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Anselm Franz
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Period21 February 1714 – 8 November 1739
PredecessorEugen Alexander Franz
SuccessorAlexander Ferdinand
Born(1681-01-30)30 January 1681 (date of baptism)
Brussels, Spanish Netherlands (place of baptism)
Died8 November 1739(1739-11-08) (aged 58)
Brussels, Austrian Netherlands
SpouseMaria Ludovika Anna Franziska, Princess of Lobkowicz
IssueAlexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Princess Maria Philippine Eleonore
Maria Augusta, Duchess of Württemberg
Prince Christian Adam Egon
Names
German: Anselm Franz
HouseThurn and Taxis
FatherEugen Alexander Franz, 1st Prince of Thurn and Taxis
MotherPrincess Anna Adelheid of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
ReligionRoman Catholic

Anselm Franz, Prince of Thurn and Taxis,[1] full German name: Anselm Franz Fürst von Thurn und Taxis[1] (30 January 1681, Brussels, Spanish Netherlands[1] – 8 November 1739, Brussels, Austrian Netherlands[1]) was the second Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Postmaster General of the Imperial Reichspost, and Head of the House of Thurn and Taxis from 21 February 1714 until his death on 8 November 1739.[1]

Early life

Anselm Franz was the eldest child and son of Eugen Alexander Franz, 1st Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Princess Anna Adelheid of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg.[1] The date of his birth is unknown, but Anselm Franz was baptised on 30 January 1681 at the Our Blessed Lady of Zavel Church in Brussels.

Postmaster General

Under his father, at the beginning of the War of the Spanish Succession the administration of the Imperial Reichspost was moved from Brussels to Frankfurt am Main. When his father died, Anselm Franz was appointed Postmaster General by Charles VI in 1715, and returned to the family's home in Brussels, but the city now had no significance for the Reichspost. He therefore moved back to Frankfurt am Main in 1724, where he bought a plot of land on which he later started construction of the Baroque Palais Thurn und Taxis in 1729. In 1725, he was able to lease the postal system of the Austrian Netherlands as a Habsburg fief. His move to Frankfurt was drawn out over several years, as the city council had some objections and in any case the construction of his palace took its time. From 1737 he lived in the still unfinished palace in Frankfurt, but then returned in 1739 to Brussels, where he died unexpectedly.

Marriages and family

Anselm Franz married Maria Ludovika Anna Franziska, Princess of Lobkowicz, daughter of Ferdinand August Leopold, Prince of Lobkowicz, Duke of Sagan and his wife Margravine Maria Anna Wilhelmine of Baden-Baden, on 10 January 1703.[1] Franz Anselm and Maria Ludovika had four children:[1]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Styles of
Anselm Franz, Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Reference styleHis Serene Highness
Spoken styleYour Serene Highness
Alternative styleSir

Titles and styles

Honours

Ancestry

Family of Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis
16. Lamoral, Count of Taxis
8. Leonard, Count of Taxis
17. Genoveva von Taxis
4. Lamoral, Count of Thurn and Taxis
18. Philibert de Rye, Count van Varax
9. Alexandra de Rye, Countess van Varax
19. Claudine de Tournon
2. Eugen Alexander Franz, 1st Prince of Thurn and Taxis
20. Lamoral de Hornes, Count van Houtekerke
10. Philippe-Lamoral de Hornes, Count van Houtekerke
21. Baroness Juliana de Merode
5. Anne-Françoise de Hornes
22. Charles, Prince of Arenberg
11. Princess Dorothée d'Arenberg
23. Anne de Croÿ, Princess de Chimay
1. Anselm, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis
24. Friedrich, Count of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
12. Egon, Count of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
25. Countess Elisabeth von Sulz
6. Hermann Egon, Prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
26. Johann Georg I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
13. Princess Anna Maria of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
27. Countess Franziska of Salm-Neuviller
3. Princess Anna Adelheid of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
28. Christoph II, Count of Fürstenberg
14. Friedrich Rudolf, Count of Fürstenberg
29. Dorothea Holiczky von Sternberg
7. Countess Maria Franziska of Fürstenberg
30. Johann Reinhard I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
15. Countess Anna-Magdalena of Hanau-Lichtenberg
31. Countess Marie Elisabeth of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Darryl Lundy (7 Jan 2009). "Anselm Franz Prinz von Thurn und Taxis". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-12-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

Sources

  • Wolfgang Behringer (1990) (in German), Thurn und Taxis, Die Geschichte ihrer Post und ihrer Unternehmen, München, Zürich: Piper, ISBN 3-492-03336-9 
  • Martin Dallmeier; Martha Schad (1996) (in German), Das Fürstliche Haus Thurn und Taxis, 300 Jahre Geschichte in Bildern, Regensburg: Verlag Friedrich Pustet, ISBN 3-7917-1492-9 
  • Europäische Stammtafeln Band V
Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Cadet branch of the House of Tassis
Born: 1681 Died: 8 November 1739
German nobility
Preceded by Prince of Thurn and Taxis
21 February 1714 – 8 November 1739 		Succeeded by
Postal offices
Preceded by Postmaster General of the Holy Roman Empire
21 February 1714 – 8 November 1739 		Succeeded by
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