Background
After the death of his father on 26 June 1867, he became heir apparent to the headship of the House of Thurn and Taxis.
Member of Parliament politician
After the death of his father on 26 June 1867, he became heir apparent to the headship of the House of Thurn and Taxis.
To prepare for his future office, Maximilian Maria received his education from Baron Carl von Geyr-Schleppenburg. Maximilian Maria attended no public school, but was given private lessons. Beginning in the Autumn of 1880, he studied philosophy, law, and economics at the Universities of Bonn, Strasbourg, and Göttingen.
Since his youth, he was fascinated not only with riding and hunting, but also with the promotion of arts and sciences.
He urged his archivist to establish and write a scientifically based history of the House of Thurn and Taxis.
Maximilian Maria was the eldest of the two sons of Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Duchess Helene in Bavaria. He died very young. His heart had been weakened by scarlet fever in childhood, and he suffered from severe heart spasms. In 1885, he died of a pulmonary embolism.
Titles and styles 24 June 1862 – 26 June 1867: His Serene Highness Prince Maximilian Maria of Thurn and Taxis 26 June 1867 – 10 November 1870: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis 10 November 1870 – 2 June 1885: His Serene Highness The Prince of Thurn and Taxis Honours.