Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis

For other people called Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, see Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (disambiguation).

Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis

Margravine of Meissen

Born

15 December 1903
Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria

Died

22 October 1976 (aged 72)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany

Burial

Royal Chapel in Königskapelle in Karrösten in North Tyrol

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

Full name
German: Elisabeth Helene Maria Valerie Franziska Maximiliane Antonie

House

Thurn and Taxis

Father

Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Mother

Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria

Religion

Roman Catholicism

Princess Elisabeth Helene as a young girl.

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 and honours

Titles

15 December 1903 – 16 June 1923: Her Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
16 June 1923 – 18 February 1932: Her Royal and Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis, Duchess of Saxony
18 February 1932 – 9 August 1968: Her Royal and Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth Helene, Margravine of Meissen, Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
9 August 1968 – 22 October 1976: Her Royal and Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth Helene, Dowager Margravine of Meissen, Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Thurn and Taxis

Honours

National dynastic honours

House of Thurn and Taxis: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Perfect Friendship^[3]
House of Wettin: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Rue Crown^[4]
House of Wettin: Former Grand Mistress Dame of the Order of Sidonia
House of Wettin: Former Grand Mistress Dame of the Order of Maria-Anna

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis

16. Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

8. Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

17. Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

4. Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis

18. Ernst, Baron of Dörnberg

9. Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg

19. Wilhelmine Henriette Maximiliane von Glauburg

2. Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

20. Duke Pius August in Bavaria

10. Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria

21. Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg

5. Duchess Helene in Bavaria

22. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria

11. Princess Ludovika of Bavaria

23. Caroline of Baden

1. Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis

24. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

12. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary

25. Maria Louisa of Spain

6. Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria

26. Duke Louis of Württemberg

13. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg

27. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg

3. Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria

28. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

14. Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

29. Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág

7. Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

30. Louis-Philippe of France

15. Princess Clémentine of Orléans

31. Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Elisabeth Helene Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-11-28. External link in |publisher= (help)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Paul Theroff. "THURN und TAXIS". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
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Titles in pretence
Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis House of Thurn and Taxis Cadet branch of the House of Tassis Born: 15 December 1903 Died: 22 October 1976
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

Princesses of Thurn and Taxis by birth

The generations are numbered from the elevation of Eugen Alexander Franz to Prince of Thurn and Taxis in 1695.

1st Generation	Princess Maria Josepha

2nd Generation	Princess Maria Philippine Eleonore Maria Augusta, Duchess of Württemberg

3rd Generation	Princess Sophie Christine Princess Luise Auguste Charlotte Maria Theresia, Countess of Ahlefeldt-Langeland Princess Josephine Princess Maria Anna Josepha Marie Elisabetha Alexandrina, Landgravine of Fürstenberg

4th Generation	Maria Theresia, Princess of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Wallerstein Sophie Friederike, Prince Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł Henrica Karoline, Princess of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg Princess Friederike Dorothea

5th Generation	Princess Charlotte Luise Maria Theresia, Princess Esterházy of Galántha Princess Luise Friederike Maria Sophia, Duchess Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg Marie Sophie, Countess Giovanni Battista of Montfort Princess Maria Eleonora Maria Theresia, Countess Edmund of Belcredi Luise Sophie, Baron Hermann of Guttenberg Adelheid Caroline, Countess Philipp von der Leyen und zu Hohengeroldseck Princess Rosa Sophie Anne, Countess Max Joseph Ortolf of Sandizell Helene, Countess Wolfgang Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau Princess Laura Princess Irene

6th Generation	Therese, Duchess of Beaufort-Spontin Amalie, Countess Otto von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen zu Hohenrechberg Marie Karoline, Princess Gustav of Thurn and Taxis¹ Maria Theresia, Countess Johann Franz of Harrach zu Rohrau and Thannhausen Marie, Princess of Waldburg-Zeil and Trauchburg Princess Karoline Princess Amélie Princess Hortense Princess Maximiliane Princess Maria Friederike Karoline, Countess Friedrich Strachwitz of Gross-Zauche and Camminetz

7th Generation	Louise, Princess Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Elisabeth, Duchess of Braganza Princess Mathilde Amélie, Hereditary Countess of Schlitz gt von Görtz Princess Marie Franziska Princess Luise Princess Felicitas Maria Immakulata, Countess Karl of Mensdorf-Pouilly Antonie, Altgravine Niklas of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz Irene, Altgravine Niklas of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz

8th Generation	Elisabeth Helene, Margravine of Meissen Princess Maria Theresia Princess Eleonore Margarete, Princess Gaetano of Bourbon-Parma Princess Therese Margarete, Princess Raphael Rainer of Thurn and Taxis¹ Princess Maria Katharina Princess Marie-Luise, Mrs. Jan Fischer Princess Eleonore, Mrs. Hubertus von der Schulenburg Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis¹

9th Generation	Clotilde, Princess Johann Moritz of Liechtenstein Helene Maria, Countess Rudolf Erwein of Schönborn-Wiesentheid Mafalda, Princess Franz of Thurn and Taxis¹ Maria Theresia, Countess Franz Eduard of Oppersdorff Iniga, Princess Eberhard of Urach Maria Fernanda, Princess Franz Joseph of Hohenzollern Princess Margarete Princess Antonia Maria Alexandra, Countess of Colloredo-Mannsfeld Princess Daria Princess Elisabeth, Mrs. Richard Klinzer Princess Beatrice Princess Olivia, Mrs. Johannes Volpini de Maestri Princess Julia

10th Generation	Princess Louise Princess Helen Princess Maria Theresia Princess Elisabeth Princess Alice Princess Constanza Princess Elisa

¹also a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by marriage

Princesses of Saxony by marriage

The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick Augustus I as King of Saxony in 1806.

1st generation	Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy² Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria² Princess Maria Luisa Carlota of Parma

2nd generation	Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria

3rd generation	Princess Carola of Sweden Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal

4th generation	Archduchess Luise of Austria Duchess Maria Isabella of Württemberg Princess Maria Immaculata of the Two Sicilies

5th generation	Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis Princess Sophie of Luxembourg Virginia Dulon¹

6th generation	Margit Lukas¹ Charlotte Schwindack¹ Erna Eilts¹ Princess Anastasia of Anhalt Elmira Henke¹

7th generation	Astrid Linke¹ Diana Dorndorf¹

8th generation	Jedida Taborek¹ Sandra Scherer¹

¹ did not have a royal or noble title by birth ² both married Anthony of Saxony while Electoral Prince

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 55250024 GND: 130272000

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