Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis (1794–1874)

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Princess Maria Theresia
Princess Esterházy of Galántha
Reign	25 November 1833 – 21 May 1866
Predecessor	Princess Maria Josepha of Liechtenstein
Successor	Princess Eugénie of Croÿ
Born	(1794-07-06)6 July 1794 Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died	18 August 1874(1874-08-18) (aged 80) Hütteldorf, Penzing, Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Spouse	Paul III Anthony, 8th Prince Esterházy of Galántha
Issue	Princess Maria Theresia Princess Theresia Rosa Nicholas III, 9th Prince Esterházy of Galántha
Names German: Maria Theresia
House	Thurn and Taxis
Father	Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Mother	Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Religion	Roman Catholic

Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis, (full German name: Maria Theresia, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis, 6 July 1794 in Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire – 18 August 1874 in Hütteldorf, Penzing, Vienna, Austria-Hungary) was a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis and a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and a member of the House of Esterházy and Princess Esterházy of Galántha from 25 November 1833 to 21 May 1866 through her marriage to Paul III Anthony, 8th Prince Esterházy of Galántha.

Family[]

Maria Theresia was the third child and second daughter of Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was an elder sister of Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.

Marriage and issue[]

Maria Theresia married Prince Paul Anthony Esterházy of Galántha, eldest child and son of Nicholas II, 7th Prince Esterházy of Galántha and his wife Princess Maria Josepha of Liechtenstein, on 18 June 1812 in Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria. Maria Theresia and Paul Anthony had three children:

• Princess Maria Theresia Esterházy of Galántha (27 May 1813 – 14 May 1894), ancestress of Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
• Princess Theresia Rosa Esterházy of Galántha (12 July 1815 – 28 February 1894)
• Nicholas III, 9th Prince Esterházy of Galántha (25 June 1817 – 28 January 1894)

Esterházy was a popular diplomat and Maria Theresia became admired by his contemporaries, especially during the Congress of Vienna. During his long tenure as Austrian Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1815-1842), she became a leader of fashionable society. She was invited to become one of the patronesses of Almack's, the centre of London social life: the patronesses had the final say as to who was and who was not socially acceptable.

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