Princess Sophie of Saxony

Princess Sophie of Saxony
Duchess Sophie in Bavaria
Born	(1845-03-15)15 March 1845 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died	9 March 1867(1867-03-09) (aged 21) Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Burial	Tegernsee Abbey
Spouse	Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria
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) (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.

Marriage and issue

Duchess Sophie in Bavaria with her lady in waiting, 1866

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. Sophie and Karl-Theodor had one child:

• Duchess Amalie in Bavaria (24 December 1865 – 26 May 1912)

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

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