Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg
Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg (in German: Mathilde Sophie, Prinzessin zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg; 9 February 1816 – 20 January 1886) was a member of the Princely House of Oettingen-Spielberg and a Princess of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg by birth. Through her marriage to Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Mathilde Sophie was also a member of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis and Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis.
Princess Mathilde Sophie | |||||
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Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis | |||||
Reign | 24 January 1839 – 10 November 1871 | ||||
Predecessor | Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg | ||||
Successor | Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria | ||||
Born | Oettingen, Kingdom of Bavaria | 9 February 1816||||
Died | 20 January 1886 69) Obermais, Meran, County of Tyrol, Austria–Hungary | (aged||||
Burial | Gruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg | ||||
Spouse | Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis | ||||
Issue | Prince Otto Prince Georg Prince Paul Princess Amalie Prince Hugo Prince Gustav Prince Wilhelm Prince Adolf Prince Franz Prince Nikolaus Prince Alfred Princess Marie Georgine | ||||
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House | Oettingen-Spielberg | ||||
Father | Johannes Aloysius III, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg | ||||
Mother | Princess Amalie Auguste of Wrede | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Family
Mathilde Sophie was the eldest daughter and second-eldest child of Johannes Aloysius III, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg and his wife Princess Amalie Auguste of Wrede.
Marriage and issue
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Mathilde Sophie married Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, fourth child of Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, on 24 January 1839 in Oettingen, Kingdom of Bavaria. Mathilde Sophie and Maximilian Karl had twelve children:
- Prince Otto of Thurn and Taxis (28 May 1840 – 6 July 1876)
- Prince Georg of Thurn and Taxis (11 July 1841 – 22 December 1874)
- Prince Paul of Thurn and Taxis (27 May 1843 – 10 March 1879)
- Princess Amalie of Thurn and Taxis (12 May 1844 – 12 February 1867)
- Prince Hugo of Thurn and Taxis (24 November 1845 – 15 May 1873)
- Prince Gustav of Thurn and Taxis (23 February 1848 – 9 July 1914)
- Prince Wilhelm of Thurn and Taxis (20 February 1849 – 11 December 1849)
- Prince Adolf of Thurn and Taxis (26 May 1850 – 3 January 1890)
- Prince Franz of Thurn and Taxis (2 March 1852 – 4 May 1897)
- Prince Nikolaus of Thurn and Taxis (2 August 1853 – 26 May 1874)
- Prince Alfred of Thurn and Taxis (11 June 1856 – 9 February 1886)
- Princess Marie Georgine of Thurn and Taxis (25 December 1857 – 13 February 1909)
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References
Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg Cadet branch of the House of Oettingen-Wallerstein Born: 9 February 1816 Died: 20 January 1886 | ||
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Preceded by Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg |
Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis 24 January 1839 – 10 November 1871 |
Succeeded by Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria |