Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis | |||||
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Princess Esterházy of Galántha | |||||
Princess Esterházy of Galántha | |||||
Reign | 25 November 1833 – 21 May 1866 | ||||
Predecessor | Princess Maria Josepha of Liechtenstein | ||||
Successor | Princess Eugénie of Croÿ | ||||
Born |
Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire |
6 July 1794||||
Died | 18 August 1874 Hütteldorf, Penzing, Vienna, Austria–Hungary |
(aged 80)||||
Spouse | Paul III Anthony, 8th Prince Esterházy of Galántha | ||||
Issue | Princess Maria Theresia Princess Theresia Rosa Nicholas III, 9th Prince Esterházy of Galántha |
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House | Thurn and Taxis | ||||
Father | Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis | ||||
Mother | Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
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German: Maria Theresia |
Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: Maria Theresia, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis (born 6 July 1794 in Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire; died 18 August 1874 in Hütteldorf, Penzing, Vienna, Austria–Hungary) was a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis and a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and a member of the House of Esterházy and Princess Esterházy of Galántha from 25 November 1833 to 21 May 1866 through her marriage to Paul III Anthony, 8th Prince Esterházy of Galántha.
Maria Theresia was the third child and second daughter of Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was an elder sister of Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.
Maria Theresia married Prince Paul Anthony Esterházy of Galántha, eldest child and son of Nicholas II, 7th Prince Esterházy of Galántha and his wife Princess Maria Josepha of Liechtenstein, on 18 June 1812 in Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria. Maria Theresia and Paul Anthony had three children:
Esterházy was a popular diplomat and Maria Theresia became admired by his contemporaries, especially during the Congress of Vienna.