Grafschaft Thurn und Taxis County of Thurn and Taxis State of the Holy Roman Empire 1608 – 1806 → This is the main page for the list of states which were part of the Holy Roman Empire, as alphabetized in the adjacent template, at any time within the empires existence between 962 and 1806. ... The extent of the Holy Roman Empire around 1630, superimposed over modern European state borders Capital None Language(s) Latin, German, many others Religion Roman Catholicism Government Monarchy Emperor  - 962–967 Otto I  - 973–983 Otto II  - 996–1002 Otto III  - 1014– 1024 Henry II  - 1027–1039 Conrad II  - 1046... Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bavaria_(lozengy). ... The Free State of Bavaria (German: Bayern or Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Coat of arms Capital Regensburg Government Principality Historical era Middle Ages  - House raised to Briefadel 1512  - Raised to Freiherren 1608  - Hereditary Imperial     Postmasters General   1615  - Raised to County 1624  - Granted princely rank in     the Spanish Court   1681  - Raised to Princely county 1695  - Mediatised to Bavaria 1806  - Postal monopoly     nationalised   1867

Coat of arms of the princes of Thurn and Taxis

The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis (German: Das Fürstenhaus Thurn und Taxis) is a German family that was a key player in the postal services in Europe in the 16th century and is well known as owners of breweries and builders of countless castles. Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist, the capital was moved, or the capital city was renamed. ... Regensburg (also Ratisbon, Latin Ratisbona) is a city (population 151. ... A principality is a monarchical feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a Monarch with the title of prince or princess (a synonym is princedom) or (in the widest sense) a Monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Neuschwanstein Castle. ... Year 1512 (MDXII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Baron is a specific title of nobility or a more generic feudal qualification. ... The extent of the Holy Roman Empire around 1630, superimposed over modern European state borders Capital None Language(s) Latin, German, many others Religion Roman Catholicism Government Monarchy Emperor  - 962–967 Otto I  - 973–983 Otto II  - 996–1002 Otto III  - 1014– 1024 Henry II  - 1027–1039 Conrad II  - 1046... A Postmaster General is the national politician in charge of the postal system of a country. ... Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ... Graf is a German noble title equal in rank to a count (derived from the Latin Comes, with a history of its own) or a British earl (an Anglo-Saxon title derived from the Viking title Jarl). ... Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... The Spanish nobility is the system of titles and honours of Spain and of the former kingdoms that constitute it. ... Events March 4 - Charles II of England grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania. ... For other uses, see Graf (disambiguation). ... Jan. ... // Background The German Mediatisation is a name applied to the series of mediatisations and secularisations which occurred in Germany during the Napoleonic Era (occurring 1795 - 1814AD). ... The Free State of Bavaria (German: Bayern or Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... It has been suggested that first class mail be merged into this article or section. ... A monopoly (from the Greek language monos, one + polein, to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a product or service, in other words a firm that has no competitors in its industry. ... Nationalization is the act of taking assets into state ownership. ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Thurn and Taxis is a board game designed by Karen and Andreas Seyfarth and published in 2006 by Hans im Glück in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. ... Fürst (plural Fürsten) is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as Prince; however this translation can be misleading, since a Fürst usually ranks below a Duke. ... It has been suggested that first class mail be merged into this article or section. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

History

In the 13th century, the Lombardic family Tasso (meaning Badger) was resident near Bergamo. The badger (German: Dachs) became Taxis in the family coat of arms. In 1624 the family became counts (Grafen). In 1650 they changed their name to Thurn (Tower) und Taxis. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... For the village of the same name in Ontario, Canada, see Lombardy, Ontario. ... Genera  Arctonyx  Melogale  Meles  Mellivora  Taxidea For other uses, see Badger (disambiguation). ... Small street (via della Noca) leading to città alta. ... A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is also still a countess (for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term). ... Graf is a German noble title equal in rank to a count (derived from the Latin Comes, with a history of its own) or a British earl (an Anglo-Saxon title derived from the Viking title Jarl). ...

Ruggiano de Tassis founded a postal service in Italy. And later in Innsbruck, on 11 December 1489, Jeannetto de Tassis was appointed Chief Master of Postal Services. The family held its exclusive position for centuries. On 12 November 1516 the Taxis family had a postal service based in Brussels reaching to Rome, Naples, Spain, Germany and France by courier. Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol. ... December 11 is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 14 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. ... Nickname: Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: , Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Government  - Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area  - Region 162 km²  (62. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... For other uses see, Naples (disambiguation) and Napoli (disambiguation) Location of the city of Naples (red dot) within Italy. ...

The Thurn und Taxis company would last until the 18th century, when the postal service was finally bought by the heir to the Spanish throne. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

Rainer Maria Rilke wrote his Duino Elegies while visiting Princess Marie of Thurn and Taxis (née princess of Hohenlohe) at the family's Duino castle. Rilke later dedicated his famous novel The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge to the princess, who was one of his major patrons. Rainer Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926) is considered one of the German languages greatest 20th century poets. ... The Duino Elegies (German Duineser Elegien) are a set of ten elegies written in German by Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke from 1912 to 1922. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Duino castle Duino (Devin in Slovenian, Tybein in German) in the coastal part of the Municipality of Duino-Aurisina, lies in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the province of Trieste, in north-east Italy. ... Rainer Maria Rilkes only novel, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge is a mesmerizing, impressionistic work published in 1910, on the lines of Pessoas later The Book of Disquiet. ...

