Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis
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Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis with his wife | |||||
| Born | 2 February 1901 Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria | ||||
| Died | 22 April 1933 (aged 32) Schloss Niederaichbach, Niederaichbach, Bavaria, Germany | ||||
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| House | Thurn and Taxis | ||||
| Father | Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis | ||||
| Mother | Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria | ||||
Prince Ludwig Philipp Maria Friedrich Joseph Maximilian Antonius Ignatius Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis (full German name: Ludwig Philipp Maria Friedrich Joseph Maximilian Antonius Ignatius Lamoral, Prinz von Thurn und Taxis; also known in French as Louis Philippe)[1] (2 February 1901, Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria – 22 April 1933, Schloss Niederaichbach, Niederaichbach, Bavaria, Germany) was a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis and a Prince of Thurn and Taxis by birth.
He died at the age of 32 in a car accident at Schloss Niederaichbach in 1933.[2]
Family
Prince Louis Philippe was the fourth child of Albert I, Prince of Thurn and Taxis, and his wife, Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria.
Marriage and issue
Ludwig Philipp married Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg, the fifth child of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal, on 14 November 1922 at Schloss Hohenburg in Bavaria, Germany.[3][4]
Ludwig Philipp and Elisabeth had two children:
- Prince Anselm Albert Ludwig Maria Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis (14 April 1924 – 25 February 1944), reported killed in action during the Second World War.
- Princess Iniga Anna Margarete Wilhelmine Luise of Thurn and Taxis (25 August 1925 – 17 September 2008); she married Prince Eberhard of Urach on 18 May 1948 and had issue.
Ludwig Philipp studied law at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg and was a member of the Catholic student fraternity KDStV Cheruscia Würzburg (Cartellverband).[5][6]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Dallmeier, Martin; Schad, Martha (1996). Das fürstliche Haus Thurn und Taxis: 300 Jahre Geschichte in Bildern. Regensburg: Verlag Friedrich Pustet. ISBN 9783791714929.
- ^ Montjouvent, Philippe de (1975). Recueil généalogique de la noblesse européenne. Paris: Le Chêne.
- ^ "Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg". Cour grand-ducale de Luxembourg. Maison du Grand-Duc. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ "The Baden Sunburst Tiara". Bijoux royaux en folie (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
14 novembre 1922 : Mariage du prince Philipp von Thurn und Taxis et de la princesse Elisabeth de Luxembourg au château d'Hohenburg
- ^ Markert, Emil; Ziegler, Ronald; Peter, Christian (2003). Geschichte der Katholischen Deutschen Studentenverbindung Cheruscia Würzburg im CV. Würzburg: K.D.St.V. Cheruscia zu Würzburg. ISBN 978-3877177075.
- ^ "K.D.St.V. Cheruscia Würzburg – Über uns". KDStV Cheruscia Würzburg. Retrieved 18 January 2026.