Eugen Alexander Franz, 1st Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Eugen Alexander Franz
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Count of Thurn and Taxis
Period 13 September 1676–1695
Predecessor Lamoral II Claudius Franz
Successor himself as Prince
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Period 1695 – 21 February 1714
Predecessor himself as Count
Successor Anselm Franz
Born (1652-01-11)11 January 1652 (date of baptism)
Brussels, Spanish Netherlands (place of baptism)
Died 21 February 1714(1714-02-21) (aged 62)
Frankfurt am Main, Free Imperial City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse Princess Anna Adelheid of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
Countess Anna Augusta of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
Issue Countess Dorothea
Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Count Jakob Lamoral
Count Heinrich Franz
Countess Anna Franziska
Countess Eleonora Ferdinanda
Count Inigo Lamoral
Countess Anna Theresia
Countess Maria Elisabeth
Prince Lothar Franz
Prince Maximilian Philipp
Prince Philipp Lamoral
Princess Maria Josepha
Full name
German: Eugen Alexander Franz
House House of Thurn and Taxis
Father Lamoral II Claudius Franz, Count of Thurn and Taxis
Mother Countess Anna Franziska Eugenia of Horn
Religion Roman Catholic

Eugen Alexander Franz, Prince of Thurn and Taxis,[1] full German name: Eugen Alexander Franz Fürst von Thurn und Taxis[1] (baptized 11 January 1652, Brussels, Spanish Netherlands[1] – 21 February 1714, Frankfurt am Main, Free Imperial City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire[1]) was the first Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Postmaster General of the Imperial Reichspost, and Head of the House of Thurn and Taxis from 13 September 1676 until his death.[1]

Early life

Eugen Alexander Franz was the second son of Lamoral II Claudius Franz, Count of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Countess Anna Franziska Eugenia of Horn.[1] The date of his birth is unknown, but Eugen Alexander Franz was baptised on 11 January 1652 in Brussels.[1]

Postmaster General

After the death of his father, Eugen Alexander Franz succeeded to the positions of Postmaster General of the Imperial Reichspost and the Spanish Netherlands. In 1681, the last Habsburg King of Spain Charles II appointed Eugen Alexander Franz from a count to a prince, and Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor made him an Imperial prince in 1695.

After the French occupation of the Spanish Netherlands during the War of the Spanish Succession, the new Spanish King Philip V, grandson of Louis XIV of France, deposed Eugen Alexander Franz as Post Master General of the Spanish Netherlands.[2] In 1702, he moved his postal system's headquarters from Brussels to Frankfurt am Main where it originated.

Marriage and issue

Eugen Alexander Franz was married twice. He married first to Princess Anna Adelheid of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg, youngest daughter and child of Hermann Egon, Count of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg and his wife Countess Franziska of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen. Eugen Alexander Franz and Anna Adelheid had the following children:

After the death of his first wife, Eugen Alexander Franz married Countess Anna Augusta of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, daughter of Ludwig Gustav, Count of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst and his second wife Anna Barbara von Schönborn. Eugen Alexander Franz and Anna Augusta had the following children:

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Honours

References

Styles of
Eugen Alexander Franz, Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Reference style His Serene Highness
Spoken style Your Serene Highness
Alternative style Sir
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 geneall.net. "Eugen Alexander Franz, 1. Fürst von Thurn und Taxis". geneall.net. Retrieved 2009-12-25. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. Dallmeier, Quellen, S. 246–250.

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Eugen Alexander Franz, 1st Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Cadet branch of the House of Tassis
Born: 1652 Died: 21 February 1714
German nobility
Preceded by
Lamoral II Claudius Franz
Count of Thurn and Taxis
13 September 1676–1695
Succeeded by
himself as Prince
Preceded by
himself as Count
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
1695 – 21 February 1714
Succeeded by
Anselm Franz
Postal offices
Preceded by
Lamoral II Claudius Franz
Postmaster General of the Holy Roman Empire
13 September 1676 – 21 February 1714
Succeeded by
Anselm Franz
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