Fritz von Thurn und Taxis
| Friedrich von Thurn und Taxis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 June 1950 Linz, Upper Austria, Allied-occupied Austria |
| Spouse | Beata von Béry (m. 1977) |
| Names German: Friedrich Leonhard Ignatius Josef Maria Lamoral Balthasar | |
| House | Thurn and Taxis |
| Father | Prince Johann von Nepomuk von Thurn und Taxis |
| Mother | Princess Maria Julia von Lobkowicz |
Fritz von Thurn und Taxis (born Friedrich Leonhard Ignatius Josef Maria Lamoral Balthasar Thurn und Taxis) is an Austrian journalist[1] and a member of the Bohemian line of the House of Thurn and Taxis.
He became well known as a longtime sportscaster on the Bayerisches Fernsehen television channel.[2][3]
Since 1993, Thurn und Taxis has been a football commentator on the pay television channel Sky Deutschland.[4]
Life and career
Thurn und Taxis was the third child and second son of Prince Johann von Nepomuk von Thurn und Taxis and his wife, Princess Maria Julia von Lobkowicz.[5]
His journalistic career began in 1971 with the Bayerischen Rundfunk. There, Thurn und Taxis worked in both television and in radio programs as a sports reporter and commentator and reported on several Olympic Games, football, skiing, and Ice Hockey World Championships events.[6]
In honor of his years of reporting on the Ice Hockey World Championships, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) awarded Thurn und Taxis with an IIHF gold medal.
Later, he hosted the sports magazine show Blickpunkt Sport on Bayerischen Rundfunk and moderated the Sportschau on ARD.
Beginning in August 1993, Thurn und Taxis began hosting live Fußball-Bundesliga matches on the Munich-based pay television channel Sky Deutschland.[7][8]
Marriage
Thurn und Taxis married morganatically to Beata von Béry (b. 1947), daughter of the Hungarian journalist, László von Béry (1898–1971) and his wife, Countess Paula Apponyi de Nagy-Appony, both members of the Hungarian nobility, on 4 June 1977 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.[9][10]
The marriage remained childless and they didn't have any known children.[11]
Ancestry
- Ancestors of Fritz von Thurn und Taxis
- 16. Prince Hugo Maximilian of Thurn and Taxis
- 8. Prince Alexander of Thurn and Taxis
- 17. Countess Almeria von Belcredi
- 4. Prince Erich of Thurn and Taxis
- 18. Egon, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
- 9. Princess Marie of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
- 19. Countess Theresa of Thurn-Hofer-Valssasina
- 2. Prince Johann von Nepomuk of Thurn and Taxis
- 20. Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
- 10. Rudolf, 9th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
- 21. Princess Marie of Liechtenstein
- 5. Countess Gabriele Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
- 22. Count Johann Nepomuk of Wilczek
- 11. Countess Marie Gabriele of Wilczek
- 23. Countess Emma Emo Capodilista
- 1. Prince Friedrich of Thurn and Taxis
- 24. Prince Joseph Franz Karl of Lobkowicz
- 12. Ferdinand, Prince of Lobkowicz
- 25. Princess Maria Sidonia of Lobkowicz
- 6. Leopold, Prince of Lobkowicz
- 26. Count Leopold Podstatzky-Lichtenstein
- 13. Countess Ida Maria Podstatzky-Lichtenstein
- 27. Countess Franziska Paar
- 3. Princess Maria Julia of Lobkowicz
- 28. William Albert, 1st Prince of Montenuovo
- 14. Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo
- 29. Countess Juliana Batthyány von Németújvár
- 7. Princess Franziska of Montenuovo
- 30. Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (= 20)
- 15. Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
- 31. Princess Marie of Liechtenstein (= 21)
References
- Back to citation Krei, Alexander (25 August 2016). "Sky: Auch Fritz von Thurn und Taxis macht Schluss". dwdl.de.
- Back to citation Liebmann, Andreas (28 March 2021). "Neue Experten und alte Legenden". Süddeutsche.de (in German).
- Back to citation Plus, P. N. P. (2 March 2021). "Spaß gab's nur am TV-Mikro". PNP Plus (in German).
- Back to citation "Kommentator-Legende Fritz von Thurn und Taxis gibt offenbar TV-Comeback". sportbuzzer.de. 13 August 2019; "Bei Frankfurt gegen Bayern: Fritz von Thurn und Taxis feiert Comeback am Mikro". FUMS (in German). 19 February 2021; GmbH, DWDL de (29 March 2021). "DAZN investiert in Italien, Thurn und Taxis am Mikrofon". DWDL.de.
- Back to citation "Fußball: Fritz von Thurn und Taxis: Der adelige Kult-Reporter geht in Rente - idowa". idowa.de (in German). 24 March 2017; "Zum Abschied von Fritz von Thurn und Taxis - "Huiii! Ein Hüüüüne!"". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 26 May 2017; "Adelsgeschlecht aus Regensburg: Wer ist die Familie Thurn und Taxis?". Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). 31 January 2019.
- Back to citation Kramer, Max (16 September 2020). "Fritz von Thurn und Taxis: "Für Beckenbauer war ich die blaue Sau"". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German); Essen, DerWesten- (26 March 2021). "Sky: Reporter-Legende Fritz von Thurn und Taxis feiert einzigartiges Comeback! "Es ist eine Herzensangelegenheit"". derwesten.de; GmbH, Perform Media Deutschland (16 August 2019). "Diashow: Die besten Sprüche von Fritz von Thurn und Taxis: Huuuuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiii". spox.com (in German).
- Back to citation "FC Schalke 04 Video: Fritz von Thurn und Taxis zur Situation bei S04". Sky Sport. 7 February 2021.
- Back to citation "Fritz von Thurn und Taxis: "Huiuiuiuiuiui"". FUMS (in German). 14 February 2021.
- Back to citation "Adelsgeschlecht aus Regensburg: Wer ist die Familie Thurn und Taxis?". Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). 31 January 2019.
- Back to citation https://tng.adler-wien.eu/showmedia.php?mediaID=116972&tngpage=286&sitever=standard
- Back to citation http://www.william1.co.uk/b43.htm