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For other people called Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis, see Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis (disambiguation).
Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis
Countess of Ahlefeldt-Langeland
Born(1755-01-16)16 January 1755
Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died20 December 1810(1810-12-20) (aged 55)
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire
SpouseFerdinand, Count of Ahlefeldt-Langeland
Names
‹See Tfd›German: Maria Theresia
HouseHouse of Thurn and Taxis
House of Ahlefeldt
FatherAlexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis
MotherPrincess Maria Henriette Josepha of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
ReligionRoman Catholic

Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt (born Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis,[1][2] [full German name: Maria Theresia, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis[1][2]] 16 January 1755 in Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire [1][2] – died 20 December 1810 in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire[1][2]) was a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis and a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and a member of the Ahlefeldt Danish noble family and Countess of Ahlefeldt-Langeland through her marriage to Ferdinand, Count of Ahlefeldt-Langeland.[1][2] Maria Theresia was a Danish (originally German) composer. She is known as the first female composer in Denmark.

Family

Maria Theresia was the eldest child and daughter of Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1704–73) and his third wife Princess Maria Henriette Josepha of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen (1732–72).[1][2] She was a younger half-sister of Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and niece of Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis.[2]

Early life and marriage

She grew in a cultural environment at the princely court in Regensburg. Maria Theresia was engaged to Prince Joseph of Fürstenberg 1772–76 until her affair with Prince Philip of Hohenlohe. In 1780, she fled arrest after having married the Danish noble Ferdinand, Count of Ahlefeldt-Langeland (1747–1815) against the will of her family.

Career as a composer

In 1780, Maria Theresia's spouse was marshal at the court of Ansbach, where she was active in the amateur theatre. In 1792–94, her spouse was marshal of the Danish court and director of the Royal Danish Theatre. Maria Theresia composed music for several ballets, operas, and plays of the royal theatre. She moved to Dresden in 1798 and lived from 1800 until her death in Prague.

Selection of work

  • La Folie, ou quel Conte! (libretto) 1780s
  • Telemak paa Calypsos Øe (music, aria, choir), 1792
  • Veddemaalet (music), 1793
  • Romance de Nina 1794/98

Ancestry

Family of Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt
16. Lamoral II, Count of Thurn and Taxis
8. Eugen Alexander Franz, 1st Prince of Thurn and Taxis
17. Countess Anne Françoise of Hornes
4. Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis
18. Hermann Egon, Landgrave of Fürstenberg
9. Princess Anna Adelheid of Fürstenberg
19. Countess Franziska of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
2. Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis
20. Václav Eusebius František, Prince of Lobkowicz
10. Ferdinand August, Prince of Lobkowicz, Duke of Sagan
21. Countess Palatine Augusta Sophie of Sulzbach
5. Princess Maria Ludovika of Lobkowicz
22. Wilhelm, Margrave of Baden-Baden
11. Margravine Maria Anna of Baden-Baden
23. Countess Maria Magdalene of Oettingen
1. Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt
24. Maximilian Francis, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
12. Prosper Ferdinand, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
25. Maria Magdalena von Bernhausen
6. Joseph William Ernest, Prince of Fürstenberg
26. Leopold Wilhelm, Count of Königsegg-Rothenfels
13. Countess Anna Sophie of Königsegg-Rothenfels
27. Maria Polixena von Schärffenberg
3. Princess Maria Henriette Josepha of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
28. Ernst Joseph, Count of Waldstein
14. Johann Joseph, Count of Waldstein
29. Countess Marie Anna Kokořovská z Kokořova
7. Countess Theresia Anna Maria Eleanore of Waldstein
30. Count Ernst Karl of Waldstein
15. Countess Eleonore Maria of Waldstein
31. Countess Maria Theresia von Losenstein

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Darryl Lundy (16 Dec 2008). "Maria Theresia Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2010-01-01. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Paul Theroff. "THURN und TAXIS". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2010-01-01.


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