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''Paul Maximilian Lamoral'', Prince of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: ''Paul Maximilian Lamoral Fürst von Thurn und Taxis'';〔〔 27 May 1843, Castle Donaustauf near Regensburg – 10 March 1879 Cannes, France), was the third child of Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his second wife Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg. He was buried in Cannes, at the Cimetière du Grand Jas, Allée du Silence no. 33 under the name of ''Paul de Fels''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Death Certificate of Paul de Fels )〕 ==Friendship with Ludwig II of Bavaria == At the request of his father to King Maximilian II of Bavaria, he was appointed on 15 November 1861 as junior lieutenant in the 2nd Bavarian artillery regiment (military registry no. KA OP 69 547)〔Militärgeschichtliche Mitteilungen, Band 18 Von Germany (West). Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt Notizen: Ausg. 18 – 1970, p. 101〕 and was assigned as orderly officer of then Crown Prince Ludwig on 1 May 1863. Ludwig and Paul became close friends after spending three weeks together in Berchtesgaden in September 1863.〔Desmond Chapman-Huston, 1993. Ludwig II: the Mad King of Bavaria. Barnes & Noble, New York, p 43〕 After Ludwig’s accession to the throne in 1864, Paul was promoted to personal aide-de-camp of the king on 18 January 1865.〔Klaus Reichold, 2003. Keinen Kuß mehr! Reinheit! Königtum! Ludwig II von Bayern (1845-1886) und die Homosexualität. Splitter 9. Forum Homosexualität und Geschichte München. p 22.〕 In the following two years, Paul von Thurn und Taxis, who matched the king in his good looks,〔Eveline von Massenbach, Robert Uhland, 1987. Das Tagebuch der Baronin Eveline von Massenbach, Hofdame der Königin Olga. Verlag Kohlhammer, Stuttgart. p186. ... ''Besuch des jungen Königs Ludwig von Bayern, schön wie der junge Tag, mit seinem Adjutanten, der gleichfalls schön ist — Fürst Paul Taxis ''〕 became the closest friend and confidant of the monarch, who gave him the nickname ''Faithful Friedrich'': ''“Let me assure you that I shall always foster with the same sincerity the feelings of gratefulness and faithful love which I bear for you in my heart. Remember with love, your faithful Ludwig”'' (Letter of Ludwig II to Paul).〔Edir Grein (aka. Erwin Riedinger), 1925: Tagebuch-Aufzeichnungen von Ludwig II. König von Bayern. (Tagebuchaufzeichnungen). Schaan (Liechtenstein), Quaderer. XV, 164p. ''Curiously this source does'' not ''contain these three quotations attributed to it. Error or fabrication?''〕 Although this infatuation, like that with Richard Wagner, was probably not sexually expressed, there were rumours in Munich that Ludwig was sexually intimate with his aide-de-camp.〔A. Nolder Gay, 1990. Some of my best friends: essays in gay history and biography, p.116 (168p)〕 Paul appears to have kept a diary, but like everything else concerning him in the Regensburg archives of the Thurn und Taxis family, it has been destroyed.〔Desmond Chapman-Huston, 1990. Ludwig II: the Mad King of Bavaria. Dorset Press, New York, p42.〕 Following letter was sent by Paul to Ludwig from his apartment at Türkenstrasse 82 in Munich on 5 May 1866: '' “Dear and Beloved Ludwig! I am just finishing my diary with the thought of the beautiful hours which we spent together that evening a week ago which made me the happiest man on earth… Oh, Ludwig, Ludwig, I am consecrated to you! I couldn’t stand the people around me; I sat still and, in my thought I was with you ... How my heart beats when, at the Residenz, I see a light in your window."''〔Desmond Chapman-Huston, 1990. Ludwig II: the Mad King of Bavaria. Dorset Press, New York, pp94-95.〕 Paul and Ludwig shared their passion for Richard Wagner and the theatre. He was gifted with a beautiful voice and sang before the King several times. Wagner rehearsed with Paul a part of the opera Lohengrin which was performed at the occasion of the 20th birthday of the king on 25 August 1865 at the Alpsee in Hohenschwangau. It was magnificently staged with Paul - dressed as Lohengrin wearing a silver shining armor - drawn over the lake by an artificial swan and the whole scenery was illuminated by electric light.〔Georg Jacob Wolf, 1926. König Ludwig II. und seine Welt,. Ausgabe 2, p. 196〕 After Richard Wagner was forced to leave Munich on 10 December 1865, Prince Paul of Taxis served as a discreet messenger and intermediary between Ludwig and Wagner. Ludwig apparently also toyed with the idea of abdicating in order to follow his hero into exile, but Wagner with the assistance of Taxis dissuaded him from doing so, while both of them stayed incognito at Wagner’s Villa in Tribschen in May 1866. Using the alias ‘’Friedrich Melloc’’, Paul travelled again to Tribschen on 6 August 1866, this time, however without Ludwig, obviously to convince Wagner to return to Munich. Paul’s following letter to Ludwig is dated 7 August 1866: ''“I have just left the intimate circle of the Dear Friends'' (i.e. Richard & Cosima Wagner) ''and have retired to the cosy little room which we shared when we were here together… Beautiful memory!...He and Frau Vorstal'' (i.e. Richard & Cosima Wagner) ''send their deepest greetings. May God protect you and keep you on the Throne. This is their wish and my own, because only then can we achieve our high ideal. The results of my mission are best given verbally, and I believe that you will approve of them….But now good night, in my thoughts I salute you a thousand times. Your sincere and faithful Friedrich.''”〔Desmond Chapman-Huston, 1990. Ludwig II: the Mad King of Bavaria. Dorset Press, New York, pp109-110.〕 But soon the relationship between Paul and Ludwig soured. Jealous tongues attempted to discredit Paul, and evil and untrue rumours reached Ludwig’s ears that Paul lived a frivolous life. Having little malice in his own nature, Ludwig could never get used to it in others and at first he probably took the rumours about Paul at face value.〔Christopher McIntosh, 1997. Ludwig II of Bavaria: the Swan King. Barnes & Noble, 1997, ©1982, New York, 218p.〕 Although Ludwig’s feelings for his friend grew deeper and developed into great love, the friendship was so precariously balanced that the slightest tremor of reality threatened to send it plummeting to oblivion. Paul again “faltered” making a wrong choice, saying the wrong word, displaying too much familiarity on one occasion and not enough affection on another. Trivial in themselves, such incidents preyed upon Ludwig’s mind until they became unbearable. Once and for all, he cut Paul out of his life. Apparently the final indiscretion was so trivial that even Paul himself was unaware of it. When he learned of his fall from grace, he sent some agonized letters to the King, but there was to be no response from Ludwig.〔Greg King, 1996. The mad king : the life and times of Ludwig II of Bavaria. Secaucus, N.J. : Carol Pub. Group, New York, 335p.〕 Paul’s letter to Ludwig is undated, but must have been written somewhere about the middle of December 1866: ''“My own beloved Ludwig! What in the name of all the Saints has your Friedrich done to you? What did he say that no hand, no good night, no Auf Wiedersehen favoured him? How I feel I cannot say, my trembling hand may show you my inner disquiet. I did not intend to hurt you. Forgive me; be good again with me, I fear the worst - I cannot stand this. May my notes climb to you reconcilingly. Amen! Forgive your unhappy Friedrich”''.〔Desmond Chapman-Huston, 1990. Ludwig II: the Mad King of Bavaria. Dorset Press, New York, pp112-113.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prince Paul of Thurn and Taxis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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