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Prince Gabriel
Born(1922-10-16)16 October 1922
Schloss Haus near Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
Died17 December 1942(1942-12-17) (aged 20)
Stalingrad, Soviet Union
Burial
Rossoschka Cemetery, Rossoschka, Russia
Names
Template:Lang-de
HouseThurn and Taxis
FatherFranz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
MotherPrincess Isabel Maria of Braganza
ReligionRoman Catholic

Prince Gabriel Albert Maria Michael Franz Joseph Gallus Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis (Template:Lang-de)[1][2][3] (16 October 1922[1][2][3] – 17 December 1942[1][2][3][4]) was a member of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis and a Prince of Thurn and Taxis.[1][2] Gabriel was second in the line of succession to the Headship of the House of Thurn and Taxis after his father Franz Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis until his death in the Battle of Stalingrad, at which point he was replaced by his uncle Prince Karl August of Thurn and Taxis.[5][6][7]

Family

Styles of
Prince Gabriel of Thurn and Taxis
Reference styleHis Serene Highness
Spoken styleYour Serene Highness
Alternative styleSir

Gabriel was born at Schloss Haus near Regensburg, Bavaria, the eldest child and son of Prince Franz Joseph of Thurn and Taxis (later 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis) and his wife Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza.[1][2] His twin sister, Princess Michaela of Thurn and Taxis, died at birth.[4][8] Gabriel was a paternal grandson of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria and a maternal grandson of Miguel, Duke of Braganza and his wife Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.[1][2]

World War II

Epitaph Prince Gabriel

During World War II, Gabriel was conscripted for military service before completing high school.[4] He served first as a Gefreiter (Private First Class) and then as an officer in the Wehrmacht.[9] Gabriel was serving in a Reiter-Regiment (Cavalry Regiment) in the Wehrmacht when he was killed in action at the Battle of Stalingrad on 17 December 1942.[1][2][4][6][9][10][11] He was interred among the unknown dead at the war cemetery at Rossoschka.[11][12]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 16 October 1922 – 17 December 1942: His Serene Highness Prince Gabriel of Thurn and Taxis

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Darryl Lundy (30 Oct 2005). "Gabriel Prinz von Thurn und Taxis". thePeerage.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-08-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Paul Theroff. "THURN und TAXIS". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2010-08-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Franz Josef (1963), Monarchen, Edelleute, Bürger: die Nachkommen des Fürsten Carl Ludwig zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 1762-1825, Degener, archived from the original on 2017-03-05 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c d Piendl, Max (1980), Das Fürstliche Haus Thurn und Taxis: zur Geschichte des Hauses und der Thurn und Taxis-Post, F. Pustet, ISBN 3-7917-0678-0, archived from the original on 2017-03-05 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Schröck, Rudolf (2004), Gloria von Thurn und Taxis: eine Biografie, Droste, ISBN 3-7700-1160-0, archived from the original on 2017-03-05 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b Reinhardt, Volker; Thomas Lau (2005), Deutsche Familien: historische Portraits von Bismarck bis Weizsäcker, C.H. Beck, ISBN 3-406-52905-4, archived from the original on 2017-03-05 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Engelmann, Bernt (1968), Die Macht am Rhein: meine Freunde, die Geldgiganten, Volume 1, Schneekluth, archived from the original on 2017-03-05 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Allan Raymond (1996). "Mecklenburg-Strelitz Royal Family". Allan Raymond. Archived from the original on 2006-12-04. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  9. ^ a b Zorn, Wolfgang (1986), Bayerns Geschichte im 20. Jahrhundert: von der Monarchie zum Bundesland, C.H. Beck, ISBN 3-406-31098-2, archived from the original on 2017-04-17 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ The New York Times Staff (15 July 1971), "Prince Franz Josef. 77, Of the House of Thurn and Taxis", The New York Times {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  11. ^ a b www.kriegstote.org (2010-02-25). "Kriegstote aus den Jahren 1805 - 1815 / 1866 / 1870/71 und den Weltkriegen 1914 - 1918 1939 - 1945". www.kriegstote.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-08-09. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Royalty (Travel) Guide. "Thurn und Taxis". M-A-R-D-A-M Royalty (Travel) Guide. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2010-08-09. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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