Prince Gustav of Thurn and Taxis (1848–1914)

Prince Gustav
Prince Gustav of Thurn and Taxis
Spouse Princess Karoline of Thurn and Taxis
Full name
German: Gustav Otto Maximilian Lamoral
House House of Thurn and Taxis
Father Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Mother Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg
Born 23 February 1848(1848-02-23)
Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died 9 July 1914(1914-07-09) (aged 66)
Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria-Hungary
Religion Roman Catholic

Prince Gustav Otto Maximilian Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis (1848–1914),[1][2] full German name: Gustav Otto Maximilian Lamoral Prinz von Thurn und Taxis,[1][2] was the sixth child of Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his second wife Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg. He was born on 2 February 1848 in Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria.[1][2]

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Family

Paul, one of his elder brothers, was an intimate friend and aide-de-camp of King Ludwig II of Bavaria.

Marriage

On 8 September 1877, Gustav married Princess Karoline of Thurn and Taxis, daughter of Hugo Maximilian Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Almeria Countess of Belcredi, in Lautschin, Austria-Hungary. The couple did not have any children.

Later life

From 1882 to 1888, he was Bezirkshauptmann of Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria-Hungary, where he died at the age of 66 on 9 July 1914.

In 1884, Prince Gustav acquired the Villa Güllich in Bregenz, which is known today as Palais Thurn & Taxis with a public park area of about 16000 m2, which is heritage-protected. Since 1984, the Palais also houses an international center for contemporary art.

Ancestry

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Darryl Lundy (16 Dec 2008). "Gustav Otto Maximilian Lamoral Prinz von Thurn und Taxis". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p32083.htm#i320829. Retrieved 2010-03-06. 
  2. ^ a b c Paul Theroff. "THURN und TAXIS". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/thurn.html. Retrieved 2010-03-06.