Princess Sophie of Saxony
| Princess Sophie of Saxony | |||||
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| Duchess Karl Theodor in Bavaria | |||||
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| Born | 15 March 1845 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony | ||||
| Died | 9 March 1867 (aged 21) Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria | ||||
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| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Amalie, Duchess of Urach | ||||
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| 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) (15 March 1845, Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony – 9 March 1867, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria[1]) 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.[2] 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.[3] Sophie and Karl-Theodor had one child:[4]
- Duchess Amalie in Bavaria (24 December 1865 – 26 May 1912)[5]
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
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References
Citations
- ^ "Bavaria* - Countries - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ 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.
- ^ “The” Statesman's Yearbook: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Palgrave Macmillan. 1886.
- ^ Lawrence Daily World. Lawrence Daily World.
- ^ Home Chat. B.W. Young. 1900.
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.
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External links
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