Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

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Franz Joseph
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Thurn and Taxis
Father	Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Mother	Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
Religion	Roman Catholic

Franz Joseph Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis,^{[citation needed]} full German name: Franz Josef Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral Fürst von Thurn und Taxis^{[citation needed]} (21 December 1893, Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria^{[citation needed]} – 13 July 1971, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany^{[citation needed]}) was the ninth Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 22 January 1952 until his death on 13 July 1971.^{[citation needed]}

Early life

Franz Joseph was the eldest son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria.^{[citation needed]}

His

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Education and World War I service

Franz Joseph received a humanistic education by private teachers. Beginning in the winter semester of 1912, Franz Joseph studied at both the

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During the war, he was promoted to lieutenant. After the war's end in January 1919, Franz Joseph returned to Regensburg.^[2]

Marriage and family

Franz Joseph married

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Franz Joseph and Isabel Maria had five children:^[citation needed]

• Prince Gabriel of Thurn and Taxis (16 October 1922 – 17 December 1942)^{[citation needed]}
• Prince Michael of Thurn and Taxis (16 October 1922 – 17 October 1922)^{[citation needed]}
• Princess Helene of Thurn and Taxis (27 May 1924 – 27 October 1991)^{[citation needed]}
• Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis (10 September 1925 – 27 April 1997)^{[citation needed]}
• Princess Maria Ferdinande of Thurn and Taxis (19 December 1927 – 9 June 2018)^{[citation needed]}; married Prince Franz Josef of Hohenzollern on 15 July 1950, later divorced.

Together with his wife, Franz Joseph resided at Schloss Haus in Neueglofsheim (Upper Palatinate) where he managed the property and its interests. There, he also took an interest in hunting, history, and art. He later bequeathed Schloss Haus's large private library to the Prince Thurn und Taxis Hofbibliothek.

World War II

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At the age of 46, Franz Joseph served

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Franz Joseph's son Gabriel was killed in action on 17 December 1942 in the Battle of Stalingrad.

Later life

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Franz Joseph resided for most of the year at Schloss Haus, but spent winters at Schloss Thurn und Taxis in

, the residence of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis.

On 21 December 1963, Franz Joseph was made an Honorary Citizen of the City of Regensburg "in appreciation of the high contribution to the economic, social and cultural issues." He was also made an honorary member of the Roman Catholic student association K.D.St.V. Rupertia Regensburg.

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

Franz Joseph survived his wife Isabel Maria, who died on 12 January 1970, about one and a half years before him. He died after a severe illness on 13 July 1971 and was interred in the burial chapel at

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In Regensburg, the Erbprinz-Franz-Joseph-Straße is named after him.

Ancestry

References

Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis House of Thurn and Taxis Cadet branch of the House of Tassis Born: 21 December 1893 Died: 13 July 1971
German nobility
Preceded by Albert I	Prince of Thurn and Taxis 22 January 1952 – 13 July 1971	Succeeded by Karl August