Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Alexander Ferdinand
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Period8 November 1739 – 17 March 1773
PredecessorAnselm Franz
SuccessorKarl Anselm
Born(1704-03-21)21 March 1704
Frankfurt am Main, Free Imperial City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire
Died17 March 1773(1773-03-17) (aged 68)
Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire
SpouseMargravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Princess Charlotte Louise of Lorraine
Princess Maria Henriette Josepha of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
IssuePrincess Sophie Christine
Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Princess Luise Auguste Charlotte
Prince Friedrich August
Prince Ludwig Franz
Princess Maria Theresia
Princess Josephine
Prince Heinrich Alexander
Prince Franz Joseph
Princess Maria Anna Josepha
Princess Marie Elisabetha Alexandrina
Prince Maximilian Joseph
Names
German: Alexander Ferdinand
HouseHouse of Thurn and Taxis
FatherAnselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis
MotherMaria Ludovika Anna Franziska, Princess of Lobkowicz

Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis,[citation needed] full German name: Alexander Ferdinand Fürst von Thurn und Taxis[citation needed] (21 March 1704 – 17 March 1773)[citation needed] was the third Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Postmaster General of the Imperial Reichspost, and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 8 November 1739 until his death on 17 March 1773.[1] Alexander Ferdinand served as Principal Commissioner (German: Prinzipalkommissar) at the Perpetual Imperial Diet in Frankfurt am Main and Regensburg for Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor from 1 February 1743 to 1745 and again from 1748 until 1773.[2]

  1. ^ Glatthorn, Austin (January 2018). "In the Name of the Emperor". Journal of Musicology. 35 (1): 1–41. doi:10.1525/jm.2018.35.1.1.
  2. ^ Frisch, John A (2011). The triple oboe concerto by Theodor von Schacht (1748–1823): A critical edition with notes on performance practice, an analysis based on the theories of Heinrich Christoph Koch, and an account of the musical establishment at the court of Thurn und Taxis (Thesis). OCLC 793423823. ProQuest 914372844.[page needed]

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