Eugen Alexander Franz, 1st Prince of Thurn and Taxis

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Eugen Alexander Franz
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Count of Thurn and Taxis
Period	13 September 1676–1695
Predecessor	Lamoral II Claudius Franz
Successor	himself as Prince
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Period	1695 – 21 February 1714
Predecessor	himself as Count
Successor	Anselm Franz
Born	(1652-01-11)11 January 1652 (date of baptism) Brussels, Spanish Netherlands (place of baptism)
Died	21 February 1714(1714-02-21) (aged 62) Frankfurt am Main, Free Imperial City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse	Princess Anna Adelheid of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg Countess Anna Augusta of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
Issue	Countess Dorothea Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis Count Jakob Lamoral Count Heinrich Franz Countess Anna Franziska Countess Eleonora Ferdinanda Count Inigo Lamoral Countess Anna Theresia Countess Maria Elisabeth Prince Lothar Franz Prince Maximilian Philipp Prince Philipp Lamoral Princess Maria Josepha
Names German: Eugen Alexander Franz
House	Thurn und Taxis
Father	Lamoral II Claudius Franz, Count of Thurn and Taxis
Mother	Countess Anna Franziska Eugenia of Horn

Eugen Alexander Franz, 1st Prince of Thurn and Taxis,^[1] full German name: Eugen Alexander Franz Fürst von Thurn und Taxis^[1] (baptized 11 January 1652 – 21 February 1714)^[1] was the first Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Postmaster General of the Kaiserliche Reichspost, and Head of the House of Thurn and Taxis from 13 September 1676 until his death.^[1]