Several members of the family have been Knights of Malta. The Knights Hospitaller (also known as Knights of Rhodes, Knights of Malta, Cavaliers of Malta, and the Order of St. ...

The current head of the house of Thurn and Taxis is HSH Albert II, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, son of Johannes and his wife, Gloria. The family is one of the wealthiest in Germany. The family has resided in St. Emmeram Castle in Regensburg since 1748. The family's brewery was sold to the Paulaner Group (Munich) in 1996, but still produces beer under the brand of Thurn und Taxis. Albert II Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (in German: Albert Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel Fürst von Thurn und Taxis) (born June 24, 1983, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany), is listed as the youngest billionaire on the Forbes 2005 ranking of the worlds billionaires. ... Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis (German: Gloria Fürstin von Thurn und Taxis), born Countess Maria Gloria of Schönburg-Glauchau on February 23, 1960, is a German princess and socialite. ... Capital St. ... Regensburg (also Ratisbon, Latin Ratisbona) is a city (population 151. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Princes (Fürsten) of Thurn and Taxis, 1695–present

• Eugen Alexander Franz: 1695–1714
• Anselm Franz: 1714–39
• Alexander Ferdinand: 1739–73
• Karl Anselm: 1773–1805
• Karl Alexander: 1805–27
• Maximilian Karl: 1827–71
• Maximilian Maria: 1871–85
• Albert I: 1885–1952
• Franz Josef: 1952–71
• Karl August: 1971–82
• Johannes: 1926–90
• Albert II: 1990–present

The Thurn and Taxis family came to massive media attention during the late-1970s through mid-1980s when late Prince Johannes married Countess Maria Gloria of Schönburg-Glauchau, a member of an impoverished noble family. The couple's wild, "jet set" lifestyle and Princess Gloria's over-the-top appearance (characterized by bright hair color and flashy clothes) earned her the nickname "Princess TNT."^{[citation needed]} Fürst (plural Fürsten) is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as Prince; however this translation can be misleading, since a Fürst usually ranks below a Duke. ... Jan. ... Battle of Gangut, by Maurice Baquoi, 1724-27. ... Battle of Gangut, by Maurice Baquoi, 1724-27. ... // About the number 1739 1739 is the smallest integer that can be written as sum of three perfect cubes, in two ways. ... // About the number 1739 1739 is the smallest integer that can be written as sum of three perfect cubes, in two ways. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Albrecht Maria Joseph, 8th Fürst von Thurn und Taxis (8 May 1867 Regensburg, Germany - 22 Jan 1952 Regensburg, Germany). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Albert II Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (in German: Albert Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel Fürst von Thurn und Taxis) (born June 24, 1983, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany), is listed as the youngest billionaire on the Forbes 2005 ranking of the worlds billionaires. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis (German: Gloria Fürstin von Thurn und Taxis), born Countess Maria Gloria of Schönburg-Glauchau on February 23, 1960, is a German princess and socialite. ...

Cultural references to Thurn and Taxis

• The mail monopoly of Thurn and Taxis was central to the plot of The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon, which deals with a secret rival mail system W. A. S. T. E., developed by the fictional Trystero family.
• The board game Thurn and Taxis, by Andreas Seyfarth and Karen Seyfarth is inspired by the family.
• The protagonist of Walter Jon Williams's Elegy for Angels and Dogs is the head of the Thurn und Taxis family.

The Crying of Lot 49 (1966) is a novel by the author Thomas Pynchon. ... Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. ... Thurn and Taxis is a board game designed by Karen and Andreas Seyfarth and published in 2006 by Hans im Glück in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. ... Received for the #1 game of 1994, Manhattan Andreas Seyfarth (November 6, 1962) is a German-style board game designer, most notably he created Puerto Rico, consistently ranked as the best board game ever [1]. In 2002 the game was awarded first place for the prestigious Deutscher Spiele Preis (German... Walter Jon Williams (born 15 October 1953) is an American writer, primarily of science fiction. ...

References

• Wolfgang Behringer, Thurn und Taxis, Die Geschichte ihrer Post und ihrer Unternehmen, München, Zürich 1990 ISBN 3-492-03336-9
• Martin Dallmeier, Quellen zur Geschichte des europäischen Postwesens, Kallmünz 1977
• Martin Dallmeier and Martha Schad, Das Fürstliche Haus Thurn und Taxis, 300 Jahre Geschichte in Bildern, Regensburg 1996, ISBN 3-7917-1492-9
• Fritz Ohmann, Die Anfänge des Postwesens und die Taxis, Leipzig 1909
• Joseph Rübsam, Johann Baptista von Taxis, Freiburg im Breisgau 1889

External links

• Thurn and Taxis family homepage
• Telecom Pioneers by Phonebook of the World: Thurn und Taxis.com
• Thurn and Taxis on EuroHistory.com
• Deutsche Post, the successor German postal service
• Deutsche Telekom, the successor German telecommunications service
• The Taxis genealogy and DNA

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