Karl August
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Karl August in 1911, aged 12
Head of the House of Thurn and Taxis
Period13 July 1971 – 26 April 1982
PredecessorFranz Joseph
SuccessorJohannes
Born(1898-07-23)23 July 1898
Schloss Garatshausen, Feldafing, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died26 April 1982(1982-04-26) (aged 83)
Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
Burial
Gruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg
SpousePrincess Maria Anna of Braganza
IssuePrincess Clotilde
Princess Mafalda
Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Prince Albert
Names
German: Karl August Joseph Maria Maximilian Lamoral Antonius Ignatius Benediktus Valentin
HouseThurn and Taxis
FatherAlbert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
MotherArchduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
ReligionRoman Catholic

Karl August Joseph Maria Maximilian Lamoral Antonius Ignatius Benediktus Valentin, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (full German name: Karl August Joseph Maria Maximilian Lamoral Antonius Ignatius Benediktus Valentin Fürst von Thurn und Taxis; 23 July 1898 – 26 April 1982) was the tenth Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 13 July 1971 until his death on 26 April 1982.

Early life and education

Karl August with his sister Elisabeth, 1910s

Karl August was the third son and child of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, and his wife, Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria. After graduating from a local high school, Karl August studied science at the University of Würzburg.

Marriage and family

Karl August married Princess Maria Anna of Braganza, daughter of Miguel, Duke of Braganza, and his wife Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, on 18 August 1921 at Schloss Taxis in Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Karl August and Maria Ana had four children:

After his marriage, Karl August and his wife resided at Schloss Höfling in Regensburg where he managed the family's agricultural interests in nearby Burgweinting.[1] As a committed opponent to Nazism, Karl August forbade his children, after the Machtergreifung, to join the Hitler Youth.[2]

World War II

Because of his anti-Nazi attitude, Karl August was imprisoned in a Gestapo prison in Landshut from 1944 to 1945.

Later life

Styles of
Karl August, Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Reference styleHis Serene Highness
Spoken styleYour Serene Highness

After the death of his elder brother Franz Josef in 1971, Karl August was aged 73 when he succeeded as Head of the House of Thurn and Taxis. During this time, he was responsible for the modernization of the agricultural and forestry possessions of the House of Thurn and Taxis, and he built homes for his workers and employees.

In addition, he supported the continued preservation of the cultural-historical heritage of the House of Thurn and Taxis. Karl August restored interior parts of Saint Emmeram's Abbey, as well as tapestries from the 17th and 18th centuries.[3]

After his death on 26 April 1982, Karl August was entombed in the chapel of Saint Emmeram's Abbey.

Ancestry

References

  1. ↑ Dallmeier, Schad, a. a. O., S. 159.
  2. ↑ Dallmeier, Schad, a. a. O., S. 174.
  3. ↑ Dallmeier, Schad, a. a. O., S. 160.
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