Franz Joseph, 9t Prince o Thurn an Taxis

Franz Joseph, 9t Prince o Thurn an Taxis ( Franz Josef Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral; 21 December 1893 – 13 Julie 1971) wis the ninth Prince o Thurn an Taxis an Heid o the Princely Hoose o Thurn an Taxis frae Januar 1952 till his daith in Julie 1971. He wis named in honour o his godfaither Franz Joseph I o Austrick.

Franz Joseph
(9t) Prince o Thurn an Taxis
Franz Joseph wi his younger brither, Karl August, circa 1910.
Heid o the Hoose o Thurn an Taxis
tenur22 Januar 1952 – 13 Julie 1971
PredecessorAlbert I
SuccessorKarl August
Born21 December 1893(1893-12-21)
Regensburg, Bavarie, German Empire
Dee'd13 Julie 1971(1971-07-13) (aged 77)
Regensburg, Bavaria, West Germany
BuirialGruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Aibey, Regensburg
SpousePrincess Isabel Maria o Braganza
IssuePrince Gabriel
Princess Michaela
Princess Helene
Princess Maria Theresia
Princess Maria Ferdinande
Full name
Franz Josef Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral
HooseThurn an Taxis
FaitherAlbert, 8t Prince o Thurn an Taxis
MitherMargarethe Klementine o Austrick
ReleegionRoman Catholic


Mairiage eedit

Franz Joseph mairit Princess Isabel Maria o Braganza, dochter o Miguel, Duke o Braganza bi his wife Princess Maria Theresa o Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, on 23 November 1920 at Schloss Bronnbach, Bronnbach, Wertheim, Bavarie, Germany.


Issue eedit

  1. Prince Gabriel o Thurn an Taxis (16 October 1922 – 17 December 1942)
  2. Princess Michaela o Thurn an Taxis (16 October 1922 – 17 October 1922)
  3. Princess Helene o Thurn an Taxis (27 Mey 1924 – 27 October 1991)
  4. Princess Maria Theresia o Thurn an Taxis (10 September 1925 – 27 Apryle 1997)
  5. Princess Maria Ferdinande o Thurn an Taxis (19 December 1927 – 9 Juin 2018) mairit Prince Franz Josef o Hohenzollern but later divorced.



Teetles an styles eedit

  • 21 December 1893 – 22 Januar 1952 His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince o Thurn an Taxis.
  • 22 Januar 1952 – 13 Julie 1971 His Serene Highness The Prince o Thurn an Taxis.