Prince Gustav of Thurn and Taxis

Prince Gustav of Thurn and Taxis
Born(1888-08-22)22 August 1888
Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died30 April 1919(1919-04-30) (aged 30)
Munich, Bavarian Soviet Republic
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Names
German: Gustav Franz Maria
HouseThurn und Taxis
FatherPrince Franz of Thurn and Taxis
MotherCountess Theresia Grimaud of Orsay
ReligionRoman Catholic

Prince Gustav Franz Maria of Thurn and Taxis[note 1] (22 August 1888 – 30 April 1919) was a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis and a Prince of Thurn and Taxis by birth. As a member of the Thule Society, Gustav was executed by the Bavarian Soviet Republic (German: Bayerische Räterepublik) government during the German Revolution of 1918–19.[2]

  1. ^ Malinowski, Stephan (2003). Vom König zum Führer: sozialer Niedergang und politische Radikalisierung im deutschen Adel zwischen Kaiserreich und NS-Staat. Akademie Verlag. ISBN 3-05-004070-X.
  2. ^ Der Geiselmord in München. Ausführliche Darstellung der Schreckenstage im Luitpold-Gymnasium nach amtlichen Quellen. München 1919 (Digitalisat MDZ München). S. 9.


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