Princess Sophie of Saxony

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) was the eighth and youngest child of John of Saxony and his wife Amalie Auguste of Bavaria and a younger sister of Albert of Saxony and George of Saxony. Through her marriage to Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria, Sophie was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a Duchess in Bavaria.

Princess Sophie of Saxony
Duchess Sophie in Bavaria
Born(1845-03-15)15 March 1845
Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died9 March 1867(1867-03-09) (aged 21)
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Burial
Tegernsee Abbey
SpouseDuke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria
IssueAmalie, Duchess of Urach
Names
German: Sophie Maria Friederike Auguste Leopoldine Alexandrine Ernestine Albertine Elisabeth
HouseWettin
FatherJohn of Saxony
MotherAmalie Auguste of Bavaria
ReligionRoman Catholic

Marriage and issue
Duchess Sophie in Bavaria with her lady in waiting, 1866

Sophie married 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. Sophie and Karl-Theodor had one child:

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

References
    • Erika Bestenreiner. The Empress Sissi. Milan, Mondadori, 2003.
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