Prince Nikolaus of Thurn and Taxis (1885–1919)

Prince Nikolaus of Thurn and Taxis
Baron of Hochstadt
Born	(1885-01-21)21 January 1885 Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Died	8 June 1919(1919-06-08) (aged 34) Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Spouse	Carola Reichenberger
Names Nicholas German: Nikolaus
House	House of Thurn and Taxis
Father	Prince Franz of Thurn and Taxis
Mother	Countess Theresia Grimaud of Orsay

Prince Nikolaus of Thurn and Taxis (later Nikolaus, Baron of Hochstadt) (German: Nikolaus Prinz von Thurn und Taxis; Nikolaus, Freiherr von Hochstadt)^[citation needed] (21 January 1885^[citation needed] – 8 June 1919^[citation needed]) was a member of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis and a Prince of Thurn and Taxis.^[citation needed] Nikolaus was a Lieutenant in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine).[1]

Family

Nikolaus was born in Athens, Kingdom of Greece, the eldest child and son of Prince Franz of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Countess Theresia Grimaud of Orsay.^[citation needed] Nikolaus was an older brother of Princess Luise of Thurn and Taxis (1887–1949), Prince Gustav of Thurn and Taxis (1888–1919), Prince Egon of Thurn and Taxis (1890–1915), and Prince Franz of Thurn of Taxis (1892–1944).^[citation needed] Through his father, Nikolaus was a grandson of Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his second wife Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg.^[citation needed]

Marriage

Styles of Prince Nikolaus of Thurn and Taxis
Reference style	His Serene Highness
Spoken style	Your Serene Highness

Nikolaus renounced his princely rights and title of "Prince of Thurn and Taxis" and was subsequently created "Baron of Hochstadt" by Otto of Bavaria on 19 May 1913.[1][2][3][4] His renunciation of his succession rights and title followed his engagement to the Munich actress Carola Reichenberger, the daughter of a foreman of a printing shop.[1][2][3] Because Reichenberger was "of humbler birth" than Nikolaus, his family objected to the union.[1] It was announced that their wedding was scheduled to take place in early August 1913[1][2][3] and the couple wed on 3 August.[5] Following the wedding, Nikolaus and his wife relocated to Texas in the United States.[5]

Military career

Nikolaus entered the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) on 1 April 1903 where he served in the "Fürst Bismarck" unit at the rank of Ensign (German: Fähnrich zur See).[6] By 1913, Nikolaus had attained the rank of Lieutenant.[1]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Nikolaus of Thurn and Taxis (1885–1919)

8. Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis 4. Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis 9. Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 2. Prince Franz of Thurn and Taxis 10. Johannes Aloysius III, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg 5. Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg 11. Princess Amalie Auguste of Wrede 1. Prince Nikolaus of Thurn and Taxis 12. Maximilian Grimaud, Count of Orsay 6. Emil Grimaud, Count of Orsay 13. Countess Maria Dominika of Lodron-Laterano 3. Countess Theresia Grimaud of Orsay 14. Vince, Count Festetics de Tolna 7. Countess Felicitas Festetics de Tolna 15. Baroness Franciska von Wenckheim

References

1. The New York Times Staff (17 July 1913), "Would Drop Title To Wed" (PDF), The New York Times, retrieved 2010-08-27
2. Boston Evening Transcript Staff (31 July 1913), "Is To Marry An Actress", Boston Evening Transcript, retrieved 2010-08-27
3. The New York Times Staff (31 July 1913), "Prince to Wed Actress" (PDF), The New York Times, retrieved 2010-08-27
4. Press Association (17 July 1913), "Baron Hochstadt", Poverty Bay Herald, retrieved 2010-08-27
5. El Tiempo Staff (6 August 1913), "Como en la opereta", El Tiempo, retrieved 2010-08-27
6. Marineleitung, Admiralität, Marineoffizierpersonalabteilung (1907), Rangliste der deutschen reichsmarine, E.S. Mittler

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