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3 unusual facts about Richard Taaffe


Nalžovské Hory

Part of the First Czechoslovak Republic from 1918, Richard Taaffe (1898–1967) finally sold Ellischau Castle in 1936.

Viscount Taaffe

However, on the death of his last male-line descendant Richard in 1967 no eligible heirs remained and the title effectively became extinct.

Richard Taaffe (1898–1967), entitled to petition for restoration of the viscountcy, but never did so.



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