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Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis

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House
  
Thurn and Taxis

Religion
  
Roman Catholicism

Name
  
Princess Helene


Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis

Born
  
15 December 1903 Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria (
1903-12-15
)

Burial
  
Royal Chapel in Konigskapelle in Karrosten in North Tyrol

Issue
  
Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen Princess Maria Josepha Anna de Afif, Princess of Gessaphe Albert, Margrave of Meissen Mathilde, Princess Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Father
  
Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Mother
  
Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria

Died
  
October 22, 1976, Munich, Germany

Spouse
  
Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen (m. 1923–1968)

Children
  
Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen

Parents
  
Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria, Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Grandchildren
  
Alexander, Margrave of Meissen

Similar People
  
Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Friedrich Christian - Margrave, Maria Emanuel - Margrave, Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn an, Alexander - Margrave of Meissen

Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis (German: Elisabeth Helene, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis) (15 December 1903, Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria – 22 October 1976, Munich, Bavaria, Germany) 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. Elisabeth was the sixth child of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria.

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Marriage and issue

Elisabeth married Prince Friedrich Christian of Saxony, second eldest child and son of Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and his wife Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany, on 16 June 1923 in Regensburg, Bavaria. Elisabeth and Friedrich had five children:

  • Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen (1926–2012); married Princess Anastasia of Anhalt
  • Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (born 1928)
  • Princess Anna of Saxony (1929–2012); married Roberto de Afif, Prince of Gessaphe
  • Albert, Margrave of Meissen (1934–2012); married Elmira Henke
  • Princess Mathilde of Saxony (born 1936); married Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  • Titles

  • 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
  • 18 February 1932 – 9 August 1968: Her Royal Highness The Margravine of Meissen
  • 9 August 1968 – 22 October 1976: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Margravine of Meissen
  • Dynastic honours

  • House of Thurn and Taxis: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Perfect Friendship
  • House of Wettin: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Rue Crown
  • House of Wettin: Former Grand Mistress Dame of the Order of Sidonia
  • House of Wettin: Former Grand Mistress Dame of the Order of Maria-Anna
  • References

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