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Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis

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Princess Eulalia Maria Antoine Eleonore of Thurn and Taxis, also known as Illa, (21 December 1908 – 30 December 1993) was the eldest child of Prince Friedrich Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis and his wife, Princess Eleonore de Ligne. She belonged to the Czech branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis. Family and early life Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis was born on 21 December 1908 to the Czech branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis. She was born and raised at the Schloss Biskupitz in Czechoslovakia. Though her official name was Eulalia, everyone in her family referred to her as "Illa". Marriage Engagement to Prince Raphael Princess Illa was engaged to Prince Raphael Rainer of Thurn and Taxis, a younger son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis from 1928 to the following year. He belonged to the main branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis, as he was a descendant of Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. When it came time for the wedding in February 1929, Illa changed her mind and refused to marry him. Her timing meant that the bishop of Regensburg, as well as all of the guests, were all assembled and ready to attend the wedding before her announcement was made. She went to her fiancé's father and declared that her "heart belonged to" Prince Philipp Ernst of Thurn and Taxis, his youngest son, and that she found it "incompatible with the dictates of her conscience" to marry her fiancé. Albert subsequently consulted her paternal grandfather, who was the head of the Czech branch, and the two next summoned a family council. Both branches of the family involved said they commended Illa for her candor and courage, and also credited her with "the sincerest motivations springing from a deep religious conviction that it would be wrong to marry Prince Raphael when she really loved Prince Philippe". After informing Prince Albert, she apparently "burst into hysterical sobbing" and left soon after for her estates in Czechoslovakia. Her decision was not officially announced until the following day.

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Princess Eulalia Maria Antoine Eleonore of Thurn and Taxis, also known as Illa, (21 December 1908 – 30 December 1993) was the eldest child of Prince Friedrich Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis and his wife, Princess Eleonore de Ligne. She belonged to the Czech branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis. Family and early life Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis was born on 21 December 1908 to the Czech branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis. She was born and raised at the Schloss Biskupitz in Czechoslovakia. Though her official name was Eulalia, everyone in her family referred to her as "Illa". Marriage Engagement to Prince Raphael Princess Illa was engaged to Prince Raphael Rainer of Thurn and Taxis, a younger son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis from 1928 to the following year. He belonged to the main branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis, as he was a descendant of Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. When it came time for the wedding in February 1929, Illa changed her mind and refused to marry him. Her timing meant that the bishop of Regensburg, as well as all of the guests, were all assembled and ready to attend the wedding before her announcement was made. She went to her fiancé's father and declared that her "heart belonged to" Prince Philipp Ernst of Thurn and Taxis, his youngest son, and that she found it "incompatible with the dictates of her conscience" to marry her fiancé. Albert subsequently consulted her paternal grandfather, who was the head of the Czech branch, and the two next summoned a family council. Both branches of the family involved said they commended Illa for her candor and courage, and also credited her with "the sincerest motivations springing from a deep religious conviction that it would be wrong to marry Prince Raphael when she really loved Prince Philippe". After informing Prince Albert, she apparently "burst into hysterical sobbing" and left soon after for her estates in Czechoslovakia. Her decision was not officially announced until the following day.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).