Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

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Franz Joseph
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Franz Joseph with his younger brother, Karl August, circa 1910
Head of the House of Thurn and Taxis
Period	22 January 1952 – 13 July 1971
Predecessor	Albert I
Successor	Karl August
Born	(1893-12-21)21 December 1893 Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	13 July 1971(1971-07-13) (aged 77) Regensburg, Bavaria, West Germany
Burial	Gruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg
Spouse	Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza
Issue	Prince Gabriel Princess Michaela Princess Helene Princess Maria Theresia Princess Maria Ferdinande
Names German: Franz Josef Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral
House	Thurn and Taxis
Father	Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Mother	Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
Religion	Roman Catholic

Franz Joseph Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis,^{[citation needed]} full German name: Franz Josef Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral Fürst von Thurn und Taxis^{[citation needed]} (21 December 1893, Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria^{[citation needed]} – 13 July 1971, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany^{[citation needed]}) was the ninth Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 22 January 1952 until his death on 13 July 1971.^{[citation needed]}