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She is not afraid to defend conservative principals and authentic Catholic teaching.
(LifeSiteNews) — Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis is a rare example of a wealthy aristocrat who has the courage and moral fortitude to publicly promote Christian values, even when she faces backlash.
The biography of the German princess
Born in Stuttgart in 1960 into an aristocratic family, the princess spent her early childhood years in Togo and Somalia, because her father worked there as a foreign correspondent.
She married Johannes von Thurn und Taxis in 1980 and the couple had two daughters and one son.
In the 1980s, Gloria became known as a high-society princess who partied with the rich and the famous around the world, touting wild hairstyles and outfits. “We never went to bed before five A.M. in the morning,” the Princess said in an interview. Vanity Fair dubbed her “Princess TNT” and other media outlets referred to her as the “Punk Princess.”
After her husband died in 1990 in the aftermath of a heart surgery, Princess Gloria took over the family estates and rehabilitated the ailing business with the help of experts. The princess was such a good manager that she made Business Week’s list of best finance managers, coming in at number 10.
Her family’s castle St. Emmeram in Regensburg, Germany has more than 500 rooms and is known all around the world. The Princess has hosted VIPs from all walks of life there from pop-music giants Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, and Elton John to Catholic Cardinals Gerhard Müller and Joachim Meisner.
After her husband’s death, the Princess deepened her Catholic faith and became more outspoken on pro-life and pro-family issues.
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(LifeSiteNews) — Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis is a rare example of a wealthy aristocrat who has the courage and moral fortitude to publicly promote Christian values, even when she faces backlash.
The biography of the German princess
Born in Stuttgart in 1960 into an aristocratic family, the princess spent her early childhood years in Togo and Somalia, because her father worked there as a foreign correspondent.
She married Johannes von Thurn und Taxis in 1980 and the couple had two daughters and one son.
In the 1980s, Gloria became known as a high-society princess who partied with the rich and the famous around the world, touting wild hairstyles and outfits. “We never went to bed before five A.M. in the morning,” the Princess said in an interview. Vanity Fair dubbed her “Princess TNT” and other media outlets referred to her as the “Punk Princess.”
After her husband died in 1990 in the aftermath of a heart surgery, Princess Gloria took over the family estates and rehabilitated the ailing business with the help of experts. The princess was such a good manager that she made Business Week’s list of best finance managers, coming in at number 10.
Her family’s castle St. Emmeram in Regensburg, Germany has more than 500 rooms and is known all around the world. The Princess has hosted VIPs from all walks of life there from pop-music giants Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, and Elton John to Catholic Cardinals Gerhard Müller and Joachim Meisner.
After her husband’s death, the Princess deepened her Catholic faith and became more outspoken on pro-life and pro-family issues.
Continued below.
German Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis is an aristocrat and warrior for the Catholic faith - LifeSite
She is not afraid to defend conservative principals and authentic Catholic teaching.
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