Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis (German: Elisabeth Helene, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis) (15 December 1903, Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria – 22 October 1976, Munich, Bavaria, Germany) was a Princess of Thurn und Taxis by birth and a Princess and Duchess of Saxony, Margravine of Meissen, and titular Queen consort of Saxony through her marriage to Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen. Elisabeth was the sixth child of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria.
Princess Elisabeth Helene | |||||
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Margravine of Meissen | |||||
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Born | Saint Emmeram's Palace, Regensburg, Principality of Thurn and Taxis, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire | 15 December 1903||||
Died | 22 October 1976 72) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany | (aged||||
Burial | Royal Chapel in Königskapelle, Karrösten | ||||
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House | Thurn and Taxis | ||||
Father | Prince Albert I, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis | ||||
Mother | Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Marriage and issue
Elisabeth married Prince Friedrich Christian of Saxony, second eldest child and son of Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and his wife Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany, on 16 June 1923 in Regensburg, Bavaria. Elisabeth and Friedrich had five children:
- Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen (1926–2012); married Princess Anastasia of Anhalt
- Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1928-2018)
- Princess Anna of Saxony (1929–2012); married Roberto de Afif, Prince of Gessaphe
- Albert, Margrave of Meissen (1934–2012); married Elmira Henke
- Princess Mathilde of Saxony (1936–2018); married Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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References
Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis Cadet branch of the House of Tassis Born: 15 December 1903 Died: 22 October 1976 | ||
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Republic declared in 1919 | — TITULAR — Queen consort of Saxony 18 February 1932 – 9 August 1968 Reason for succession failure: Kingdom abolished in 1918 |
Succeeded by Princess Anastasia of Anhalt |