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  Albert von Thurn und Taxis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His Serene Highness Albert Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel, Prince of Thurn and Taxis (in German: Fürst von Thurn und Taxis) (born June 24, 1983), is listed as the youngest billionaire on the Forbes 2005 ranking of the world's billionaires.
His mother, Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, was a popular media figure in the 1980s, and was instrumental in preserving his fortune until he was old enough to inherit.
The Princely House of Thurn und Taxis is a German family whose fortune derives from their position as hereditary general postmasters of the Holy Roman Empire.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albert_von_Thurn_und_Taxis   (220 words)

  
 Thurn und Taxis: The history of an enterprising family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Louisa von Thurn und Taxis married Prince Friedrich of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen a brother of King Carol I of Romania.
Their eldest son, Prince Johannes of Thurn und Taxis, was born in 1926 and became the heir-presumptive to the princely title after his cousin Gabriel's death.
Prince Albert of Thurn und Taxis was deeply opposed to the advent of Adolph Hitler.
www.eurohistory.com /thurn.html   (1647 words)

  
 Thurn und Taxis - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Princely House of Thurn und Taxis is a German family that was a key player in the postal (mail) services in Europe in the 16th century and is well known as owners of breweries and builders of countless castles.
The Thurn und Taxis company would last until the 18th century, when the postal service was finally bought by the heir to the Spanish throne.
The house of Thurn und Taxis still exists and is currently headed by HSH Albert Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel 12th Fürst von Thurn und Taxis, son of Gloria Princess von Thurn und Taxis, and is among the wealthiest in Germany.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Thurn_und_Taxis   (402 words)

  
 boys clothing : European royalty -- Thurn and Taxis
The Thurn und Taxis family was not devastated by the loss of the postal monnopoly.
Louisa von Thurn und Taxis married Prince Friedrich of Hollezollern-Sigmaringen a brother of King Carol I of Romania.
Albert married Margarethe of Habsburg, a daughter of Archduke Joseph and Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, sister of Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.
histclo.com /royal/gers/royal-thurn.htm   (2623 words)

  
 Worldroots.com
Fuerst von Thurn und Taxis (1926-1990 and Countess Mariae Gloria von Schoenburg-Glauchau)
Franz Josef, Hereditary Prince of Thurn und Taxis (1893-1971)
Franz Josef, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1893-1971) in uniform
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 WIPO Domain Name Decision: D2004-0817
The Complainant is Albert Fürst von Thurn und Taxis, Regensburg, Germany, represented by Torys LLP, United States of America.
The Thurn und Taxis family members are regularly featured in society pages and throughout the media generally.
Taken into account the reputation and distinctive character of the family name Thurn und Taxis and the fact that the family name together with their coat of arms was displayed on the Website, it is clear and undisputed that the Respondent must have registered the Domain Name with the family Thurn und Taxis in mind.
arbiter.wipo.int /domains/decisions/html/2004/d2004-0817.html   (1159 words)

  
 HELLO!
Albert doesn't worry too much about keeping up princely appearances, and has been known to save himself the bother of brushing his hair by shaving it all off.
The lowdown: Though his family are the very epitome of old money, Albert has never pursued the jet-set lifestyle.
Ex-girlfriends: Information about Albert's private life is hard to come by, but local reports say he's single.
hellomagazine.com /celebrities/specials/bachelorfiles/pagina_6_4.html   (234 words)

  
 Worldroots.com
Hereditary Prince von Thurn und Taxis and Duchess Helene in
6 Princess Elisabeth Helene von Thurn und Taxis
Maximilian Theodor von Thurn und Taxis and Princess Pauline
worldroots.com /brigitte/famous/j/josephaustriadesc1833.htm   (228 words)

  
 Billionaires by the numbers — facts, figures and trivia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Germany's Albert von Thurn und Taxis, who has a fortune with $2 billion, is the youngest billionaire on the list at age 21, Forbes said.
The average age of billionaires on the list is 64.
Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany has a net worth of $2 billion.
www.pbn.com /stories/printdetails.php?id=113397   (748 words)

  
 Roussel, Albert on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Best known are the suites from his ballets The Spider's Feast (1913) and Bacchus and Ariadne (1931).
Children of fortune: coming into billions, Athina Roussel and Albert von Thurn und Taxis inherit not only untold wealth, but also speculation that their checkered family histories will repeat themselves.
India drug maker Albert David ties up with Japan's Ajinomoto.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/R/RousselA1.asp   (352 words)

