Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

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Karl August
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
File:Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis with Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, ca 1910.jpg
Karl August with his elder brother, Franz Joseph, circa 1910
Head of the House of Thurn and Taxis
Period 13 July 1971 – 26 April 1982
Predecessor Franz Joseph
Successor Johannes
Born (1898-07-23)23 July 1898
Schloss Garatshausen, Feldafing, Kingdom of Bavaria
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Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
Burial Gruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg
Spouse Princess Maria Anna of Braganza
Issue Princess Clotilde
Princess Mafalda
Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Prince Albert
Full name
German: Karl August Joseph Maria Maximilian Lamoral Antonius Ignatius Benediktus Valentin
House Thurn and Taxis
Father Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Mother Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
Religion Roman Catholic

Karl August Joseph Maria Maximilian Lamoral Antonius Ignatius Benediktus Valentin, Prince of Thurn and Taxis[1][2] (full German name: Karl August Joseph Maria Maximilian Lamoral Antonius Ignatius Benediktus Valentin Fürst von Thurn und Taxis;[1][2] 23 July 1898, Schloss Garatshausen, Feldafing, Kingdom of Bavaria[1][2] – 26 April 1982, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany[1][2]) was the tenth Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 13 July 1971 until his death on 26 April 1982.[1]

Early life and education

Karl August was the third son and child of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, and his wife, Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria.[1][2] After graduating from a local high school, Karl August studied science at the University of Würzburg.

Marriage and family

Karl August married Princess Maria Anna of Braganza, daughter of Miguel, Duke of Braganza, and his wife Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, on 18 August 1921 at Schloss Taxis in Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.[1][2] Karl August and Maria Ana had four children:[1][2]

  • Princess Clotilde of Thurn and Taxis (30 November 1922 – 1 September 2009)[1][2] married Prince Hans-Moritz of Liechtenstein
  • Princess Mafalda of Thurn and Taxis (6 March 1924 – 24 July 1989)[1][2]
  • Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (5 June 1926 – 28 December 1990)[1][2]
  • Prince Albert of Thurn and Taxis (23 January 1930 – 4 February 1935)[2]

After his marriage, Karl August and his wife resided at Gut Höfling in Regensburg where he managed the family's agricultural interests in nearby Burgweinting.[3] As a committed opponent to Nazism, Karl August forbade his children, after the Machtergreifung, to join the Hitler Youth.[4]

World War II

Because of his anti-Nazi attitude, Karl August was imprisoned in a Gestapo prison in Landshut from 1944 to 1945.

Later life

Styles of
Karl August, Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Thurn und Taxis coa.jpg
Reference style His Serene Highness
Spoken style Your Serene Highness
Alternative style Sir

After the death of his older brother Franz Josef in 1971, Karl August was aged 73 when he ascended to become Head of the House of Thurn and Taxis. During this time, he was responsible for the modernization of the agricultural and forestry possessions of the House of Thurn and Taxis and built homes for his workers and employees. In addition, he supported the continued preservation of the cultural-historical heritage of the House of Thurn and Taxis. Karl August restored interior parts of St. Emmeram's Abbey as well as tapestries from the 17th and 18th centuries.[5] After his death on 26 April 1982, Karl August was entombed in the chapel of St. Emmeram's Abbey.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 23 July 1898 – 13 July 1971: His Serene Highness Prince Karl August of Thurn and Taxis
  • 13 July 1971 – 26 April 1982: His Serene Highness The Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Honours

Ancestry

Family of Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Ernst, Baron of Dörnberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Baroness Wilhelmine Henriette Maximiliane of Glauburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Duke Pius August in Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Duchess Helene in Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Princess Ludovika of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Caroline of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Maria Luisa of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Duke Louis of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Louis-Philippe d'Orléans, King of the French
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Princess Clémentine of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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  3. ↑ Dallmeier, Schad, a. a. O., S. 159.
  4. ↑ Dallmeier, Schad, a. a. O., S. 174.
  5. ↑ Dallmeier, Schad, a. a. O., S. 160.
Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Cadet branch of the House of Tassis
Born: 23 July 1898 Died: 26 April 1982
German nobility
Preceded by Prince of Thurn and Taxis
13 July 1971 – 26 April 1982		 Succeeded by
Johannes
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