Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1901–1950)
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| Princess of Luxembourg | |||||
Princess Elisabeth and Prince Ludwig Philipp on their wedding
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| Born |
7 March 1901 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
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| Died | 2 August 1950 (aged 49) Hohenburg Castle, Hohenburg, Bavaria, West Germany |
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| Burial | Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany | ||||
| Spouse |
Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis (m. 1922 - 1933; his death) |
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| Issue | Prince Anselm Princess Iniga |
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| House | Nassau-Weilburg | ||||
| Father | Grand Duke William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | ||||
| Mother | Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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| French: Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine |
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 and a Princess of Luxembourg by birth
Elisabeth was the fifth-eldest daughter and child of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal. Two of Elisabeth's elder sisters reigned as sovereign Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and titular Duchess of Nassau: Marie-Adélaïde and Charlotte.
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:
Prince Ludwig was killed in 1933 in a car accident . Elisabeth died in 1950 at age 49, at their home, Schloss Niederaichbach and was buried next to her husband at St. Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg.
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