Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis

Princess Gloria
Princess of Thurn and Taxis
Gloria and her late husband Prince Johannes.
Spouse Prince Johannes
Issue
Princess Maria Theresia
Princess Elisabeth
Prince Albert
House House of Schönburg-Glauchau
House of Thurn and Taxis
Father Count Joachim of Schönburg-Glauchau
Mother Countess Beatrix Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék
Born 23 February 1960 (1960-02-23) (age 52)
Religion Roman Catholic

Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis (born Countess Mariae Gloria Ferdinanda Gerda Charlotte Teutonia Franziska Magarethe Frederike Simone Johanna Joachima Josefine Wilhelmine Huberta of Schönburg in Glauchau and Waldenburg; 23 February 1960) is a princess, by marriage, of the German Thurn und Taxis House.

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Biography

Gloria was born on 23 February 1960, the daughter of Joachim, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau and of Beatrix, Countess Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék. Her brother, Alexander, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau, is a best selling writer and journalist.

Although she was a countess, her family had little money, and she had worked as a waitress in the chic Swiss ski resort, St Moritz, before marrying Prince Johannes von Thurn und Taxis, who was born in 1926.[1]

Known as the punk princess and "Princess TNT", Gloria was an icon in the 1980s. She was known for her exuberant and lavish spending and whirlwind social life. However, on Johannes's death, the spending came to a halt as massive taxes were due on the estate he left behind.

The couple had three children:

After her husband's death, Princess Gloria acted as a trustee for her underage son, Albert II, the new head of the House of Thurn und Taxis. During the trusteeship, Gloria controlled the $2 billion Thurn und Taxis fortune.

In 2001, she was severely criticized for stating in a talkshow that the high AIDS-rate in African countries was due not to a lack of safe sex practices but to the fact that "the blacks like to copulate ('schnackseln') a lot". In 2008, she said in an interview that the reason for the higher copulate of blacks is the higher heat in Africa.[2]

German titles

Styles of
Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
Reference style Her Serene Highness
Spoken style Your Serene Highness
Alternative style Ma'am
Princely Family of Thurn and Taxis

HSH The Dowager Princess

Although the German Federal government does not recognize "noble" or "royal" status per se, members of the former royal, princely, and noble houses of German descent use their "titles" which the German government regards as last names. As a courtesy and for ease of use, female members of these families use the feminized version of the family name.

Titles

Ancestors

Ancestors of Gloria Countess von Schönburg-Glauchau
Great Great Grandparents

Count
Karl von Schönburg-Forderglauchau
(1832–1898)
∞ 1864
Countess
Adelheid von Rechteren-Limpurg
(1845–1873)

Count
Bohuslaw Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin
(1829–1896)
∞ 1859
Countess
Wilhelmine Kinski von Wchinitz und Tettau
(1838–1885)

Count
Adam Baworów-Baworowski

Countess
Franziska von Hardegg auf Glatz und im Machlande

Count
Victor Paul Chorinsky Freiherr von Ledske (1883–1901)
∞ 1863
Countess
Anna von Trautmansdorff-Weinsberg (* 1843)

Count
István Széchényi (* 1791)
∞ 1836
Countess
Crescência von Seilern und Aspang
(1799–1875)

Gregoriu Christopoulos

Eufrosyne Caravas

Prince
Pavel Galitzine (1822–1871)

Princess
Ekaterina Trubetskoy (1831–1918)

Prince
Nikolai Petrovich Mestschersky

Countess
Maria Alexandrowna Panin

Great Grandparents

Count Joachim von Schönburg-Glauchau (1873–1943)
∞ 1898
Countess Oktavia Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin (1873–1946)

Count Rudolf Baworow-Baworowski (1865–1931)
∞ 1850
Countess Fanny Anna Chorinsky, Freiin von Ledske (1876–1963)

Count Edmund Széchényi von Sárvár-Felsövidék (1839–1922)
∞ 1891
Eulalia Christopulos (1854–1918)

Prince Paul Galitzine (1856–1916)
∞ 1887
Princess Alexandra Nikolajewna Mestscherskaya (1864–1941)

Grandparents

Count Karl von Schönburg-Glauchau (1899–1945)
∞ 1927
Countess Maria Anna Baworowska (1902–1988)

Count Valentin Széchényi von Sárvár-Felsövidék (1893–1954)
∞ 1921
Princess Maria Galitzine (1895–1976)

Parents

Joachim Count von Schönburg-Glauchau (1929–1998)
∞ 1957
Beatrix Maria Countess Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsövidék [3](born 30 January 1930)

Gloria Countess von Schönburg-Glauchau (* 1960)

References

  1. ^ d'Elora, Camille (31 January 1995). "Point de Vue" (in French). Gloria von Thurn und Taxis: La Mal Aimée: p. 5. 
  2. ^ Bild:Im Bett mit Gloria
  3. ^ Online Gotha der Familie Széchényi

External links

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Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
House of Schönburg-Glauchau
Cadet branch of the House of Schönburg
Born: 23 February 1960
German nobility
Preceded by
Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza
Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis
26 April 1982 – 14 December 1990
Succeeded by
Vacant