Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

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Albert
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Head of the House of Thurn and Taxis
Period	2 June 1885 – 22 January 1952
Predecessor	Maximilian Maria
Successor	Franz Joseph
Born	(1867-05-08)8 May 1867 Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died	22 January 1952(1952-01-22) (aged 84) Regensburg, Bavaria, West Germany
Burial	Gruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg
Spouse	Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
Issue	Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis Prince Joseph Albert Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis Prince Ludwig Philipp Prince Max Emanuel Elisabeth Helene, Margravine of Meissen Prince Raphael Rainer Prince Philipp Ernst
Names German: Albert Maria Joseph Maximilian Lamoral
House	Thurn and Taxis
Father	Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Mother	Duchess Helene in Bavaria
Religion	Roman Catholic

Albert Maria Joseph Maximilian Lamoral, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis^{[citation needed]} (full German name: Albert Maria Joseph Maximilian Lamoral Fürst von Thurn und Taxis;^{[citation needed]} 8 May 1867 – 22 January 1952) was the eighth Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 2 June 1885 until his death on 22 January 1952.^{[citation needed]}

Early life[]

Albert was born at Regensburg, Germany, the younger son of Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1831–1867) and Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834–1890).^{[citation needed]} His father died when he was less than two months old, and he was raised by his mother.

Archduchess Margarethe and her husband Albert

Succession[]

In 1871 Albert's grandfather Maximilian Karl died, and his older brother Maximilian Maria succeeded as Fürst. Maxmilian died 2 June 1885 and Albert succeeded as Fürst; his mother served as regent until his 21st birthday in 1888. On 8 May 1889 he was named Duke of Wörth and Donaustauf by Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria. On 30 November 1889 he was made a knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece.

Marriage and issue[]

On 15 July 1890 in Budapest, Hungary, Albert married Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria (6 July 1870 – 2 May 1955), daughter of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria.^[1] Albert purchased the 'Empress Eugenie Tiara' as a wedding present for Margarethe; the tiara, designed by Gabriel Lemmonier in 1853, was part of the French crown jewels and is now in the Louvre in Paris.^[2]

Albert and Margarethe had eight children:^{[citation needed]}

• Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (21 December 1893 – 13 July 1971), married Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza, daughter of Miguel, Duke of Braganza
• Prince Joseph Albert of Thurn and Taxis (4 November 1895 – 7 December 1895)
• Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (23 July 1898 – 26 April 1982), married Princess Maria Anna of Braganza, daughter of Miguel, Duke of Braganza
• Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis (2 February 1901 – 22 April 1933), married Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg, daughter of Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg
• Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis (1 March 1902 – 3 October 1994)
• Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis (15 December 1903 – 22 October 1976), married Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
• Prince Raphael Rainer of Thurn and Taxis (30 May 1906 – 8 June 1993), married Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis; father of , the former heir presumptive to Thurn and Taxis.
• Prince Philipp Ernst of Thurn and Taxis (7 May 1908 – 23 July 1964), married Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis

Death[]

Styles of Albert, Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Reference style	His Serene Highness
Spoken style	Your Serene Highness

Albert died at Regensburg where he is buried with his wife in the crypt chapel of Schloss St. Emmeram, formerly St. Emmeram's Abbey.

Honours[]

• Grand Master of the Order of Parfaite Amitié (House of Thurn and Taxis)
• Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1889 (Austria-Hungary)^[3]
• Grand Cross of the Order of Albert the Bear, 1888 (Duchy of Anhalt)^[4]
• Knight of the Order of St. Hubert, 1888 (Kingdom of Bavaria)^[5]
• Grand Cross of the Order of St. Alexander (Principality of Bulgaria)^[6]
• Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order (Ernestine duchies)^[6]
• Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 1st Class (House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)^[6]
• Grand Cross of the House Order of the Wendish Crown (Mecklenburg)^[6]
• Knight of the Order of St. Januarius (House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies)^[6]
• In 1923 Albert received an honorary doctorate of philosophy from the University of Innsbruck.

Ancestry[]

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