Princess Maria Sophia of Thurn and Taxis

German princess

Maria Sophia

Duchess Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg
Born| (1800-03-04)4 March 1800
Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died| 20 December 1870(1870-12-20) (aged 70)
Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria
Spouse|

Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg

(m. 1827)​

Issue| Duke Maximilian
| Names

German: Maria Sophia Dorothea Caroline
House| Thurn and Taxis
Father| Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Mother| Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Princess Maria Sophia of Thurn and Taxis (German: Maria Sophia Dorothea Caroline, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis; 4 March 1800, Regensburg - 20 December 1870, Regensburg)[1] was a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis, a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth, a member of the House of Württemberg, and a Duchess of Württemberg through her marriage to Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg — a German naturalist and explorer.

## Family

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

## Marriage and issue

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

* Duke Wilhelm Ferdinand Maximilian Karl of Württemberg (Schloss Taxis 3 September 1828 – Regensburg 28 July 1888); married Princess Hermine of Schaumburg-Lippe, eldest child of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Maria Sophia and Paul Wilhelm divorced on 2 May 1835.[2] 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.

## Ancestry

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Ancestors of Princess Maria Sophia of Thurn and Taxis

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8\. Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis

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| 4\. Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis|

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| 9\. Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

| 2\. Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis|

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| 10\. Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg

| 5\. Duchess Auguste of Württemberg|

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| 11\. Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis

| 1\. Princess Maria Sophia of Thurn and Taxis|
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| 12\. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg

| 6\. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg|

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| 13\. Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen

| 3\. Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|

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| 14\. Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt

| 7\. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt|

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| 15\. Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg

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## References

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1. ^ "Württemberg-Carlsruhe Sophie Dorothee Caroline Herzogin". Landeskunde entdecken online. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
2. ^ a b Bobowski, Kazimierz (1997). Lorenz, Sönke; Mertens, Dieter; Press, Volker (eds.). Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon [Biographical lexicon of the House of Württemberg] (in German). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag. p. 369.

## External links

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* Photograph of Princess Maria Sophia of Thurn and Taxis

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Princesses of Thurn and Taxis by birth

The generations are numbered from the elevation of Eugen Alexander Franz to Prince of Thurn and Taxis in 1695.

2nd Generation|

* Maria Augusta, Duchess of Württemberg

3rd Generation|

* Maria Theresia, Countess of Ahlefeldt-Langeland
* Elisabeth, Princess of Fürstenberg

4th Generation|

* Sophie Friederike, Princess Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł

5th Generation|

* Maria Theresia, Princess Esterházy of Galántha
* Maria Sophia, Duchess Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg

7th Generation|

* Louise, Princess Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
* Elisabeth, Duchess of Braganza

8th Generation|

* Princess Eulalia
* Princess Margarete

10th Generation|

* Princess Maria Theresia
* Princess Elisabeth

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany

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