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Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: Karl Alexander Fürst von Thurn und Taxis (22 February 1770 – 15 July 1827) was the fifth Prince of Thurn and Taxis, head of the Thurn-und-Taxis-Post, and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 13 November 1805 until his death on 15 July 1827. With the death of his father on 13 November 1805, he became nominal Generalpostmeister of the Imperial Reichspost until the resignation of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Thurn and Taxis (29 January 1805 – 7 September 1825)[2]
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Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
After the end of the Holy Roman Empire, the Thurn and Taxis postal system continued to survive as a private company. Since 1806, Karl Alexander headed a private postal company, the Thurn-und-Taxis-Post. It existed first as a feud of some of the Confederation of the Rhine members, such as Baden, Bavaria, and Württemberg. Bavaria, however, nationalized the postal system two years later. After the Congress of Vienna, Karl Alexander took over the Hessian and Thuringian postal services, as well as those in the Hanseatic League cities of Bremen, Hamburg, and Lübeck, and Schaffhausen. From 1820, the company began to prosper again, so Karl Alexander began to acquire large amounts of land holdings.
Acquisition of new land
According to the Confederation of the Rhine Act, agreed upon between Napoleon I of France and the Confederation of the Rhine princes, the Principality of Thurn and Taxis lost its independence and was mediatised in 1806. Since then, the Princes of Thurn and Taxis and hence Karl Alexander, depending on the territory, were subjects of either the King of Württemberg, or the Princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. In return, the House of Thurn and Taxis received the Imperial Abbey of St. Emmeram and associated territories in Regensburg. Karl Alexander also received as the family head of the House of Thurn and Taxis, Prussian possessions in the Grand Duchy of Poland. In 1822/23, he bought from the Count Kinsky and others the Burg Richenburg in LiberecBohemia.
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Ancestors of Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
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For other people named Karl Alexander see Karl Alexander disambiguation This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German June 2009 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the German article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 9 736 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Karl Alexander Thurn und Taxis see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Karl Alexander Thurn und Taxis to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Karl Alexander 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis full German name Karl Alexander Furst von Thurn und Taxis 22 February 1770 15 July 1827 was the fifth Prince of Thurn and Taxis head of the Thurn und Taxis Post and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 13 November 1805 until his death on 15 July 1827 With the death of his father on 13 November 1805 he became nominal Generalpostmeister of the Imperial Reichspost until the resignation of Francis II Holy Roman Emperor Karl AlexanderPrince of Thurn and TaxisHead of the House of Thurn and TaxisPeriod13 November 1805 15 July 1827PredecessorKarl AnselmSuccessorMaximilian KarlBorn 1770 02 22 22 February 1770Imperial City of Regensburg Kingdom of Germany Holy Roman EmpireDied15 July 1827 1827 07 15 aged 57 Schloss Taxis Dischingen Kingdom of WurttembergBurialSt Emmeram s AbbeySpouseDuchess Therese of Mecklenburg StrelitzIssuePrincess Charlotte LuisePrince Georg KarlMaria Theresia Princess Esterhazy of GalanthaPrincess Luise FriederikeMaria Sophia Duchess Paul Wilhelm of WurttembergMaximilian Karl 6th Prince of Thurn and TaxisPrince Friedrich WilhelmNamesGerman Karl AlexanderHouseThurn and TaxisFatherKarl Anselm 4th Prince of Thurn and TaxisMotherDuchess Auguste of WurttembergReligionRoman Catholic Contents 1 Early life 2 Marriage and family 3 Continuation of the post 4 Acquisition of new land 5 Ancestry 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditKarl Alexander was born as the son of Karl Anselm 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his first wife Duchess Auguste of Wurttemberg 1 He studied at the Universities of Strasbourg Wurzburg and Mainz and then subsequently went on a European tour In 1797 he was appointed successor to his ailing father s position as Prinzipalkommissar at the Perpetual Imperial Diet in Regensburg Karl Alexander also worked for the Thurn and Taxis postal empire operating during a decline due to the gradual loss of territory as a result of the Napoleonic Wars Marriage and family EditKarl Alexander married Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg Strelitz fourth eldest child and third eldest daughter of Charles II Grand Duke of Mecklenburg and his wife Princess Friederike of Hesse Darmstadt on 25 May 1789 in Neustrelitz Mecklenburg Strelitz Karl Alexander and Therese had seven children Princess Charlotte Luise of Thurn and Taxis 24 March 1790 22 October 1790 Prince George Karl of Thurn and Taxis 26 March 1792 20 January 1795 Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis 6 July 1794 18 August 1874 ancestress of Gloria Princess of Thurn and Taxis Princess Luise Friederike of Thurn and Taxis 29 August 1798 1 December 1798 Princess Maria Sophia Dorothea of Thurn and Taxis 4 March 1800 20 December 1870 Maximilian Karl 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis 3 November 1802 10 November 1871 Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Thurn and Taxis 29 January 1805 7 September 1825 2 Continuation of the post Edit Karl Alexander 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis After the end of the Holy Roman Empire the Thurn and Taxis postal system continued to survive as a private company Since 1806 Karl Alexander headed a private postal company the Thurn und Taxis Post It existed first as a feud of some of the Confederation of the Rhine members such as Baden Bavaria and Wurttemberg Bavaria however nationalized the postal system two years later After the Congress of Vienna Karl Alexander took over the Hessian and Thuringian postal services as well as those in the Hanseatic League cities of Bremen Hamburg and Lubeck and Schaffhausen From 1820 the company began to prosper again so Karl Alexander began to acquire large amounts of land holdings Acquisition of new land EditAccording to the Confederation of the Rhine Act agreed upon between Napoleon I of France and the Confederation of the Rhine princes the Principality of Thurn and Taxis lost its independence and was mediatised in 1806 Since then the Princes of Thurn and Taxis and hence Karl Alexander depending on the territory were subjects of either the King of Wurttemberg or the Princes of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen In return the House of Thurn and Taxis received the Imperial Abbey of St Emmeram and associated territories in Regensburg Karl Alexander also received as the family head of the House of Thurn and Taxis Prussian possessions in the Grand Duchy of Poland In 1822 23 he bought from the Count Kinsky and others the Burg Richenburg in Liberec Bohemia Ancestry EditAncestors of Karl Alexander 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis8 Anselm Franz 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis4 Alexander Ferdinand 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis9 Maria Ludovika Anna Franziska Princess of Lobkowicz2 Karl Anselm 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis10 George Frederick Charles Margrave of Brandenburg Bayreuth5 Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg Bayreuth11 Princess Dorothea of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Beck1 Karl Alexander 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis12 Frederick Charles Duke of Wurttemberg Winnental6 Karl Alexander Duke of Wurttemberg13 Margravine Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg Ansbach3 Duchess Auguste of Wurttemberg14 Anselm Franz 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis 8 7 Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis15 Maria Ludovika Anna Franziska Princess of Lobkowicz 9 References Edit Karl Alexander V Furst zu Thurn und Taxis Thurn 5 Wolfgang Behringer Thurn und Taxis Munchen 1990 ISBN 3 492 03336 9 Wolfgang Behringer Im Zeichen des Merkur Gottingen 2003 ISBN 3 525 35187 9 Wolfgang Behringer Innovative Reichsfursten in Damals Juli 2005 Martin Dallmeier Quellen zur Geschichte des europaischen Postwesens Lassleben Kallmunz 1977 Ludwig Kalmus Weltgeschichte der Post Wien 1937 Max Piendl Das furstliche Haus Thurn und Taxis Regensburg 1980 Europaische Stammtafeln Band V Genealogie Thurn und Taxis Tafel 131 Eugen Lennhoff Oskar Posner Internationales Freimaurer Lexikon Wien 1932 Nachdruck Almathea Verlag Munchen 1980External links Edit Media related to Karl Alexander 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis at Wikimedia Commons Karl Alexander 5th Prince of Thurn and TaxisHouse of Thurn and TaxisCadet branch of the House of TassisBorn 22 February 1770 Died 15 July 1827German nobilityPreceded byKarl Anselm Prince of Thurn and Taxis13 November 1805 15 July 1827 Succeeded byMaximilian KarlPostal officesPreceded byKarl Anselm as Postmaster General of the Holy Roman Empire Postmaster General of the Thurn und Taxis Post1806 15 July 1827 Succeeded byMaximilian Karl Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Alexander 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis amp oldid 1119369260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
