Albert I, Prince of Thurn and Taxis
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Albert Maria Joseph Maximilian Lamoral, Prince of Thurn and Taxis, full German
German language
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 name: Albert Maria Joseph Maximilian Lamoral Fürst von Thurn und Taxis (8 May 1867, Regensburg
Regensburg
Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...

, Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...

 – 22 January 1952, Regensburg
Regensburg
Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...

, Bavaria
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, Germany
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) was the eighth Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Thurn und Taxis
The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis is a German family that was a key player in the postal services in Europe in the 16th century and is well known as owners of breweries and builders of many castles.- History :...

 and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 2 June 1885 until his death on 22 January 1952.

Early life

Albert was born at Regensburg, Germany, the younger son of Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
-Titles and styles:*28 September 1831 – 26 June 1867: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis-Honours:*Knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece -Ancestry:-References:...

 (1831–1867) and Duchess Helene in Bavaria
Duchess Helene in Bavaria
-Titles and styles:*4 April 1834 – 24 August 1858 Her Royal Highness Duchess Helene in Bavaria*24 August 1858 – 16 May 1890 Her Royal Highness the Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis-Ancestry:-Sources:...

 (1834–1890). His father died when he was less than two months old, and he was raised by his mother.

Succession

In 1871 Albert's grandfather Maximilian Karl
Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
-Titles and styles:*3 November 1802 – 13 November 1805: His Serene Highness Prince Maximilian Karl of Thurn and Taxis*13 November 1805 – 15 July 1827: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis...

 died, and his older brother Maximilian Maria
Maximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
-Titles and styles:*24 June 1862 – 26 June 1867: His Serene Highness Prince Maximilian Maria of Thurn and Taxis*26 June 1867 – 10 November 1870: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis...

 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
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria , was the de facto ruler of Bavaria from 1886 to 1912, due to the incapacity of his nephews, King Ludwig II and King Otto.-Early life:...

. On 30 November 1889 he was made a knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...

.

Marriage and issue

On 15 July 1890 in Budapest, Hungary, Albert married Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
-Titles and styles:*6 July 1870 – 15 July 1890: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess and Princess Margarethe Klementine of Austria; Princess Margarethe Klementine of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany...

 (6 July 1870 – 2 May 1955), daughter of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria. Albert and Margarethe had eight children:
  • Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
    Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
    Franz Joseph Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral, Prince of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: Franz Josef Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral Fürst von Thurn und Taxis was the ninth Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 22...

     (21 December 1893 – 13 July 1971), married Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza
    Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza
    Isabel Maria of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal was a member of the House of Braganza and Infanta of Portugal by birth...

    , 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
    Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
    Karl August Joseph Maria Maximilian Lamoral Antonius Ignatius Benediktus Valentin, Prince of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: Karl August Joseph Maria Maximilian Lamoral Antonius Ignatius Benediktus Valentin Fürst von Thurn und Taxis was the tenth Prince of...

     (23 July 1898 – 26 April 1982), married Princess Maria Anna of Braganza
    Princess Maria Anna of Braganza
    Maria Ana Rafaela Micaela Gabriela Lourença of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal, full Portuguese name: Maria Ana Rafaela Micaela Gabriela Lourença de Bragança, Infanta de Portugal was a member of the House of Braganza and a Infanta of Portugal by birth...

    , daughter of Miguel, Duke of Braganza
  • Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis
    Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis
    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 Louis Philippe was a...

     (2 February 1901 – 22 April 1933), married Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg
    Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1901–1950)
    Princess Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine of Luxembourg, full French name: Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine de Nassau-Weilburg, Princesse de Luxembourg was a member of the House of Nassau-Weilburg and a Princess of Luxembourg by birth and a member of the House of Thurn...

    , daughter of Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg
  • Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis
    Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis
    Prince Max Emanuel Maria Siegfried Joseph Antonius Ignatius Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis , known as Father Emmeram , was a German Benedictine and member...

      (1 March 1902 – 3 October 1994)
  • Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
    Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
    Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis was a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and a Princess and Duchess of Saxony, Margravine of Meissen, and titular Queen consort of Saxony through her marriage to Friedrich...

     (15 December 1903 – 22 October 1976), married Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
    Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
    Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen was the head of the Royal House of Saxony.-Life:He was born at Dresden, the second son of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and his wife Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany...

  • Prince Raphael Rainer of Thurn and Taxis (30 May 1906 – 8 June 1993), married Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis; father of Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis, the current heir presumptive
    Heir Presumptive
    An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...

     to Thurn and Taxis.
  • Prince Philipp Ernst of Thurn and Taxis (7 May 1908 – 23 July 1964), married Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis
    Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis
    Princess Eulalia Maria Antoine Eleonore of Thurn and Taxis, also known as Illa, was the eldest child of Prince Friedrich Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Princess Eleonore de Ligne...


Death

Albert died at Regensburg where he is buried with his wife in the crypt chapel of Schloss St. Emmeram, formerly St. Emmeram's Abbey
St. Emmeram's Abbey
St. Emmeram's Abbey , now known as Schloss Thurn und Taxis, Schloss St. Emmeram, and St...

.

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

Honours

  • Grand Master of the Order of Parfaite Amitié
    Order of Parfaite Amitié
    The Order of Parfaite Amitié is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis.-History:...

  • Knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece
    Order of the Golden Fleece
    The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...

  • In 1923 Albert received an honorary doctorate of philosophy from the University of Innsbruck.

Ancestry

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