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| Prince of Thurn and Taxis | |||||
 Prince Albert in 2011 | |||||
| Head of the House of Thurn and Taxis | |||||
| Period | 14 December 1990 – present | ||||
| Predecessor | Johannes | ||||
| Born | 24 June 1983 Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany | ||||
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| House | Thurn and Taxis | ||||
| Father | Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis | ||||
| Mother | Countess Gloria of Schönburg-Glauchau | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (Albert Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel Fürst von Thurn und Taxis,[1] pronounced [ˈalbɛʁt maˈʁiːa lamoˈʁal miˈɡɛl joˈhanəs ˈɡaːbʁieːl fʏʁst fɔn ˈtʊʁn ʔʊnt ˈtaksɪs]; born 24 June 1983), is a German aristocrat, businessman and race car driver.[2][3]: 540 [4] He has been listed as the world's youngest billionaire many times since his father's death in 1990,[5] first appearing on the list when he was eight years old.[2]
- ^ In 1919 royalty and nobility were mandated to lose their privileges in Germany, hereditary titles were to be legally borne thereafter only as part of the surname, according to Article 109 of the Weimar Constitution. Styles such as majesty and highness were not retained. Archived 24 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "The 20 Hottest Young Royals – 11. Prince Albert". Forbes. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
- ^ Willis, Daniel. The Descendants of Louis XIII. Clearfield, 1999, Baltimore, US. ISBN 0-8063-4942-5.
- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Furstliche Hauser Band XIX. Limburg an der Lahn: C. A. Starke Verlag. 2011. pp. 369, 382–383, 385–386. ISBN 978-3-7980-0849-6.
- ^ "The Conversation of Gloria TNT". Vanity Fair. June 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2015.