Baedeker work involved in preparing the city guides titled Baden-Baden, Constance, Strasbourg and Wiesbaden, published in the mid-1970s. He also produced several short city guides. Basel, the Swiss city which was first covered in a Baedeker guidebook by Karl Baedeker himself in his most celebrated guidebook "Schweiz", first published in 1844, was the title of Florian's own guide, published in 1978. It is considered by many to be one of his best city guides. Florian Baedeker. a keen parachute jumper, was killed in a parachuting accident on October 26, 1980. He was 36. Following the death of Florian, his mother, Karl
Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis Thalers ended the era of the Thurn and Taxis family's postal monopoly. The handover took place on 1 July 1867. ! colspan="3" style="background: #bebebe; color: #000000" | Postal offices Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: "Maximilian Karl Fürst von Thurn und Taxis" (3 November 1802, Regensburg, Electorate of Bavaria – 10 November 1871, Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria) was the sixth Prince of Thurn and Taxis, head of the Thurn-und-Taxis-Post, and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 15 July 1827 until his death on