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The dynasty Thurn and taxi is a former prince sex, which attained its wealth and reputation as post office enterprise. In addition the family had its own brewery, which was sold however meanwhile to the Paulaner brewery.

In 13. Century was established the originally lombardische aristocracy sex de la Torre (of the tower) with Bergamo. The tower (Torre) in the family coat of arms became Thurn (see mhd. turn) and the Dachs (Tasso) to Taxis.Franz of taxis created a courier service in Italy.

In 15. Century was entrusted the sex with the transport of the imperial courier post office in the German Reich, in Burgund and in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

That was the beginning of the emergence of an international postal service. As seat the family Brussels selected. Starting from 1615 the Thurn and taxis were realm hereditary general post office masters.

1624 were raised baron Lamoral von Taxis into the count conditions. 1650 permitted III. the guidance of the name Thurn and taxi emperors Ferdinand.

1695 were raised the sex into the realm prince conditions.

1702 removal to Frankfurt/Main. 1731 building Frankfurt palaces. 1748 were appointed prince Alexander Ferdinand the Prinzipalkommissar and represented thus the emperor with the Reichstag. Since 1743/48 residence in Regensburg. 1806 were mediatisiert the prince house. Starting from 1810 acquisition and development of the monastery buildings of pc. Emmeram in Regensburg and development to the lock Thurn and taxi. Starting from 1867 the post office rights of the Thurn and taxis were put under state control against remuneration. One of the important personalities of the family in 19. and 20. Century was prince Albert I. of Thurn and taxis. By those Weimar realm condition and the Bavarian aristocracy law the family lost its aristocracy rights and the right of the Erstgeborenen after the First World War to call itself prince. Since that time all family members carry prince and/or princess von Thurn and Taxis for the surnames. The house is led at the moment by Gloria princess von Thurn and Taxis.

Prince of Thurn and taxis

-1541: Johannes Baptista of taxis
1541-1608: Leonhard I. of taxis
1608: Collection into the realm baron conditions
1608-1612: Baron Leonhard I. of taxis
1612-1624: Baron Lamoral von Taxis
1624: Collection into the realm count conditions
1624: Count Lamoral von Taxis
1624-1628: Count Leonhard II. of taxis
1628-1676: Count Lamoral Claudius of Thurn and taxis
1676-1695: Count Eugen Alexander of Thurn and taxis
1695: Collection into the realm prince conditions
1695-1714: Prince Eugen Alexander of Thurn and taxis
1714-1739: Prince Anselm Franz of Thurn and taxis
1739-1773: Prince Alexander Ferdinand of Thurn and taxis
1773-1805: Prince Karl Anselm of Thurn and taxis
1805-1827: Prince Karl Alexander of Thurn and taxis
1827-1871: Prince Maximilian Karl von Thurn and Taxis
1871-1885: Prince Maximilian Maria von Thurn and Taxis (first under guardianship of its nut/mother)
1885-1918: Prince Albert I. of Thurn and taxis (until 1888 under guardianship of its nut/mother)

Boss of the family of Thurn and taxis (since 1918/19)

1918-1953: Albert I. of Thurn and taxis
1953-1971: Franz Joseph of Thurn and taxis
1971-1982: Karl August von Thurn and Taxis
1982-1990: Johannes of Thurn and taxis
1990: Albert II. of Thurn and taxis (until 2001 under guardianship of its nut/mother, Gloria of Thurn and taxis)