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Prince Gustav of Thurn and Taxis (1848–1914)

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Prince Gustav
Born 23 February 1848
Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died 9 July 1914 (aged 66)
Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria-Hungary
Spouse Princess Karoline of Thurn and Taxis
(m. 1877)
Names
German: Gustav Otto Maximilian Lamoral
House Thurn and Taxis
Father Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Mother Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg

Prince Gustav Otto Maximilian Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis (23 February 1848 – 9 July 1914), full German name: Gustav Otto Maximilian Lamoral Prinz von Thurn und Taxis,[1] was the sixth child of Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his second wife Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg. He was born on 2 February 1848 in Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria.

Family

Paul, one of his elder brothers, was an intimate friend and aide-de-camp of King Ludwig II of Bavaria.

Marriage

On 8 September 1877, Gustav married Princess Karoline of Thurn and Taxis, daughter of Hugo Maximilian Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Almeria Countess of Belcredi, in Lautschin, Austria-Hungary. The couple did not have any children.

Later life

From 1882 to 1888, he was Bezirkshauptmann of Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria-Hungary, where he died at the age of 66 on 9 July 1914.

In 1884, Prince Gustav acquired the Villa Güllich in Bregenz, which is known today as Palais Thurn & Taxis with a public park area of about 16000 m2, which is heritage-protected. Since 1984, the Palais also houses an international center for contemporary art.

Ancestry

References

  1. Back to citation Almanach de Gotha. Justus Perthes. 1914.
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