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The Princess Sophia (Sophia Matilda; 2 November 1777 – 27 May 1848) was a member of the British Royal Family, the twelfth child and fifth daughter of George III.
[edit] Early life
The Princess Sophia was born at Buckingham Palace, London. Her father was the reigning British monarch, George III, the eldest son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Her mother was Queen Charlotte (née Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz).
[edit] Adulthood
Like most of her other sisters, Princess Sophia was forced to live her life as a companion of her mother, Queen Charlotte. The Princesses were not allowed to mix with anyone outside the Royal Court.
During her life there were various rumours about her alleged incestous relationship with her brother, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland who later became the King of Hanover. It is unclear whether there was truth to these rumours, or whether they were circulated by Whigs to damage the Duke, who was an extreme Tory and influential in the House of Lords.
[edit] Later life
After having been blind for over ten years, Princess Sophia died on 27 May 1848 at Vicarage Place, Kensington in London. She was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery in London rather than at Windsor Castle, as she wished to be near her brother, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex.
[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms
[edit] Titles and styles
- 2 November 1777 – 27 May 1848: Her Royal Highness The Princess Sophia
As of 1789, as a daughter of the sovereign, Sophia had use of the arms of the kingdom, differenced by a label argent of three points, the centre point bearing a heart gules, the outer points each bearing a rose gules.[1]
[edit] Ancestors
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16. George I of Great Britain |
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8. George II of Great Britain |
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17. Sophia Dorothea of Celle |
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4. Frederick, Prince of Wales |
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18. John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
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9. Caroline of Ansbach |
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19. Eleanor Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach |
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2. George III of the United Kingdom |
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20. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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10. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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21. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels |
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5. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha |
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22. Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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11. Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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23. Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels |
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1. Princess Sophia
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24. Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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12. Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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25. Maria Katharina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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6. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow |
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26. Christian William I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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13. Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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27. Antoine Sybille of Barby-Muhlingen |
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3. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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28. Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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14. Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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29. Sofie of Waldeck |
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7. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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30. George Louis I of Erbach-Erbach |
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15. Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach |
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31. Amelie Katherine of Waldeck-Eisenberg |
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[edit] External links
[edit] References
[edit] Further reading
- Fraser, Flora. Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III. 2004. London: John Murray, 2005. ISBN 0-7195-6109-4
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