Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1901–1950)

Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (French: Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine de Nassau-Weilburg, Princesse de Luxembourg; 7 March 1901 – 2 August 1950) was a member of the House of Nassau-Weilburg, a Princess of Luxembourg by birth and a Princess of the House of Thurn and Taxis through her marriage to Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis.^[1]^[2]

Family

Elisabeth was the fifth-eldest daughter and child of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal.^[1]^[2] Two of Elisabeth's elder sisters reigned as sovereign Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and titular Duchess of Nassau: Marie-Adélaïde and Charlotte.

Marriage and issue

Styles of Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis

Reference style	Her Grand Ducal Highness
Spoken style	Your Grand Ducal Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

Elisabeth married Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis, fourth child and son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria, on 14 November 1922 in Hohenburg, Bavaria, Germany. Elisabeth and Ludwig had two children, five grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren:^[1]^[2]

Prince Anselm of Thurn and Taxis (14 April 1924 – 25 February 1944), killed in World War II
Princess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis (25 August 1925 – 17 September 2008) married Prince Eberhard of Urach on 18 May 1948. They have five children, sixteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren

Prince Ludwig died in 1933 at their home, Schloss Niederaichbach. Elisabeth was killed in a car accident in 1950 at age 49, and was buried next to her husband at St. Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

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Titles and styles

7 March 1901 – 14 November 1922: Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg
14 November 1922 – 2 August 1950: Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, Princess of Luxembourg

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1901–1950)

16. Frederick William, Duke of Nassau

8. William, Duke of Nassau

17. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg

4. Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

18. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

9. Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

19. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

2. William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

20. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

10. Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau

21. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg

5. Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau

22. Prince William of Hesse-Kassel

11. Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel

23. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark

1. Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg

24. Peter III of Portugal

12. John VI of Portugal

25. Maria I of Portugal

6. Miguel of Portugal

26. Charles IV of Spain

13. Charlotte of Spain

27. Maria Luisa of Parma

3. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal

28. Charles Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

14. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

29. Countess Sophie of Windisch-Grätz

7. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

30. Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

15. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

31. Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth

References

1 2 3 Darryl Lundy (23 Jun 2005). "Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine von Nassau-Weilburg, Princesse de Luxembourg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-15. External link in |publisher= (help)
1 2 3 Paul Theroff. "LUXEMBURG". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-07-15.

External links

Princesses of Luxembourg by birth

The generations are numbered from the ascension of Adolphe as Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1890.

1st generation	Hilda, Grand Duchess of Baden*

2nd generation	Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde* Grand Duchess Charlotte* Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg* Antoinette, Crown Princess of Bavaria* Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis* Princess Sophie of Saxony*

3rd generation	Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg^ Princess Marie Adelaide, Countess Henckel von Donnersmarck^ Princess Marie Gabriele, Dowager Countess af Holstein-Ledreborg^ Alix, Dowager Princess de Ligne^

4th generation	Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria^ Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein^ Princess Charlotte, Mrs. Marc-Victor Cunningham*

5th generation	Princess Alexandra*

6th generation	None

* also a princess of Nassau by birth ^also a princess of Bourbon-Parma by birth

Princesses of Nassau by birth

The generations are numbered from the ascension of William as Duke of Nassau in 1816.

1st generation	Princess Auguste Duchess Therese of Oldenburg Princess Marie Marie, Princess of Wied Helena, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Sophia, Queen of Sweden and Norway

2nd generation	Princess Marie Bathildis Hilda, Grand Duchess of Baden*

3rd generation	Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde* Grand Duchess Charlotte* Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg* Antoinette, Crown Princess of Bavaria* Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis* Princess Sophie of Saxony*

4th generation	Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg^ Marie-Adélaïde, Countess of Donnersmarck^ Marie Gabriele, Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg^ Alix, Princess of Ligne^

5th generation	Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria^ Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein^ Princess Charlotte

6th generation	Princess Alexandra* Princess Marie-Gabrielle Princess Charlotte (1995) Princess Charlotte (2000)

7th generation	Princess Amalia

* also a princess of Luxembourg by birth ^also a princess of Bourbon-Parma by birth

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