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Albert
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Head of the House of Thurn and Taxis
Period	2 June 1885 – 22 January 1952
Predecessor	Maximilian Maria
Successor	Franz Joseph
Spouse	Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
Issue
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis Prince Joseph Albert Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis Prince Ludwig Philipp Prince Max Emanuel Elisabeth Helene, Margravine of Meissen Prince Raphael Rainer Prince Philipp Ernst
Full name
German: Albert Maria Joseph Maximilian Lamoral
House	House of Thurn and Taxis
Father	Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Mother	Duchess Helene in Bavaria
Born	8 May 1867(1867-05-08) Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died	22 January 1952 (aged 84) Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
Burial	St. Emmeram's Abbey

Albert Maria Joseph Maximilian Lamoral, Prince of Thurn and Taxis^[1][2], full German name: Albert Maria Joseph Maximilian Lamoral Fürst von Thurn und Taxis^[1][2] (born 8 May 1867 in Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria^[1][2]; died 22 January 1952 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany^[1][2]) was the eighth Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 2 June 1885 until his death on 22 January 1952.^[1]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Succession 3 Marriage and issue 4 Death 5 Titles, styles, honours and arms 5.1 Titles and styles 5.2 Honours 6 Ancestry 7 References

[edit] Early life

Albert was born at Regensburg, Germany, the younger son of Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1831-1867) and Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834-1890).^[1][2] His father died when he was less than two months old, and he was raised by his mother.

[edit] Succession

In 1871 Albert's grandfather Maximilian Karl died, and his older brother Maximilian Maria succeeded as Fürst. Maxmilian died 2 June 1885 and Albert succeeded as Fürst; his mother served as regent until his 21st birthday in 1888. On 8 May 1889 he was named Duke of Wörth and Donaustauf by Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria. On 30 November 1889 he was made a knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece.

[edit] Marriage and issue

On 15 July 1890 in Budapest, Hungary, Albert married Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria (6 July 1870 – 2 May 1955), daughter of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria. Albert and Margarethe had eight children:^[1][2]

• Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (21 December 1893 – 13 July 1971), married Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza, daughter of Miguel, Duke of Braganza
• Prince Joseph Albert of Thurn and Taxis (4 November 1895 – 7 December 1895)
• Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (23 July 1898 – 26 April 1982), married Princess Maria Anna of Braganza, daughter of Miguel, Duke of Braganza
• Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis (2 February 1901 – 22 April 1933), married Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg, daughter of Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg
• Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis (1 March 1902 – 3 October 1994)
• Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis (15 December 1903 – 22 October 1976), married Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
• Prince Raphael Rainer of Thurn and Taxis (30 May 1906 – 8 June 1993), married Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis
• Prince Philipp Ernst of Thurn and Taxis (7 May 1908 – 23 July 1964), married Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis

[edit] Death

Styles of Albert, Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Reference style	His Serene Highness
Spoken style	Your Serene Highness
Alternative style	Sir

Albert died at Regensburg where he is buried with his wife in the crypt chapel of Schloss St. Emmeram, formerly St. Emmeram's Abbey.

[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms

[edit] Titles and styles

• 8 May 1867 – 10 November 1870: His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Thurn and Taxis
• 10 November 1870 – 2 June 1885: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
• 2 June 1885 – 22 January 1952: His Serene Highness The Prince of Thurn and Taxis

[edit] Honours

• Grand Master of the Order of Parfaite Amitié
• Knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece
• In 1923 Albert received an honorary doctorate of philosophy from the University of Innsbruck.

[edit] Ancestry

v • d • e Ancestors of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

16. Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis               8. Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis                       17. Duchess Auguste of Württemberg               4. Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis                             18. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg               9. Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz                       19. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt               2. Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis                                   20. Pandolphus Ferdinand, Baron of Dörnberg               10. Ernst, Baron of Dörnberg                       21. Caroline Dorothea of Löwenstein               5. Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg                             22. Friedrich Maximilian of Glauburg               11. Baroness Wilhelmine Henriette Maximiliane of Glauburg                       23. Wilhelmine Auguste Caroline of Geismar               1. Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis                                         24. Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria               12. Duke Pius August in Bavaria                       25. Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld               6. Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria                             26. Duke Louis Marie of Arenberg               13. Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg                       27. Marie Adélaïde Julie de Mailly               3. Duchess Helene in Bavaria                                   28. Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken               14. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria                       29. Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach               7. Princess Ludovika of Bavaria                             30. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden               15. Caroline of Baden                       31. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

[edit] References

Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis House of Thurn and Taxis Born: 8 May 1867 Died: 22 January 1952
German nobility
Preceded by Maximilian Maria	Prince of Thurn and Taxis 2 June 1885 – 22 January 1952	Succeeded by Franz Joseph