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Some1 have pics from this famely jewels? They semes have a very nice colection of jewels and some of them are very old and belong to a lot of famely. Itr semes they sell all the jewels recently
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Who are the Thurn und Taxis? are they are royal house? what country are they from?
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I wonder how much of their concession grew from spying and/or serving other masters, while doing that ? Thurn & Taxis is based out of Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany. Compared to the other royal families (prior to WW1), I don't think they controlled a large area of Bavaria. If that is the case, then they were one of the first royals to "dirty" their hands at a commercial trade, albeit a fantastic royal monopoly concession.
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Thanks for the wonderful pictures!
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Did they actually sell their jewelry. I would go mad!
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Pictures from www.fotomarktplatz.de
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The house of Thurn und Taxis is currently headed by HSH Albert Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel 12th Fürst von Thurn und Taxis, son of Gloria Princess von Thurn und Taxis. Since 1748 the family resides in St. Emmeran Castle in Regensburg. The family's brewery was sold to the Paulaner Group (Munich) in 1996, but still produces beer under the brand of Thurn und Taxis. More information is available on the family's website: http://www.thurnundtaxis.de/frs_home.html |
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"After Prince Johannes' death, the Thurn und Taxis empire almost collapsed under the weight of death duties and adventurous financial speculation. The princely couple's extravagance also contributed to their mounting debts. Princess Gloria was forced to open the doors of her husband's castles and hold auctions. She also sold off most of the enterprises that were in deep financial straits, while reducing the family's expenditures. The Princess' actions to safeguard the future of her son's inheritance has raised the ire of many members of the family, yet she did not have other options. Johannes' death did not allow him time to prepare his affairs and thus reduce the amount of tax levied on the Thurn und Taxis empire by the German government. Princess Gloria's activities in favor of her son's future seem thus far to have saved a large portion of the family's patrimony. Long-gone are the endless parties, the constant thundering of nightclubs and the nasty encounters with paparazzi. These days, Princess Gloria spends most of her time dedicated to the upbringing of her children and to the dutiful restructuring of the Thurn und Taxis legacy." I'm surprised that Prince Johannes hadn't planned ahead. Didn't he have a heart transplant? |
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wait why did they sell their jewels in the first place, when they're one of the richest royal families?
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The T 'n T family had extensive land holdings in the Habsburg Empire, especially Bohemia. They had the foresight to transfer the moveable assets (eg furniture, art) to the safer family seat in Regensburg, Bavaria. Although they, like the Liechtensteins and others, lost their estates in Soviet-occupied Eastern Europe, they had valuable assets securely stored away. The T 'n T "headquarters", St Emmerams in Regensberg is a huge complex. Princess Gloria was quoted as saying that the rooms were stuffed with excess furniture. So when Prince Johannes died, and death duties had to be paid and the family companies re-organised, these "surplus" assets, plus a number of fabulous jewels from their extensive collection, were sold to raise the cash. Princess Gloria did not need to sell any of their TWELVE castles/schloss in Germany. Here is the link to the Thurn und Taxis website: http://www.thurnundtaxis.de/frs_home.html ......... The pic below is (part of) St Emmerams in Regensberg, Bavaria. . Last edited by Warren; 05-11-2006 at 05:01 AM. Reason: Fix tags in quoted bit |
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Did Gloria have to sell the yacht? Does one have info on the other homes they own?
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When Gloria took control of the family enterprises the yacht was one of the first things to go. A post script to the previous post: St Emmerams, the family seat in Regensburg, has more rooms than Buckingham Palace. Some years ago in the televised version of Robert Lacey's "Aristocrats" some of the Thurn und Taxis schloss were shown, but it is hard to find a definitive list of what the family owns. I know this is actually the T 'n T jewellery thread, but a couple of "homes" will have to do. Schloss Hohenberg - left Schloss Taxis - right |
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Whoa, they have 12 castles?!?! O___O that's alot more than most well known royal families isn't it?!?! wow, it must cost heaps to maintain all of them!!!
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