Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis (b. 1935)
| Prince Max Emanuel | |||||
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| Born | 7 September 1935 Schloss Bullachberg | ||||
| Died | 5 March 2020 (aged 84) | ||||
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| Issue | Hubertus Raphael Philipp Gabriel | ||||
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| House | Thurn and Taxis | ||||
| Father | Prince Raphael Rainer of Thurn and Taxis | ||||
| Mother | Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis | ||||
Max Emanuel Prinz von Thurn und Taxis (7 September 1935 – 5 March 2020)
Marriages and issue
On 20 May 1969, at
On 14 March 1973 at Schwangau, he entered into another uncompliant union,
- Hubertus Raphael Franz Josef Ulrich Maria Lamoral Prinz von Thurn und Taxis (b. 22 June 1973), married (rel) at Waltenhofen on 27 August 2011 Marion Fischer, née Friedrich (b. 1971, Mannheim)
- David Raphael Max Emanuel Philipp Albert Lamoral (b. 2011)
- Philipp Gabriel Franz Josef Magnus Maria Lamoral Prinz von Thurn und Taxis (b. 19 April 1975), married at Schwangau on 18 May 2019 Alessandra Caspari (b. 1984)
Building plan tensions
Max Emanuel's plans in the late 1990s and early 2000s to develop real estate near historical sites in Bavaria caused tensions with historical societies and others in the local community. He already had a commercial presence in the area, as he ran a "sport and seminar" center which offered river rafting, mountain biking, paragliding, and golf.[5]
In 1997, Max Emanuel planned to build a $22 million luxury hotel with 150 rooms, fine dining, a golf school and adjacent golf course, and a health spa on land directly in view of Neuschwanstein Castle, the famous site built by Ludwig II of Bavaria.[4][6][7] These preparations were defeated however, after locals and a conservation society managed to get a local referendum held in 1997 to scrap the plans.[4][7] Max Emanuel continued his plans four years later to build a hotel and golf course on the same site.[4] People living nearby were upset that the view seen from the castle's grounds would be ruined by new construction meant for tourists; consequently the local council ruled that most of the land surrounding the castle was unusable for commercial development.[4] Max Emanuel responded to these complaints by saying a luxury hotel would draw wealthy visitors to the village and help the local economy; restaurant, shop owners, and other members of the tourist industry tended to favor his plans, while village counselors, local farmers and others were opposed, believing that any commercial development would ruin the rural landscape and create too much noise.[5][6] Those in favor of King Ludwig's legacy stated that the hotel would violate the romantic legacy the mad king left.[6]
A bureaucratic mistake during initial plans four-year previously left one piece of land available for commercial development in 2001, a fact that Max Emanuel was able to take advantage of.
Max Emanuel and his family stated that if the plans were not approved, they would be forced to sell Schloss Bullachberg (the property in the shadow of the castle) as well as a nearby ancestral castle that required restoration; many saw this announcement as a barely concealed threat: if their plans were rejected, these properties might be sold to another developer with even more unpleasant plans for the area.[4]
Construction plans still remain in limbo today; in 2006, Porsche Automobil Holding SE acquired the property, intending to continue the project.
Ancestry
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References
- ^ "Max Emanuel Prinz von Thurn und Taxis ist tot". ADELSWELT (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-7980-0849-6+.
- ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Max Emanuel Maria Albert Paul Isabella Klemens Lamoral Prinz von Thurn und Taxis". Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hall, Allan (9 December 2001), "Bavaria To Turn Fairytale Castle into 19th Hole", Scotland on Sunday
- ^ a b Karacs, Imre (14 April 1998), "Prince besieged at Ludwig's castle", The Independent
- ^ a b c Associated Press (31 May 1998), "Devotees Of 'Mad' King Ludwig Fight Change", Chicago Tribune
- ^ a b c Hall, Allan (14 November 2000), "Developers Threaten Castle Of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Fame", The Scotsman