Princess Sophie of Saxony | |||||
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Duchess Sophie in Bavaria | |||||
Born |
Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony |
15 March 1845||||
Died | 9 March 1867 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria |
(aged 21)||||
Burial | Tegernsee Abbey | ||||
Spouse | Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria | ||||
Issue | Amalie, Duchess of Urach | ||||
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House | Wettin | ||||
Father | John of Saxony | ||||
Mother | Amalie Auguste of Bavaria | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Full name | |
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German: Sophie Maria Friederike Auguste Leopoldine Alexandrine Ernestine Albertine Elisabeth |
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.
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:
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.