Prince Gustav Otto Maximilian Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis (1848–1914), full German name: Gustav Otto Maximilian Lamoral Prinz von Thurn und Taxis, was the sixth child of Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his second wife Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg. He was born on 2 February 1848 in Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria.
Family
Paul, one of his elder brothers, was an intimate friend and aide-de-camp of King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
Marriage
On 8 September 1877, Gustav married Princess Karoline of Thurn and Taxis, daughter of Hugo Maximilian Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Almeria Countess of Belcredi, in Lautschin, Austria-Hungary. The couple did not have any children.
Later life
From 1882 to 1888, he was Bezirkshauptmann of Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria-Hungary, where he died at the age of 66 on 9 July 1914.
In 1884, Prince Gustav acquired the Villa Güllich in Bregenz, which is known today as Palais Thurn & Taxis with a public park area of about 16000 m2, which is heritage-protected. Since 1984, the Palais also houses an international center for contemporary art.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Prince Gustav of Thurn and Taxis (1848–1914) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis | | | | | | | | | 8. Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | | | | | | | | | 4. Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg | | | | | | | | | 9. Duchess Auguste of Württemberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis | | | | | | | | | 2. Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow | | | | | | | | | 10. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen | | | | | | | | | 5. Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt | | | | | | | | | 11. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23. Countess Maria Luise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg | | | | | | | | | 1. Prince Gustav of Thurn and Taxis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Anton Ernst, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg | | | | | | | | | 12. Johannes Aloysius II, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Maria Theresia Walpurga von Waldburg zu Trauchburg | | | | | | | | | 6. Johannes Aloysius III, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Karl Joseph Anton, Prince of Auersperg, Duke of Gottschee | | | | | | | | | 13. Princess Maria Aloysia of Auersperg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Maria Josepha Rosalie von Trautson, Countess of Falkenstein | | | | | | | | | 3. Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. Ferdinand Josef, Baron of Wrede | | | | | | | | | 14. Carl Philipp Joseph, 1st Prince of Wrede | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Anna Katharina Jünger | | | | | | | | | 7. Princess Amalie Auguste of Wrede | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Count Johann Friedrich Heinrich of Wiser | | | | | | | | | 15. Countess Sophie of Wiser | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Johanna Agathe von Schweitzer | | | | | | | |
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