Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1901–1950)


Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg was the daughter of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and his wife, Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal.
In 1922, she married Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis.

Family

Elisabeth was the fifth-eldest daughter and child of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and his wife, Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal. Two of Elisabeth's elder sisters reigned as sovereign Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and titular Duchess of Nassau: Marie-Adélaïde and Charlotte.

Marriage and issue

Elisabeth married Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis, fourth child and son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, and his wife, Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria, on 14 November 1922 in Hohenburg, Bavaria. Elisabeth and Ludwig had two children, five grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren:
Prince Ludwig was killed in 1933 in a car accident. Elisabeth died in 1950 at age 49, at their home, Schloss Niederaichbach and was buried next to her husband at St. Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg.

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