Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis (1794–1874)
Princess Maria Theresia | |||||
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Princess Esterházy of Galántha | |||||
Reign | 25 November 1833 – 21 May 1866 | ||||
Predecessor | Princess Maria Josepha of Liechtenstein | ||||
Successor | Princess Eugénie of Croÿ | ||||
Born | Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire | 6 July 1794||||
Died | 18 August 1874 Hütteldorf, Penzing, Vienna, Austria–Hungary | (aged 80)||||
Spouse | Paul III Anthony, 8th Prince Esterházy of Galántha | ||||
Issue | Princess Maria Theresia Princess Theresia Rosa Nicholas III, 9th Prince Esterházy of Galántha | ||||
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House | Thurn and Taxis | ||||
Father | Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis | ||||
Mother | Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis,[citation needed] (full German name: Maria Theresia, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis,[citation needed] 6 July 1794 in Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire[citation needed] – 18 August 1874 in Hütteldorf, Penzing, Vienna, Austria–Hungary[citation needed]) 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.[citation needed]
Family
Maria Theresia was the third child and second daughter[citation needed] of Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.[citation needed] She was an elder sister of Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.[citation needed]
Marriage and issue
Maria Theresia married Prince Paul Anthony Esterházy of Galántha, 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.[citation needed] Maria Theresia and Paul Anthony had three children:[citation needed]
- Princess Maria Theresia Esterházy of Galántha (27 May 1813 – 14 May 1894),[citation needed] ancestress of Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
- Princess Theresia Rosa Esterházy of Galántha (12 July 1815 – 28 February 1894)[citation needed]
- Nicholas III, 9th Prince Esterházy of Galántha (25 June 1817 – 28 January 1894)[citation needed]
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.
Titles and styles
'6 July 1794 – 18 June 1812: Her Serene Highness Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis
- 18 June 1812 – 25 November 1833: Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess Esterházy of Galántha
- 25 November 1833 – 21 May 1866: Her Serene Highness The Princess Esterházy of Galántha
- 21 May 1866 – 18 August 1874: Her Serene Highness The Dowager Princess Esterházy of Galántha