Prince ''Gustav'' Otto Maximilian Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis (23 February 1848 – 9 July 1914), full

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name: ''Gustav Otto Maximilian Lamoral Prinz von Thurn und Taxis'', was the sixth child of

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and his second wife Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg. He was born on 2 February 1848 in

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Family

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, one of his elder brothers, was an intimate friend and aide-de-camp of

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Marriage

On 8 September 1877, Gustav married Princess Karoline of Thurn and Taxis, daughter of Hugo Maximilian Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Almeria Countess of Belcredi, in Lautschin,

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. The couple did not have any children.

Later life

From 1882 to 1888, he was ''Bezirkshauptmann'' of

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, where he died at the age of 66 on 9 July 1914. In 1884, Prince Gustav acquired the ''Villa Güllich'' in Bregenz, which is known today as ''Palais Thurn & Taxis'' with a public park area of about 16000 m², which is heritage-protected. Since 1984, the Palais also houses an international center for contemporary art.

Ancestry

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