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 Helene
Margravine of Meissen
Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis, Margravine of Meissen.jpg
Born
(1903-12-15)15 December 1903
Saint Emmeram's Palace, Regensburg, Principality of Thurn and Taxis, Kingdom of Bavaria, Empire of Germany
Died 22 October 1976(1976-10-22) (aged 72)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Burial
Royal Chapel in Königskapelle in Karrösten in North Tyrol
Spouse
Prince Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
(m. 1923 - 1968; his death)
Issue
Prince Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen
Princess Maria Josepha
Princess Anna
Prince Albert
Princess Mathilde



Full name

German: Elisabeth Helene Maria Valerie Franziska Maximiliane Antonie
House Thurn and Taxis
Father Prince Albert I, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Mother Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
Religion Roman Catholicism

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 (1936–2018); married Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha



Ancestry


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References





  1. ^ abcdefghi Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Elisabeth Helene Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-11-28..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abcdefghij Paul Theroff. "THURN und TAXIS". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-28.












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

Titles in pretence

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
Princess Anastasia of Anhalt









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