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The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis (German: Fürstenhaus Thurn und Taxis, [ˈtuːɐ̯n ʔʊnt ˈtaksɪs]) is a family of German nobility that is part of the Briefadel. It was a key player in the postal services in Europe during the 16th century, until the end of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, and became well known as the owner of breweries ...
- Albert I
Albert Maria Joseph Maximilian Lamoral, 8th Prince of Thurn...
- Gloria
Arms of alliance of Schönburg-Glauchau and Thurn und Taxis...
- Albert II
Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (Albert Maria Lamoral...
- House of Thurn
hide. (Top) Origins. 1914–1933, House of Thurn. Design and...
- Albert I
Mar 2, 2022 · Thurn and Taxis was a noble family and princely house which dominated the delivery of post in Europe from the late 15th to 18th centuries. They came to control swathes of the continent’s mail after being pronounced the imperial postmasters of the Holy Roman Empire in 1489.
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The Czech branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis (German: Thurn und Taxis) is a dynastic cadet branch of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis, a German noble family that was a key player in the postal services in Europe in the 16th century and became well known as the owner of breweries and builder of many castles.
Dec 10, 2015 · December 10, 2015. © Todd Eberle. Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis —or Princess TNT—as Vanity Fair famously dubbed her in 1985 for her explosive personality—has lived about as many lives...
c. 1489 - c. 1867. Thurn and Taxis postal system, imperial and, after 1806, private postal system operated in western and central Europe by the noble house of Thurn and Taxis.
