Maximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Maximilian Maria
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Head of the House of Thurn and Taxis
Period	10 November 1871 – 2 June 1885
Predecessor	Maximilian Karl
Successor	Albert I
Born	24 June 1862 Schloss Taxis, Dischingen, Kingdom of Württemberg
Died	2 June 1885 (aged 22) Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
Burial	Gruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg
Full name German: Maximilian Maria Carl Joseph Gabriel Lamoral
House	Thurn and Taxis
Father	Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Mother	Duchess Helene in Bavaria
Religion	Roman Catholic

Maximilian Maria Carl Joseph Gabriel Lamoral, Prince of Thurn and Taxis,^[1][2] full German name: Maximilian Maria Carl Joseph Gabriel Lamoral Fürst von Thurn und Taxis^[1][2] (24 June 1862, Schloss Taxis, Dischingen, Kingdom of Württemberg^[1][2] – 2 June 1885, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany^[1][2]) was the seventh Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 10 November 1871 until his death on 2 June 1885.^[1]

Early life

Maximilian Maria was the eldest of the two sons of Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Duchess Helene in Bavaria. After the death of his father on 26 June 1867, he became heir apparent to the headship of the House of Thurn and Taxis. With the death of his grandfather Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis on 10 November 1871, he succeeded as Prince of Thurn and Taxis at the age of nine.

Education

To prepare for his future office, Maximilian Maria received his education from Baron Carl von Geyr-Schleppenburg. Maximilian Maria attended no public school, but was given private lessons. Beginning in the Autumn of 1880, he studied philosophy, law, and economics at the Universities of Bonn, Strasbourg, and Göttingen. Since his youth, he was fascinated not only with riding and hunting, but also with the promotion of arts and sciences. He urged his archivist to establish and write a scientifically based history of the House of Thurn and Taxis.^[3]

Career and philanthropy

To celebrate his achievements and the official takeover of the government business of the House of Thurn and Taxis, Maximilian Maria created generous foundations for the poor of the city of Regensburg and the surrounding countryside, and also for the restoration of the St. Emmeram's Abbey.^[3]

Death

He died very young. His heart had been weakened by scarlet fever in childhood, and he suffered from severe heart spasms. In 1885, he died of a pulmonary embolism.

Styles of Maximilian Maria, Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Reference style	His Serene Highness
Spoken style	Your Serene Highness
Alternative style	Sir

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 24 June 1862 – 26 June 1867: His Serene Highness Prince Maximilian Maria of Thurn and Taxis
• 26 June 1867 – 10 November 1870: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
• 10 November 1870 – 2 June 1885: His Serene Highness The Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Honours

• Grand Master of the Order of Parfaite Amitié
• Knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece

Ancestry

Ancestors of Maximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

16. Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis               8. Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis                       17. Duchess Auguste of Württemberg               4. Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis                             18. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg               9. Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz                       19. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt               2. Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis                                   20. Pandolphus Ferdinand, Baron of Dörnberg               10. Ernst, Baron of Dörnberg                       21. Caroline Dorothea of Löwenstein               5. Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg                             22. Friedrich Maximilian of Glauburg               11. Baroness Wilhelmine Henriette Maximiliane of Glauburg                       23. Wilhelmine Auguste Caroline of Geismar               1. Maximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and Taxis                                         24. Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria               12. Duke Pius August in Bavaria                       25. Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld               6. Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria                             26. Duke Louis Marie of Arenberg               13. Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg                       27. Marie Adélaïde Julie de Mailly               3. Duchess Helene in Bavaria                                   28. Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken               14. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria                       29. Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach               7. Princess Ludovika of Bavaria                             30. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden               15. Caroline of Baden                       31. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

References

1. Darryl Lundy (23 Nov 2008). "Maximilian Prinz von Thurn und Taxis". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-06-21. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. Paul Theroff. "THURN und TAXIS". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
3. Dallmeier, Schad, a. a. O., S. 117.

• Wolfgang Behringer: Thurn und Taxis, Die Geschichte ihrer Post und ihrer Unternehmen. München, Zürich 1990, ISBN 3-492-03336-9.
• Martin Dallmeier, Martha Schad: Das Fürstliche Haus Thurn und Taxis, 300 Jahre Geschichte in Bildern. Verlag Friedrich Pustet, Regensburg 1996, ISBN 3-7917-1492-9.