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Duchess Helene in Bavaria (Helene Caroline Therese; 4 April 1834 – 16 May 1890), nicknamed Néné, was the Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis as the wife of Maximilian Anton Lamoral. She was a Duchess in Bavaria by birth as the daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph and Princess Ludovika .
Sep 5, 2019 · Helene’s cousin, King Maximillian II of Bavaria, had to be persuaded to allow the marriage and he wrote on 2 May 1858 that she should retain the rank and rights of a Princess and a Duchess with Royal Highness to lead.
Dec 29, 2021 · Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834 – 1890) almost became the Empress of Austria, but that role instead went to her sister, Empress Elisabeth. We always forget about Helene: it’s much easier to remember an Empress than a Princess of Thurn and Taxis.
In 1853, together with her mother, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, and her younger sister Elisabeth, she went to Bad Ischl, with the prospect of becoming the bride of her first cousin, Franz Josef (Ludovica and Franz Josef’s mother Sofia, were sisters).
Duchess Helene in Bavaria, the Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis, was buried in Saint Emmeram’s Abbey in her adopted home of Regensburg with her late husband, Prince Maximilian, and her oldest son, Maximilian Maria.
Duchess Helene in Bavaria (4 April 1834 – 16 May 1890) of the House of Wittelsbach was a Bavarian princess and, through marriage, temporarily the head of the Thurn and Taxis family.
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Duchess Helene in Bavaria, nicknamed Néné, was the Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis as the wife of Maximilian Anton Lamoral. She was a Duchess in Bavaria by birth as the daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph and Princess Ludovika. She was temporarily the head of the Thurn and Taxis family.
