Fritz von Thurn und Taxis
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22 June 1950 Linz, Upper Austria, Allied-occupied Austria | ||||
| Spouse | Beata Béry | ||||
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| House | Thurn and Taxis | ||||
| Father | Prince Johann von Nepomuk of Thurn and Taxis | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maria Julia of Lobkowicz | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
Fritz von Thurn und Taxis (born Friedrich Leonhard Ignatius Josef Maria Lamoral Balthasar Thurn and Taxis[1][2] [full German name: Friedrich Leonhard Ignatius Josef Maria Lamoral Balthasar Thurn und Taxis][1][2] on 22 June 1950 in Linz, Upper Austria, Allied-occupied Austria[1][2]) is an Austrian journalist and a member of the Bohemian line of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis. He became well known as a longtime sportscaster on the Bayerisches Fernsehen television channel. Since 1993, Thurn und Taxis has been a football commentator on the pay television channel Sky Deutschland.
Family
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Thurn und Taxis was the third child and second son of Johann von Nepomuk Thurn and Taxis and his wife Maria Julia, born Lobkowicz.[1][2]
Career
His journalistic career began in 1971 with the Bayerischen Rundfunk. There, Thurn und Taxis worked in both television and in radio programs as a sports reporter and commentator and reported on several Olympic Games, football, skiing, and Ice Hockey World Championships events.
In honor of his years of reporting on the Ice Hockey World Championships, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) awarded Thurn und Taxis with an IIHF gold medal. Later, he hosted the sports magazine show Blickpunkt Sport on Bayerischen Rundfunk and moderated the Sportschau on ARD. Beginning in August 1993, Thurn und Taxis began hosting live Fußball-Bundesliga matches on the Munich-based pay television channel Sky Deutschland.
Marriage
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| Reference style | His Serene Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Serene Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Thurn und Taxis married morganatically to Beata Béry, daughter of Laszlo Béry and his wife Countess Paula Apponyi de Nagy-Appony,[1] on 4 June 1977 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.[1][2]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 22 June 1950 – present: His Serene Highness Prince Friedrich of Thurn and Taxis
Honours
Ancestry
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| Fritz von Thurn und Taxis Cadet branch of the House of Tassis Born: 22 June 1950 | ||
| German royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Prince Albrecht of Thurn and Taxis |
House of Thurn and Taxis line of succession 3rd position |
Succeeded by Prince Karl Ferdinand of Thurn and Taxis |