Princess Sophie of the Netherlands

Princess Sophie of the Netherlands

Wilhelmina Mary "Sophie" Louise, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, ( _nl. Wilhelmine Marie "Sophie" Louise, Prinses der Nederlanden, Prinses van Oranje-Nassau; b. The Hague 8 April 1824 d. Weimar 23 March 1897) was the only daughter of King William II of the Netherlands and of his wife Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia.

Marriage and children

Princess Sophie married her first cousin, Charles Alexander, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach at Kneuterdijk Palace in The Hague on 8 October 1842. Their mothers were sisters, daughters of Tsar Paul I of Russia.

They had four children:
*Karl August Wilhelm Nicolaus Alexander Michael Bernhard Heinrich Frederick Stefan, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (b. Weimar, 31 July 1844 - d. Cap Martin, France, 20 November 1894).
*Marie Anna Alexandrine Sophie Auguste Helene (b. Weimar, 20 January 1849 - d. Trebschen, 6 May 1922), who married Prince Heinrich VII Reuss.
* Maria Anna Sophia Elisabeth Bernhardine Ida Auguste Helene (b. Weimar, 29 March 1851 - d. Weimar, 26 April 1859)
* Elisabeth Sibylle Maria Dorothea Anna Amalie Luise (b. Weimar, 28 February 1854 - d. Wiligrad, 10 July 1908), who married Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Titles

* Her Royal Highness Princess Sophie of the Netherlands (1824-1842)
* Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1842-1853)
* Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1853-1897)


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