| Princess Gloria | |
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| Princess of Thurn and Taxis | |
| Gloria and her late husband Prince Johannes. | |
| Spouse | Prince Johannes |
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| Princess Maria Theresia Princess Elisabeth Prince Albert |
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| 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 |
| 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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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]
| Styles of Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis |
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| Reference style | Her Serene Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Serene Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
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HSH The Dowager Princess Extended family
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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.
| Ancestors of Gloria Countess von Schönburg-Glauchau | ||||||||
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Gregoriu Christopoulos |
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| Great Grandparents |
Count Joachim von Schönburg-Glauchau (1873–1943) |
Count Rudolf Baworow-Baworowski (1865–1931) |
Count Edmund Széchényi von Sárvár-Felsövidék (1839–1922) |
Prince Paul Galitzine (1856–1916) |
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| Grandparents |
Count Karl von Schönburg-Glauchau (1899–1945) |
Count Valentin Széchényi von Sárvár-Felsövidék (1893–1954) |
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| Parents |
Joachim Count von Schönburg-Glauchau (1929–1998) |
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Gloria Countess von Schönburg-Glauchau (* 1960) |
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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 |
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| Preceded by Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza |
Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis 26 April 1982 – 14 December 1990 |
Succeeded by Vacant |
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