Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis (1794–1874)

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Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis
Princess Maria Theresia Esterházy
Princess Esterházy of Galántha
Tenure
November 15, 1833 – May 21, 1866
Preceded byPrincess Maria Josepha Hermengilde von Liechtenstein
Succeeded byLady Sarah Child-Villiers
Personal details
Born
Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis

(1794-07-06)July 6, 1794
Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire
DiedAugust 18, 1874(1874-08-18) (aged 80)
Hütteldorf, Penzing, Vienna, Austria-Hungary
SpousePaul III Anton, Prince Esterházy
ChildrenPrincess Maria Theresia
Princess Theresia Rosa
Nikolaus III, Prince Esterházy
Parent(s)Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis, (full German name: Maria Theresia, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis, 6 July 1794 in Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire – 18 August 1874 in Hütteldorf, Penzing, Vienna, Austria-Hungary) was a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis and a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and a member of the House of Esterházy and Princess Esterházy of Galántha from 25 November 1833 to 21 May 1866 through her marriage to Paul III Anthony, 8th Prince Esterházy of Galántha.

Family[edit]

Maria Theresia was the third child and second daughter of Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was an elder sister of Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.

Marriage and issue[edit]

Maria Theresia married Prince Paul Anthony Esterházy of Galántha,[1] eldest child and son of Nicholas II, 7th Prince Esterházy of Galántha and his wife Princess Maria Josepha of Liechtenstein, on 18 June 1812 in Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria. Maria Theresia and Paul Anthony had three children:

Esterházy was a popular diplomat and Maria Theresia became admired by his contemporaries, especially during the Congress of Vienna. During his long tenure as Austrian Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1815-1842), she became a leader of fashionable society. She was invited to become one of the patronesses of Almack's, the centre of London social life: the patronesses had the final say as to who was and who was not socially acceptable. She was one of the most popular patronesses: due to her youth she was described as "a nice child".

Ancestry[edit]

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Beghin 2015, p. 144; Koeppe 2010, p. 88; Way 2016, p. 49.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Beghin, Tom (2015). "Your Most Humble and Obedient Servant". The Virtual Haydn: Paradox of a Twenty-First-Century Keyboardist. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15677-4.
Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis (1794–1874)
Cadet branch of the House of Tassis
Born: 6 July 1794 Died: 18 August 1874
Hungarian nobility
Preceded by
Princess Maria Josepha of Liechtenstein
Princess Esterházy of Galántha
25 November 1833 – 21 May 1866
Succeeded by
Princess Eugénie of Croÿ