Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
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Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis (German
German language
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: Elisabeth Helene, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis) (15 December 1903, Regensburg
Regensburg
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, Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
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 – 22 October 1976, Munich
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, Bavaria
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, Germany
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) 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 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...

. Elisabeth was the sixth child of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife 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...

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Marriage and issue

Elisabeth married Prince Friedrich Christian of Saxony
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...

, second eldest child and son of Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
This article is about King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony. For the elector Frederick Augustus III, see Frederick Augustus I of Saxony.Frederick Augustus III was the last King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.Born in Dresden, Frederick Augustus was the son of King George of Saxony...

 and his wife Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany, on 16 June 1923 in 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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. Elisabeth and Friedrich had five children:
  • Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen
    Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen
    Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen is the head of the Royal House of Saxony.Born in Schloss Prüfening, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany as son of Hereditary Prince Frederick Christian of Saxony, Margrave of Meissen and Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis.He and Princess Anastasia of Anhalt ...

     (born 1926); married Princess Anastasia of Anhalt
    Anastasia, Margravine of Meissen
    Princess Anastasia-Luise Alexandra Elisabeth Jutta Sibylle Marie-Auguste Henriette of Anhalt is a Princess of Anhalt and a member of the House of Ascania by birth and a Princess and Duchess of Saxony, Margravine of Meissen, and titular Queen consort of...

  • Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (born 1928)
  • Princess Anna of Saxony
    Princess Anna of Saxony (b. 1929)
    Princess Maria Anna Josepha of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony is a Princess of Saxony and member of the House of Wettin by birth and a Princess of Gessaphe and member of the House of Afif-Gessaphe by marriage...

     (born 1929); married Roberto de Afif, Prince of Gessaphe
  • Prince Albert of Saxony
    Prince Albert of Saxony
    Prince Albert Joseph Maria Franz-Xaver of Saxony, Duke of Saxony is the fourth child and youngest son of Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen and his wife Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis and a younger brother of Maria...

     (born 1934); married Elmira Henke
  • Princess Mathilde of Saxony
    Princess Mathilde of Saxony (b. 1936)
    Princess Mathilde Maria Josepha Anna Xaveria of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony is a Princess of Saxony and member of the House of Wettin by birth and a Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as consort to Johann Heinrich of...

     (born 1936); married Prince John Henry of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Titles and styles

  • 15 December 1903 – 16 June 1923: Her Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
  • 16 June 1923 – 18 February 1932: Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth Helene of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
  • 18 February 1932 – 9 August 1968: Her Royal Highness The Margravine of Meissen
    • Title in pretence: 18 February 1932 – 9 August 1968: Her Majesty The Queen of Saxony
  • 9 August 1968 – 22 October 1976: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Margravine of Meissen

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