Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1901–1950)

Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (French: Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine de Nassau-Weilburg, Princesse de Luxembourg; 7 March 1901 – 2 August 1950) was a member of the House of Nassau-Weilburg, a Princess of Luxembourg by birth and a Princess of the House of Thurn and Taxis through her marriage to Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis.^[1]^[2]

Family

Elisabeth was the fifth-eldest daughter and child of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal.^[1]^[2] Two of Elisabeth's elder sisters reigned as sovereign Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and titular Duchess of Nassau: Marie-Adélaïde and Charlotte.

Marriage and issue

Styles of Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis

Reference style	Her Grand Ducal Highness
Spoken style	Your Grand Ducal Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

Elisabeth married Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis, fourth child and son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria, on 14 November 1922 in Hohenburg, Bavaria, Germany. Elisabeth and Ludwig had two children, five grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren:^[1]^[2]

Prince Anselm of Thurn and Taxis (14 April 1924 – 25 February 1944), killed in World War II
Princess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis (25 August 1925 – 17 September 2008) married Prince Eberhard of Urach on 18 May 1948. They have five children, sixteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren

Prince Ludwig died in 1933 at their home, Schloss Niederaichbach. Elisabeth was killed in a car accident in 1950 at age 49, and was buried next to her husband at St. Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

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Titles and styles

7 March 1901 – 14 November 1922: Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg
14 November 1922 – 2 August 1950: Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, Princess of Luxembourg

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1901–1950)

16. Frederick William, Duke of Nassau

8. William, Duke of Nassau

17. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg

4. Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

18. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

9. Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

19. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

2. William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

20. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

10. Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau

21. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg

5. Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau

22. Prince William of Hesse-Kassel

11. Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel

23. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark

1. Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg

24. Peter III of Portugal

12. John VI of Portugal

25. Maria I of Portugal

6. Miguel of Portugal

26. Charles IV of Spain

13. Charlotte of Spain

27. Maria Luisa of Parma

3. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal

28. Charles Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

14. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

29. Countess Sophie of Windisch-Grätz

7. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

30. Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

15. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

31. Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth

References

1 2 3 Darryl Lundy (23 Jun 2005). "Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine von Nassau-Weilburg, Princesse de Luxembourg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-15. External link in |publisher= (help)
1 2 3 Paul Theroff. "LUXEMBURG". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-07-15.

Princesses of Luxembourg by birth

The generations are numbered from the ascension of Adolphe as Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1890.

1st generation	Hilda, Grand Duchess of Baden*

2nd generation	Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde* Grand Duchess Charlotte* Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg* Antoinette, Crown Princess of Bavaria* Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis* Princess Sophie of Saxony*

3rd generation	Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg^ Princess Marie Adelaide, Countess Henckel von Donnersmarck^ Princess Marie Gabriele, Dowager Countess af Holstein-Ledreborg^ Alix, Dowager Princess de Ligne^

4th generation	Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria^ Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein^ Princess Charlotte, Mrs. Marc-Victor Cunningham*

5th generation	Princess Alexandra*

6th generation	None

* also a princess of Nassau by birth ^also a princess of Bourbon-Parma by birth

Princesses of Nassau by birth

The generations are numbered from the ascension of William as Duke of Nassau in 1816.

1st generation	Princess Auguste Duchess Therese of Oldenburg Princess Marie Marie, Princess of Wied Helena, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Sophia, Queen of Sweden and Norway

2nd generation	Princess Marie Bathildis Hilda, Grand Duchess of Baden*

3rd generation	Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde* Grand Duchess Charlotte* Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg* Antoinette, Crown Princess of Bavaria* Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis* Princess Sophie of Saxony*

4th generation	Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg^ Marie-Adélaïde, Countess of Donnersmarck^ Marie Gabriele, Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg^ Alix, Princess of Ligne^

5th generation	Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria^ Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein^ Princess Charlotte

6th generation	Princess Alexandra* Princess Marie-Gabrielle Princess Charlotte (1995) Princess Charlotte (2000)

7th generation	Princess Amalia

* also a princess of Luxembourg by birth ^also a princess of Bourbon-Parma by birth

Princesses of Thurn and Taxis by marriage

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

1st Generation	Princess Maria Ludovika of Lobkowicz

2nd Generation	Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Princess Charlotte Louise of Lorraine Princess Maria Henriette Josepha of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen

3rd Generation	Duchess Auguste of Württemberg Princess Eleonore of Lobkowicz

4th Generation	Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Countess Marie Isabelle of Eltz Countess Juliane of Einsiedel Countess Aurora Batthyány of Német-Ujvár

5th Generation	Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg Countess Almeria of Belcredi Countess Lucie Capello of Wickenburg Eugénie de Tascher de la Pagerie Countess Antonie of Schaffgotsche Countess Maria of Thun and Hohenstein

6th Generation	Duchess Helene in Bavaria Viktoria Edelspacher de Gyoryok Baroness Melanie of Seckendorff Princess Karoline of Thurn und Taxis¹ Countess Franziska Grimaud of Orsay Princess Marie of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst Countess Theresia Grimaud of Orsay Princess Maria Theresia of Braganza Princess Eleonore of Ligne Countess Henriette Ungnad of Weissenwolff

7th Generation	Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria Countess Gabriele Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau Lida Eleanor Nicolls² Princess Pauline of Metternich-Winneburg Princess Marie of Ligne Ingeborg Sponer² Countess Beatrice of Bethusy-Huc Dorothea van der Elst²

8th Generation	Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza Princess Maria Anna of Braganza Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis¹ Countess Marie Valerie of Mazzuchelli Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis¹ Princess Maria Julia of Lobkowicz Frances Goodyear² Anna Maria Zhuber von Okróg² Beatrix Estella de Gamas² Princess Mafalda of Thurn and Taxis¹ Anna Brückner² Nancy Brown Hess² Angela Tacoli²

9th Generation	Countess Mariae Gloria of Schönburg in Glauchau and Waldenburg Baroness Alexandra von der Ropp Countess Anna Maria of Pocci Christa Heinle² Dorothea Hornberg² Countess Maria Christiane of Waldstein, Baroness of Wartenberg Martha Singer² Beata Béry² Veronique Lantz² Viola Pauen² Anja Krapinger² Ursulla Franco Silva² Countess Pauline of Aspremont-Lynden Countess Anna of Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg

10th Generation	Carine Lackner² Kimberly E. Herald² Nina Zeiringer²

¹also a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth ²did not have a royal or noble title by birth

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