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 :...

 exists through several extant lines descending from Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis

-Titles and styles:*21 March 1704 – 8 November 1739: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis*8 November 1739 – 17 March 1773: His Serene Highness The Prince of Thurn and Taxis-Honours:...

. The Law of Succession is agnatic primogeniture, only allowing males to succeed to the princely title. The current Head of the House of Thurn and Taxis is Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, styled as His Serene Highness The Prince of Thurn and Taxis.

Line of succession

• Head of the house: HSH Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (born 1983)

Alexander Ferdinand

Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis

-Titles and styles:*21 March 1704 – 8 November 1739: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis*8 November 1739 – 17 March 1773: His Serene Highness The Prince of Thurn and Taxis-Honours:...

 → Karl Anselm

Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

-Titles and styles:*2 June 1733 – 8 November 1739: His Serene Highness Prince Karl Anselm of Thurn and Taxis*8 November 1739 – 17 March 1773: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis...

 → Karl Alexander

Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

-Titles and styles:*22 February 1770 – 17 March 1773: His Serene Highness Prince Karl Alexander of Thurn and Taxis*17 March 1773 – 13 November 1805: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis...

 → Maximilian Karl

Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

-Titles and styles:*3 November 1802 – 13 November 1805: His Serene Highness Prince Maximilian Karl of Thurn and Taxis*13 November 1805 – 15 July 1827: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis...

 → Prince Maximilian Anton Lamoral

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:...

 → Albert I →

Prince Raphael Rainer →

1. HSH Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis (b. 1935), two sons without dynastic rights
   

   Alexander Ferdinand

   Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis

   -Titles and styles:*21 March 1704 – 8 November 1739: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis*8 November 1739 – 17 March 1773: His Serene Highness The Prince of Thurn and Taxis-Honours:...

   
    → Prince Maximilian Joseph → Prince Karl Anselm → Prince Hugo Maximilian → Prince Alexander Johann → Prince Erich Lamoral → Prince Johann →

   
   
2. HSH Prince Friedrich of Thurn and Taxis
   Fritz von Thurn und Taxis
   Fritz von Thurn und Taxis is an Austrian journalist and a member of the Bohemian line of the Princely House of...
   
   (b. 1950)
   
3. HSH Prince Karl Ferdinand of Thurn and Taxis (b. 1952) one son without dynastic rights
   
4. HSH Prince Maximilian of Thurn and Taxis (b. 1955)