Princess Sophie of Luxembourg
| Princess Sophie of Luxembourg | |||||
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| Princess Ernst Heinrich of Saxony | |||||
| Born | 14 February 1902 Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg | ||||
| Died | 24 May 1941 (aged 39) Munich, Bavaria, Nazi Germany | ||||
| Burial | Katholische Hofkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany | ||||
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| House | House of Nassau-Weilburg (by birth) House of Wettin (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | ||||
| Mother | Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal | ||||
Princess Sophie Caroline Marie Wilhelmine of Luxembourg (14 February 1902 – 24 May 1941) was a Princess of Luxembourg by birth and Princess of Saxony by virtue of marriage.
Early life and ancestry
Sophie was born in Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, as the sixth and youngest daughter of Grand Duke William IV and his wife, Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal, the daughter of the deposed King Miguel I of Portugal and Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.[1] By birth, she was member of the House of Nassau-Weilburg, a branch of the House of Nassau.
Two of Sophie's elder sisters reigned as Grand duchesses of Luxembourg: Marie-Adélaïde and Charlotte.
Marriage and issue
Sophie married Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony, member of the House of Wettin, youngest son of the last Saxon monarch Frederick Augustus III and his wife Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany, on 12 April 1921 at Schloss Hohenburg.[1]
Together, Sophie and Ernst Heinrich had three sons:
- Prince Albrecht Friedrich August Johannes Gregor Dedo of Saxony (9 May 1922 in Munich; - 6 December 2009 in Radebeul, Germany).[2]
- Prince Georg Timo Michael Nikolaus Maria of Saxony (22 December 1923 in Munich - 22 April 1982 in Emden) married Margrit Lucas on 7 August 1952 at Mülheim. They have two children. He remarried Charlotte Schwindack on 3 February 1966, from whom he was divorced on 6 February 1973. He remarried Erina Eilts on 26 March 1974. He has an illegitimate son.
- Rüdiger von Sachsen (born 23 December 1953).Rüdiger was married twice. His first wife was Astrid Linke (1949–1989), the daughter of Heinz Linke and Elvira Wandke. They were married at Willich on 14 June 1974 and had three sons.
- Daniel von Sachsen, (b. 1975); married Sandra Scherer, a scientist (b. 1977)[3] and has one daughter and one son.
- Anna-Catharina Sophie (born 13 January 2013)
- Gero Friedrich Johann (born in 2015)
- Arne Benjamin von Sachsen (b. 1977); married Sarah Schneider (b. 1979) and has two daughters.
- Rosa Kunigunde Sophie Amalie Auguste von Sachsen (born 2 March 2010)
- Frida Erdmuthe Elvira Ludovica Benedicte von Sachsen (born 16 September 2011)
- Nils Sebastian von Sachsen (b. 1978); married Jedida Taborek, a lawyer (b. 1975) and has one son[4] and two daughters.
- Moritz Viktor Anton Ferdinand (born 21 March 2009)
- Aurelie Marie Luise Sophie (born 4 May 2010)
- Felicitas Johanna Mila Eleonore (born 1 June 2015)
- Daniel von Sachsen, (b. 1975); married Sandra Scherer, a scientist (b. 1977)[3] and has one daughter and one son.
- Iris Hildegard Sophie Margit Gisela Prinzessin von Sachsen (born 21 September 1955),She married four times
- Marie Isabelle Sophie Hermine, Princess of Croy (born 6 May 1991)
- Constantin Maria Walter Erich, Prince of Croy (born 19 July 1992)
- Carl Georg Clemens Nicodemus, Prince of Croy (born 13 September 1994)
- Philippa-Maria Therese Gabrielle, Princess of Croy (born 21 February 1999)
- Hubertus von Sachsen (born 25 May 1950)
- Rüdiger von Sachsen (born 23 December 1953).Rüdiger was married twice. His first wife was Astrid Linke (1949–1989), the daughter of Heinz Linke and Elvira Wandke. They were married at Willich on 14 June 1974 and had three sons.
- Prince Rupprecht Hubertus Gero Maria of Saxony (12 September 1925 in Munich - 10 April 2003 in Picton, Ontario, Canada)
Death
Princess Sophie died on 24 May 1941 at age 39 in Munich of pneumonia.[5] She was interred in Neue Gruft in the Hofkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.[6]
Following her death, Prince Ernst Heinrich married secondly and morganatically to Virginia Dulon on 28 June 1947 in Paris.[1]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ a b c "Saxony - Albertine Line 1800-present". www.royaltyguide.nl.
- ^ See wikipedia article on Ernst Heinrich of Saxony.
- ^ Helfricht, Jurgen (31 July 2011). "Traumhochzeit auf Schloss Moritzburg Prinz von Sachsen sagt JA!" (in German). Bild. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ Klein, Ronny (24 March 2009). "Wettiner-Spross Moritz macht Königs Glück perfekt" (in German). Sächsische Zeitung. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Luxarazzi 101: Princess Sophie of Luxembourg, Duchess of Saxony".
- ^ "hofkirche". www.royaltyguide.nl.
- Généalogie des rois et des princes de Jean-Charles Volkmann Edit. Jean-Paul Giserot (1998)