Princess Sophie of Saxony
| Princess Sophie of Saxony | |
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| Duchess Karl Theodor in Bavaria | |
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Sophie in the 1860s
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| Born | 15 March 1845 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony |
| Died | 9 March 1867 (aged 21) Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Burial | Tegernsee Abbey |
| Spouse | Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria (m. 1865) |
| Issue | Amalie, Duchess of Urach |
| Names German: Sophie Maria Friederike Auguste Leopoldine Alexandrine Ernestine Albertine Elisabeth | |
| House | Wettin |
| Father | John of Saxony |
| Mother | Amalie Auguste of Bavaria |
Princess Sophie Maria Friederike Auguste Leopoldine Alexandrine Ernestine Albertine Elisabeth of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony (Full German name: Prinzessin Sophie Maria Friederike Auguste Leopoldine Alexandrine Ernestine Albertine Elisabeth von Sachsen, Herzogin zu Sachsen[1]) (15 March 1845, Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony[2] – 9 March 1867, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria[3]) was the eighth and youngest child of John of Saxony and Amalie Auguste of Bavaria and the younger sister of Albert of Saxony and George of Saxony.[4] Through her marriage to Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria, Sophie was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a Duchess in Bavaria.
Marriage and issue
Sophie married her first cousin Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria, fifth child and third-eldest son of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria and his wife Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, on 11 February 1865 in Dresden.[5] Sophie and Karl-Theodor had one child:[6]
- Duchess Amalie in Bavaria (24 December 1865 – 26 May 1912)[7]
Illness and death
Childbirth caused severe respiratory problems for Sophie, which progressively weakened her, although she managed to recover. However, a year later she contracted a severe case of influenza that she could not overcome. Sophie died shortly before her 22nd birthday on 9 March 1867 and was interred at Tegernsee Abbey.
Ancestry
- Ancestors of Princess Sophie of Saxony
- 8. Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony
- 4. Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
- 9. Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria
- 2. John of Saxony
- 10. Ferdinand, Duke of Parma
- 5. Princess Carolina of Parma
- 11. Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria
- 1. Princess Sophie of Saxony
- 12. Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
- 6. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
- 13. Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach
- 3. Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
- 14. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
- 7. Princess Caroline of Baden
- 15. Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
References
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- Back to citation Martin, Frederick; Keltie, Sir John Scott; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Epstein, Mortimer; Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry; Paxton, John; Hunter (Librarian), Brian; Turner, Barry (1875). The Statesman's Year-book. St. Martin's Press.
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Bibliography
- Bestenreiner, Erika (2003). Sisi und ihre Geschwister [Sisi and her siblings] (in German) (2nd ed.). Munich: Piper. ISBN 3-492-24006-2.
- Bestenreiner, Erika. The Empress Sissi. Milan, Mondadori, 2003.
- Graf, Bernhard (2017). Sisis Geschwister [Sisi's siblings] (in German). Munich: Allitera. ISBN 978-3-86906-977-7.
- von Witzleben, Hermann; von Vignau, Ilka (1976). Die Herzöge in Bayern. Von der Pfalz zum Tegernsee [The dukes in Bavaria. From the Palatinate to Tegernsee] (in German). Munich. ISBN 3-7913-0394-5.
External links
- Media related to Princess Sophie of Saxony at Wikimedia Commons