Prince Raphael Rainer of Thurn and Taxis

Raphael Rainer Karl Maria Joseph Antonius Ignatius Hubertus Lamoral Prince of Thurn and Taxis (30 May 1906 – 8 June 1993) was the sixth son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria.^{[citation needed]} He is the father of Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis, the heir presumptive to Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.

Early life[]

Raphael Rainer was born at Regensburg, Germany, the sixth son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria^{[citation needed]} Prince Raphael Rainer had six brothers and a sister. One of his brothers was Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis (1902–1994), a member of the Order of Saint Benedict known as Pater Emmeram. Raphael Rainer received a humanistic education by private teachers.

Marriage and issue[]

On 24 May 1932 at Regensburg, Raphael Rainer married Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis (19 October 1913 Berlin – 16 June 1997 Füssen). Prince Raphael Rainer and his wife Princess Margarete have one child, a son Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis^{[citation needed]}, he was born on 7 September 1935 at Schloss Bullachberg.

Death[]

He died on 8 June 1993 at age 87 at Schwangau, Germany.

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Ancestry[]

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• A photograph of Prince Raphael Rainer
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