Prince Paul of Thurn and Taxis (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Paul Maximilian Lamoral, Prince of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: Paul Maximilian Lamoral Furst von Thurn und Taxis, was the third child of Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his second wife Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg. He was born on 27 May 1843 in Castle Donaustauf near Regensburg, and died on 10 March 1879 in Cannes, France, where he was buried at the Cimetiere du Grand Jas, Allee du Silence no. 33 under the name of Paul de Fels. At the request of his father to King Maximilian II of Bavaria, he was appointed on 15 November 1861 as junior lieutenant in the 2nd Bavarian artillery regiment (military registry no. KA OP 69 547) and was assigned as orderly officer of then Crown Prince Ludwig on 1 May 1863. Ludwig and Paul became close friends after spending three weeks together in Berchtesgaden in September 1863.