Fritz von Thurn und Taxis

Friedrich von Thurn und Taxis
Born (1950-06-22) 22 June 1950
Linz, Upper Austria, Allied-occupied Austria
Spouse
Beata von Béry
(m. 1977)
Names
German: Friedrich Leonhard Ignatius Josef Maria Lamoral Balthasar
HouseThurn and Taxis
FatherPrince Johann von Nepomuk von Thurn und Taxis
MotherPrincess Maria Julia von Lobkowicz

Fritz von Thurn und Taxis (born Friedrich Leonhard Ignatius Josef Maria Lamoral Balthasar Thurn und Taxis) on 22 June 1950 in Linz, Upper Austria, Allied-occupied Austria is an Austrian journalist[1] and a member of the Bohemian line of the House of Thurn and Taxis.

He became well known as a longtime sportscaster on the Bayerisches Fernsehen television channel.[2][3]

Since 1993, Thurn und Taxis has been a football commentator on the pay television channel Sky Deutschland.[4][5][6]

Life and career

Thurn und Taxis was the third child and second son of Prince Johann von Nepomuk von Thurn und Taxis and his wife, Princess Maria Julia von Lobkowicz.[7][8][9]

His journalistic career began in 1971 with the Bayerischen Rundfunk. There, Thurn und Taxis worked in both television and in radio programs as a sports reporter and commentator and reported on several Olympic Games, football, skiing, and Ice Hockey World Championships events.[10][11][12]

In honor of his years of reporting on the Ice Hockey World Championships, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) awarded Thurn und Taxis with an IIHF gold medal.

Later, he hosted the sports magazine show Blickpunkt Sport on Bayerischen Rundfunk and moderated the Sportschau on ARD.

Beginning in August 1993, Thurn und Taxis began hosting live Fußball-Bundesliga matches on the Munich-based pay television channel Sky Deutschland.[13][14]

Marriage

Thurn und Taxis married morganatically to Beata von Béry (b. 1947), daughter of the Hungarian journalist, László von Béry (1898–1971) and his wife, Countess Paula Apponyi de Nagy-Appony, both members of the Hungarian nobility, on 4 June 1977 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.[9][15]

The marriage remained childless and they didn't have any known children.[16]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Fritz von Thurn und Taxis
16. Prince Hugo Maximilian of Thurn and Taxis
8. Prince Alexander of Thurn and Taxis
17. Countess Almeria von Belcredi
4. Prince Erich of Thurn and Taxis
18. Egon, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
9. Princess Marie of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
19. Countess Theresa of Thurn-Hofer-Valssasina
2. Prince Johann von Nepomuk of Thurn and Taxis
20. Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
10. Rudolf, 9th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
21. Princess Marie of Liechtenstein
5. Countess Gabriele Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
22. Count Johann Nepomuk of Wilczek
11. Countess Marie Gabriele of Wilczek
23. Countess Emma Emo Capodilista
1. Prince Friedrich of Thurn and Taxis
24. Prince Joseph Franz Karl of Lobkowicz
12. Ferdinand, Prince of Lobkowicz
25. Princess Maria Sidonia of Lobkowicz
6. Leopold, Prince of Lobkowicz
26. Count Leopold Podstatzky-Lichtenstein
13. Countess Ida Maria Podstatzky-Lichtenstein
27. Countess Franziska Paar
3. Princess Maria Julia of Lobkowicz
28. William Albert, 1st Prince of Montenuovo
14. Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo
29. Countess Juliana Batthyány von Németújvár
7. Princess Franziska of Montenuovo
30. Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (= 20)
15. Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
31. Princess Marie of Liechtenstein (= 21)

References

  1. ^ Krei, Alexander (25 August 2016). "Sky: Auch Fritz von Thurn und Taxis macht Schluss". dwdl.de.
  2. ^ Liebmann, Andreas (28 March 2021). "Neue Experten und alte Legenden". Süddeutsche.de (in German).
  3. ^ Plus, P. N. P. (2 March 2021). "Spaß gab's nur am TV-Mikro". PNP Plus (in German).
  4. ^ "Kommentator-Legende Fritz von Thurn und Taxis gibt offenbar TV-Comeback". sportbuzzer.de. 13 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Bei Frankfurt gegen Bayern: Fritz von Thurn und Taxis feiert Comeback am Mikro". FUMS (in German). 19 February 2021.
  6. ^ GmbH, DWDL de (29 March 2021). "DAZN investiert in Italien, Thurn und Taxis am Mikrofon". DWDL.de.
  7. ^ "Fußball: Fritz von Thurn und Taxis: Der adelige Kult-Reporter geht in Rente - idowa". idowa.de (in German). 24 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Zum Abschied von Fritz von Thurn und Taxis - "Huiii! Ein Hüüüüne!"". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 26 May 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Adelsgeschlecht aus Regensburg: Wer ist die Familie Thurn und Taxis?". Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). 31 January 2019.
  10. ^ Kramer, Max (16 September 2020). "Fritz von Thurn und Taxis: "Für Beckenbauer war ich die blaue Sau"". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German).
  11. ^ Essen, DerWesten- (26 March 2021). "Sky: Reporter-Legende Fritz von Thurn und Taxis feiert einzigartiges Comeback! "Es ist eine Herzensangelegenheit"". derwesten.de.
  12. ^ GmbH, Perform Media Deutschland (16 August 2019). "Diashow: Die besten Sprüche von Fritz von Thurn und Taxis: Huuuuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiii". spox.com (in German).
  13. ^ "FC Schalke 04 Video: Fritz von Thurn und Taxis zur Situation bei S04". Sky Sport. 7 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Fritz von Thurn und Taxis: "Huiuiuiuiuiui"". FUMS (in German). 14 February 2021.
  15. ^ https://tng.adler-wien.eu/showmedia.php?mediaID=116972&tngpage=286&sitever=standard
  16. ^ http://www.william1.co.uk/b43.htm