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Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his children in 1913.

He was the nephew of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.

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Prince Max Emanuel (1902-1994) and Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis (1903-1976) dressed in middle age costume. Early 1910s.

Also their younger brothers, Prince Raphael Rainer (1906-1993) and Prince Philipp Ernst (1908-1963).

They were the four younger children of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1867-1952) and Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria(1870-1955).

Source: Facebook page of Gloria, Dowager Princess of Thurn and Taxis. Please don't remove the watermark.

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Wedding of Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis and Princess Elisabeth of Belgium  on 14 November 1922 at Schloss Hohenburg, Bavaria, Germany.

The bridegroom (21) was the fourth child and son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria. Through his mother, he was a distant relative of Queen Victoria.

Ludwig Philipp was a knight of the Order of Perfect Friendship, studied law at the Julius-Maximilian University in Würzburg.

The bride (21) was the the fifth-eldest daughter and child of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and his wife, Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal.

The Royal Wedding guests

Another photo of the bride and bridegroom with the wedding guests.

Photos by Miss Mertens, Flickr. I don't own any rights!