Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis | |||||
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Margravine of Meissen | |||||
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Spouse | Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen | ||||
Issue |
Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen Princess Maria Josepha Anna de Afif, Princess of Gessaphe Albert, Margrave of Meissen Mathilde, Princess Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
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House |
House of Thurn und Taxis House of Wettin | ||||
Father | Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis | ||||
Mother | Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria | ||||
Born |
Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria | 15 December 1903 ||||
Died |
22 October 1976 72) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany | (aged||||
Burial | Royal Chapel in Königskapelle in Karrösten in North Tyrol | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis[1][2] (German: Elisabeth Helene, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis[2]) (15 December 1903, Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria[1][2] – 22 October 1976, Munich, Bavaria, Germany[1][2]) was a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and a Princess and Duchess of Saxony, Margravine of Meissen, and titular Queen consort of Saxony through her marriage to Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen. Elisabeth was the sixth child[1][2] of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria.[1][2]
Marriage and issue
Elisabeth married Prince Friedrich Christian of Saxony, second eldest child and son[1][2] of Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and his wife Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany,[1][2] on 16 June 1923 in Regensburg, Bavaria.[1][2] Elisabeth and Friedrich had five children:[1][2]
- Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen (1926–2012); married Princess Anastasia of Anhalt
- Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (born 1928)
- Princess Anna of Saxony (1929–2012); married Roberto de Afif, Prince of Gessaphe
- Albert, Margrave of Meissen (1934–2012); married Elmira Henke
- Princess Mathilde of Saxony (born 1936); married Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 15 December 1903 – 16 June 1923: Her Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
- 16 June 1923 – 18 February 1932: Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth Helene of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
- 18 February 1932 – 9 August 1968: Her Royal Highness The Margravine of Meissen
- Title in pretence: 18 February 1932 – 9 August 1968: Her Majesty The Queen of Saxony
- 9 August 1968 – 22 October 1976: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Margravine of Meissen
Ancestry
References
Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis Cadet branch of the House of Tassis Born: 15 December 1903 Died: 22 October 1976 | ||
Titles in pretence | ||
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Republic declared in 1919 | — TITULAR — Queen consort of Saxony 18 February 1932 – 9 August 1968 Reason for succession failure: Kingdom abolished in 1918 |
Succeeded by Anastasia of Anhalt |
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