Princess Louise of Thurn and Taxis (1 June 1859, Schloss Taxis

Schloss Taxis

Schloss Taxis is a privately owned castle in Dischingen in the Heidenheim district of Baden-Württemberg in Germany...

, Dischingen

Dischingen

Dischingen is a municipality in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The municipality consists of several smaller villages that have been absorbed into Dischingen including; Dischingen, Ballmertshofen, Demmingen, Dunstelkingen, Eglingen, Frickingen, Trugenhofen and...

, Kingdom of Württemberg

Kingdom of Württemberg

The Kingdom of Württemberg was a state that existed from 1806 to 1918, located in present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which came into existence in 1495...

 – 20 June 1948, Sigmaringen

Sigmaringen

Sigmaringen is a town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen district....

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Life

Louise was a member of the House 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 :...

 by birth and through her marriage to Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was a member of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and a Prussian General of the Cavalry...

, a Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

-Noble jurisdictions:Prince Karl Eitel of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and descendants of his nephew Ferdinand ruled over the Kingdom of Romania, as Karl Eitel did not have children...

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Louise was the eldest child 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:...

 and his wife 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:...

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Marriage

Louise married Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was a member of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and a Prussian General of the Cavalry...

, fifth child and youngest son of Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern and his wife Princess Josephine of Baden

Princess Josephine of Baden

Princess Josephine Friederike Luise of Baden was born at Mannheim, the daughter of Karl, Grand Duke of Baden and his wife, Stéphanie de Beauharnais.-Life:...

, on 21 June 1879 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...

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Louise and Frederick did not have children.

Titles and styles

• 1 June 1859 – 21 June 1879: Her Serene Highness Princess Louise of Thurn and Taxis
• 21 June 1879 – 20 June 1948: Her Serene Highness Princess Louise of Hohenzollern, Princess of Thurn and Taxis

Ancestry

External links

• Photograph of Princess Louise of Thurn and Taxis