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Princess Sophie of Bavaria (Sophie Friederike Dorothea Wilhelmine; 27 January 1805 – 28 May 1872) was the daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife, Caroline of Baden. The identical twin sister of Queen Maria Anna of Saxony , Sophie became Archduchess of Austria by marriage to Archduke Franz Karl of Austria .
Sophia's two brothers were Ernest, Duke of Bavaria, and William III, Duke of Bavaria. Her paternal grandparents were Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria and his first wife Elisabetta of Sicily, daughter of Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou. Sophia was a cousin of Isabeau of Bavaria, Queen of France. Sophia's maternal grandparents were Count ...
On 5 March 1855, the 17-year-old Empress of Austria delivered a daughter who was christened the same day, without Elisabeth's knowledge, Sophie Friederike Dorothea Maria Josepha, after Franz Joseph's mother. [1] On both her mother and her father's side, Sophie descended from King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, as
Hannes Magerstaedt/Getty Images Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and his wife, Sophie-Alexandra Evekink, have announced they are expecting their first child together. Prince Ludwig, 41, who is the great ...
Sophia of Bavaria was born in 1105 to Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria and his wife Wulfhilde of Saxony. [1] She was a member of the House of Welf and was the sister of Henry X, Duke of Bavaria; Welf VI; Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia; and Conrad of Bavaria. Her first husband was Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen, who was killed in 1122.
A painting of Maria Anna with two of her sisters: Princesses Sophie and Ludovika. Maria Anna was born in Munich, the daughter of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife, Karoline of Baden. She was the identical twin sister of Princess Sophie of Bavaria, mother of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico.
Duchess Sophie Charlotte Augustine in Bavaria (23 February 1847 – 4 May 1897) was a granddaughter-in-law of King Louis Philippe of France, the favourite sister of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and fiancée of King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
On 24 December 1869, after ten years of marriage, Maria Sophie gave birth to a daughter, Maria Cristina Pia, who was born on the birthday of her aunt, Empress Elisabeth, who became her godmother. Unfortunately, the baby lived only three months and died on 28 March 1870. Maria Sophie and her husband never had another child.