Princess Sophie of Saxony

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Princess Sophie of Saxony
Duchess Sophie in Bavaria
Sophie Marie von Sachsen 1845 1867.jpg
Born(1845-03-15)15 March 1845
Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died9 March 1867(1867-03-09) (aged 21)
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Burial
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[ citation needed ]) (15 March 1845, Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony [ citation needed ] 9 March 1867, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria [ citation needed ]) 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.[ citation needed ] Through her marriage to Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria, Sophie was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a Duchess in Bavaria.

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Marriage and issue

Duchess Sophie in Bavaria with her lady in waiting, 1866 Sophie of Saxony, Duchess in Bavaria.jpg
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.[ citation needed ] Sophie and Karl-Theodor had one child:[ citation needed ]

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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