Princess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis

Princess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis
Princess Iniga of Urach
Born (1925-08-25)25 August 1925
Schloss Niederaichbach, Niederaichbach, Bavaria, Germany
Died 17 September 2008(2008-09-17) (aged 83)
Aufhausen, Bavaria, Germany
Spouse Prince Eberhard of Urach
Issue Princess Amelie
Princess Elisabeth
Karl Anselm, Duke of Urach
Wilhelm Albert, Duke of Urach
Prince Inigo
Full name
German: Iniga Anna Margarete Wilhelmine Luise
House Thurn and Taxis
Father Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis
Mother Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg
Religion Roman Catholic

Princess Iniga Anna Margarete Wilhelmine Luise of Thurn and Taxis,[1][2] full German name: Iniga Anna Margarete Wilhelmine Luise, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis[1][2] (25 August 1925, Schloss Niederaichbach, Niederaichbach, Bavaria, Germany[1][2] – 17 September 2008, Aufhausen, Bavaria, Germany[1][2]) was a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis and a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and a member of the House of Württemberg and a Princess of Urach and Countess of Württemberg through her marriage to Prince Eberhard of Urach.

Family

Iniga was the second child and only daughter[1][2] of Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg.[1][2]

Marriage and issue

Iniga married Prince Eberhard of Urach, eighth child and youngest son of Wilhelm, 2nd Duke of Urach and his wife Duchess Amalie in Bavaria, civilly on 18 May 1948 in Niederaichbach, Bavaria, Germany[1][2] and religiously on 20 May 1948 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany.[1][2] Prince Eberhard served as a reconnaissance officer in 1938–44 and was promoted to Major.[3][4] Iniga and Eberhard had five children:[1]

After her father's death, Iniga inherited her father's estate Schloss Niederaichbach.

Death

Iniga died on 17 September 2008 at her home in Aufhausen.[6] A requiem and funeral were held at the Wallfahrtskirche St. Maria Himmelfahrt in Aufkirchen am Starnberger See on 23 September 2008.[6] She was buried in the Friedhof Aufkirchen.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

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