Princess Sophie of Saxony
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Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
| Princess Sophie of Saxony | |||||
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| Duchess Karl Theodor in Bavaria | |||||
.jpg) Sophie in the 1860s | |||||
| Born | 15 March 1845 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony | ||||
| Died | 9 March 1867 (aged 21) Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| 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[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.
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.
