NOBLEMAN
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
1893 - 1971

Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Franz Joseph Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: Franz Josef Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral Fürst von Thurn und Taxis (21 December 1893, Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria – 13 July 1971, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany) 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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis is the 1,006th most popular nobleman (down from 936th in 2019), the 3,475th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,337th in 2019) and the 221st most popular German Nobleman.
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Among NOBLEMEN
Among noblemen, Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis ranks 1,006 out of 1,415. Before him are Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt, Dorothea Maria of Anhalt, and Helen of Sweden. After him are Prince Sigismund of Prussia, Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen, François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Diane, Duchess of Württemberg, Władysław Odonic, and Duke Eugen of Württemberg.
Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCountess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
1813 - 1881
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 1,000
Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1825 - 1901
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,001
Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine
1003 - 1065
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,002
Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt
1652 - 1712
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,003
Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
1574 - 1617
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 1,004
Helen of Sweden
1130 - 1158
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,005
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,006
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,007
Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen
1085 - 1122
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,008
François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
1558 - 1614
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,009
Diane, Duchess of Württemberg
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,010
Władysław Odonic
1190 - 1239
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,011
Duke Eugen of Württemberg
1758 - 1822
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,012
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis ranks 160. Before him are Rahul Sankrityayan, Vicente Huidobro, Archduke Leo Karl of Austria, Olga Baclanova, Huey Long, and Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam. After him are Henry Murray, Aarre Merikanto, Ramón Encinas, Cedric Hardwicke, Willy Böckl, and Harry Stenqvist. Among people deceased in 1971, Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis ranks 115. Before him are Henri Tomasi, Edith Tolkien, William Tubman, Walter Byron, Ignazio Giunti, and Frank Loomis. After him are Bill W., Erik Almlöf, Viliam Široký, Naoya Shiga, Gunnar Sköld, and Vikram Sarabhai.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsRahul Sankrityayan
WRITER
1893 - 1963
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 154
Vicente Huidobro
WRITER
1893 - 1948
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 155
Archduke Leo Karl of Austria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1939
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 156
Olga Baclanova
ACTOR
1893 - 1974
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 157
Huey Long
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1935
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 158
Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 159
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
NOBLEMAN
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 160
Henry Murray
PSYCHOLOGIST
1893 - 1988
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 161
Aarre Merikanto
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1958
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 162
Ramón Encinas
COACH
1893 - 1967
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 163
Cedric Hardwicke
ACTOR
1893 - 1964
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 164
Willy Böckl
SKATER
1893 - 1975
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 165
Harry Stenqvist
ATHLETE
1893 - 1968
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 166
Others Deceased in 1971
Go to all RankingsHenri Tomasi
COMPOSER
1901 - 1971
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 109
Edith Tolkien
COMPANION
1889 - 1971
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 110
William Tubman
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1971
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 111
Walter Byron
ATHLETE
1894 - 1971
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 112
Ignazio Giunti
RACING DRIVER
1941 - 1971
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 113
Frank Loomis
ATHLETE
1896 - 1971
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 114
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
NOBLEMAN
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 115
Bill W.
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1895 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 116
Erik Almlöf
ATHLETE
1891 - 1971
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 117
Viliam Široký
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1971
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 118
Naoya Shiga
WRITER
1883 - 1971
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 119
Gunnar Sköld
ATHLETE
1894 - 1971
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 120
Vikram Sarabhai
PHYSICIST
1919 - 1971
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 121
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis ranks 3,477 out of 7,253. Before him are Emilie Snethlage (1868), Dorothea Maria of Anhalt (1574), Johann Jacob Bach (1682), Karl Kaufmann (1900), Engelbert II of Berg (1185), and Ingo Schwichtenberg (1965). After him are Konrad Ernst Ackermann (1712), Erwin Rösener (1902), Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1896), Carl Ludwig Koch (1778), Johannes Lingelbach (1622), and Paul Wallot (1841).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsEmilie Snethlage
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1929
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 3,471
Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
NOBLEMAN
1574 - 1617
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 3,472
Johann Jacob Bach
COMPOSER
1682 - 1722
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 3,473
Karl Kaufmann
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1969
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 3,474
Engelbert II of Berg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1185 - 1225
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 3,475
Ingo Schwichtenberg
MUSICIAN
1965 - 1995
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 3,476
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
NOBLEMAN
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 3,477
Konrad Ernst Ackermann
ACTOR
1712 - 1771
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 3,478
Erwin Rösener
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1946
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 3,479
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 3,480
Carl Ludwig Koch
BIOLOGIST
1778 - 1857
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,481
Johannes Lingelbach
PAINTER
1622 - 1674
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,482
Paul Wallot
ARCHITECT
1841 - 1912
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,483
Among NOBLEMEN In Germany
Among noblemen born in Germany, Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis ranks 221. Before him are Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (1933), Salomea of Berg (1093), Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1699), Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1825), Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt (1652), and Dorothea Maria of Anhalt (1574). After him are Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1896), Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1758), Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1811), Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1661), Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1619), and Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (1537).
Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
1933 - 2022
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 215
Salomea of Berg
1093 - 1144
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 216
Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
1699 - 1772
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 217
Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1825 - 1901
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 218
Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt
1652 - 1712
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 219
Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
1574 - 1617
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 220
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 221
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 222
Duke Eugen of Württemberg
1758 - 1822
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 223
Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
1811 - 1902
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 224
Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1661 - 1708
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 225
Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
1619 - 1681
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 226
Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg
1537 - 1604
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 227