Princess Maria Sophia of Thurn and Taxis

Princess Maria Sophia Dorothea Caroline of Thurn and Taxis[1][2] (full German name: Maria Sophia Dorothea Caroline, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis)[1][2] (4 March 1800, Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire[1][2] – 20 December 1870, Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria[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 House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg through her marriage to Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg,[1][2] a German naturalist and explorer.

Princess Maria Sophia
Duchess Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg
Born(1800-03-04)4 March 1800
Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died20 December 1870(1870-12-20) (aged 70)
Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria
SpouseDuke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg
IssueDuke Maximilian
Full name
German: Maria Sophia Dorothea Caroline
HouseThurn and Taxis
FatherKarl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
MotherDuchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
ReligionRoman Catholic

Family

Maria Sophia was the fifth child and fourth daughter[1][2] of Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.[1][2] She was a younger sister of Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Maria Theresia, Princess Esterházy of Galántha.[1][2]

Marriage and issue

Maria Sophia married Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg, fifth and youngest child[1][2] of Duke Eugen of Württemberg and his wife Princess Luise of Stolberg-Gedern.,[1][2] on 17 April 1827 in Regensburg.[1][2] Maria Sophia and Paul Wilhelm had one son:[1][2]

Maria Sophia and Paul Wilhelm divorced on 2 May 1835.[1] Following her divorce, Maria Sophia acquired Württembergisches Palais and its adjacent Herzogspark in Regensburg. She made her residence at the Württembergisches Palais until her death.

Titles and styles
  • 4 March 1800 – 17 April 1827: Her Serene Highness Princess Maria Sophia of Thurn and Taxis
  • 17 April 1827 – 20 December 1870: Her Royal Highness Duchess Maria Sophia of Württemberg, Princess of Thurn and Taxis

Ancestry

References
  1. Darryl Lundy (30 Nov 2008). "Maria Sophia Dorothea Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  2. Paul Theroff. "THURN und TAXIS". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
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