  
 VW MOTORSPORT.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Fürst Albert von Thurn und Taxis, seventh in free practice in the morning, occupied 16
Fürst Albert von Thurn und Taxis also showed himself strong: he was eighth halfway through the race and then had a nice fight with Marc-Uwe von Niesewand/Reich (Lohmar/D).
The action in front of the field remained exciting: although Seifert and Bohrer partly drove faster lap times than Plöchinger, they couldn't jeopardize his leading position.
www.rallypartsireland.com /results/Results.asp?ID=70   (444 words)

  
 Norisring News Bits from the Audi DTM Team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A popular meeting place for VIPs was the Audi Lounge behind the pit lane, where the Washington Trio and DJ Haty livened up the scene on Saturday night.
FC Nürnberg federal league football club, interrupted the training camp to be Audi’s guest at the Norisring together with his family.
Wolf experienced the 2.3-kilometre historic circuit in the hot seat alongside Audi works driver Christian Abt in the Audi A4 DTM racing taxi and expressed his thrill afterwards: "Where I would brake, he shifted into a higher gear.
www.fourtitude.com /news/publish/Motorsport_News/printer_1490.shtml   (609 words)

  
 BW Online | June 17, 2002 | Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis
No one expected Germany's Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis to become a brilliant financial manager when her husband, Prince Johannes, died suddenly in 1990.
The onetime waitress, who used to be known as the "punk princess" because of her wild clothes and hairstyles, was left in charge of managing a $1.4 billion inheritance for her son, Albert, who is now 18.
Thanks to that conservative approach, the Thurn und Taxis fortune came through the recent economic slowdown unscathed, which is more than can be said for a lot of German businesses.
www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/02_24/b3787643.htm   (507 words)

  
 VW MOTORSPORT.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Victory for Lips — Debut for Albert von Thurn und Taxis The ADAC VW Lupo Cup started with a fantastic race at Hockenheim track into its fourth season.
One prominent guest driver could be welcomed in the series of Volkswagen Racing: the motor race enthusiast Prince Albert, descendant of the German House of Thurn und Taxis will participate in the Lupo Cup season 2001 in six of ten races.
To prepare himself for his first race ever he participated in the official test days of VW Racing in March.
www.rallypartsireland.com /results/Results.asp?ID=1   (393 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: News channel
In addition to Audi Chairman of the Board, Prof Dr Martin Winterkorn, the following celebrities - among others - were seen: actor Heiner Lauterbach, Albert von Thurn und Taxis, boxing promoter Wilfried Sauerland, boxers Markus Beyer and Sven Ottke, bi-athlete Martina Glagow and ski-jumper Dieter Thoma.
The prominent "taxi passengers" included actor Tom Gerhardt.
The leading actor of the new cinema film, "Siegfried", occupied the passenger's seat of the Abt-Audi TT-R racing taxi next to SEAT works driver Peter Terting, as did ski-jumper Dieter Thoma.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=194112&FS=   (593 words)

  
 siliconindia--Business and Technology portal for the global Indian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Unlike several rich people world over, Winfrey's fortunes grew in the last year.
The youngest on the list is 19-year-old German Albert von Thurn und Taxis, who inherited his $1.5 billion portion of a family fortune when he turned 18 last year.
The average age on the list is 64 but there are 25 billionaires under 40.
www.siliconindia.com /nextpage.asp?newsno=18719   (177 words)

  
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The 691 billionaires have an average age of 64.
Youngest of them all is Albert von Thurn und Taxis from Germany, a stripling of 21 but with a net worth of $1.98bn.The list contains 17 re-entries, and 30 people who dropped below the mark fell off.
A US helicopter has crashed in Iraq, after coming under small arms fire, the US military has said.
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 Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
On his 18th birthday inherited the fortune left to him by his father, which included extensive real estate holdings, valuable art and a tech company.
The red disc indicates Albert von Thurn und Taxis.
For billionaires with publicly traded fortunes, net worths were calculated using share prices and exchange rates from February 11, 2005.
forbes.com /static/bill2005/LIR0PW3.html?passListId=10&...   (320 words)

  
 Albert Roussel
Roussel, Albert, 1869–1937, French composer, studied with Vincent D'Indy.
His early works show the influence of impressionism.
Best known are the suites from his ballets
www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0842542.html   (62 words)

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