelmine Marie Maximiliane von; Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Luise von; Thurn and Taxis, Luise von; Thurn and Taxis, Luisa von; Taxis, Louise von Thurn and; Hohenzollern, Luise von; Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Luise von; Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Louisa von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German nobles
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Things
DATE OF DEATH June 20, 1948
Place of death Sigmaringen