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.

For other people called Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, see Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (disambiguation).
Princess Elisabeth Helene
Margravine of Meissen
Born(1903-12-15)15 December 1903
Saint Emmeram's Palace, Regensburg, Principality of Thurn and Taxis, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died22 October 1976(1976-10-22) (aged 72)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Burial
Royal Chapel in Königskapelle, Karrösten
Spouse
Issue
Full name
German: Elisabeth Helene Maria Valerie Franziska Maximiliane Antonie
HouseThurn and Taxis
FatherPrince Albert I, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
MotherArchduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
ReligionRoman 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:

Ancestry
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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
    Titles in pretence
    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
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