Religion Roman Catholic Role 1901–1950 | Name Princess of | |
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Born 7 March 1901Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ( 1901-03-07 ) Issue Prince AnselmIniga, Princess Eberhard of Urach Children Princess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis Parents William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal Similar People Princess Hilda of Luxembourg, William IV - Grand Duke of L, Marie‑Adelaide - Grand Duchess, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, Charlotte - Grand Duchess | ||
Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (French: Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine de Nassau-Weilburg, Princesse de Luxembourg; 7 March 1901 – 2 August 1950) was a member of the House of Nassau-Weilburg, a Princess of Luxembourg by birth and a Princess of the House of Thurn and Taxis through her marriage to Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis.
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Family
Elisabeth was the fifth-eldest daughter and child of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal. Two of Elisabeth's elder sisters reigned as sovereign Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and titular Duchess of Nassau: Marie-Adélaïde and Charlotte.
Marriage and issue
Elisabeth married Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis, fourth child and son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria, on 14 November 1922 in Hohenburg, Bavaria, Germany. Elisabeth and Ludwig had two children, five grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren:
Prince Ludwig was killed in 1933 in a car accident . Elisabeth died in 1950 at age 49, at their home, Schloss Niederaichbach and was buried next to her husband at St. Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg.