Princess Christa of Thurn and Taxis

Princess Christa
Princess Christa of Thurn and Taxis
Born (1941-12-14) 14 December 1941
Heidenheim an der Brenz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Spouse Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis (m. 1973)
Issue Hubertus Raphael
Philipp Gabriel
Full name
German: Christa Ingeborg
House Thurn and Taxis (by marriage)
Father Erich Heinle
Mother Ingeborg Wurzner
Religion Roman Catholic
Signature
Princely Family of Thurn and Taxis

HSH The Prince

HSH The Dowager Princess

Extended family

Princess Christa Ingeborg of Thurn and Taxis,[1][2] full German name: Christa Ingeborg, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis[1][2] (born 14 December 1941 in Heidenheim an der Brenz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany[1][2]) is the current president of the Bavarian Red Cross (BRK) and a member of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis.

Marriage and issue

Christa married Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis, only child of Prince Raphael Rainer of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis, civilly on 14 March 1973 in Schwangau, Bavaria, Germany and religiously on 15 March 1973 at Schloss Bullachberg in Bavaria.[1][2] Christa and Max Emanuel had two sons:[1][2]

Functionary and honorary positions

Beginning in 1985, Christa was the Bavarian Red Cross (BRK) vice chairman for the district of Ostallgäu and from 1989, for the region of Swabia. Christa served in these positions until 2005. Since 1989, she has been a member of the BRK-Land Board and the Committee for Social Services and since 1994, the Federal Committee for Welfare and Social Work in BRK. From 1993 to 2001, Christa was a member BRK Committee for Readiness and in 1995 she was a founding member of the Academy of the German Red Cross. From 1997 to 2000, she was a senator in the Landtag of Bavaria. In November 1999, Christa began serving as Vice President of BRK.[3] On 8 November 2003, she became the first woman to be elected President of the Bavarian Red Cross; she had already led the organization for the past five months after the previous president scaled down his duties due to health problems.[3] In the same year she was also member of the Council Pen (Stiftsratsvorsitzende Jutta Lowag) of the women's pen on Luitpoldpark in Munich.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Styles of
Princess Christa of Thurn and Taxis
Reference style Her Serene Highness
Spoken style Your Serene Highness
Alternative style Ma'am

Titles and styles

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Darryl Lundy (19 Apr 2005). "Christa Ingeburg Heinle". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-06-28. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Paul Theroff. "THURN und TAXIS". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  3. 1 2 "ROYAL NEWS: NOVEMBER 2003". NettyRoyal. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
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