Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

What strikes me about Albert is how he's one of those rare aristocrats who actually went and did something with his name. Born into the Thurn und Taxis fortune in Regensburg in 1983, he could have coasted on the title alone, but instead he built a career as a race car driver and competed seriously on the track. I find that contrast fascinating: a German prince with a string of chivalric orders to his name, also strapping into a cockpit. The University of Edinburgh education and the businessman side round out a picture of someone navigating old-world status and modern ambition at once. He's a genuinely intriguing figure to me.

Name (English)

Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Name (Japanese)

アルベルト・フォン・トゥルン・ウント・タクシス

Reading

あるべると・ふぉん・とぅるん・うんと・たくしす

Born

June 24, 1983 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

Origin

Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Germany

Occupation

socialite / racing automobile driver

University

University of Edinburgh

Awards & achievements

• 2008 Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
• 2010 Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
• 2007 Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
• 2005 Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%20(1983%E5%B9%B4%E7%94%9F)

Tags

• Upper Palatinate
• socialite
• racing automobile driver

Last updated

2026-06-02

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