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'''Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld''' (Sophie Fredericka Caroline Louise; 19 August 1778 – 9 July 1835) was a princess of [[Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]], and the sister of [[Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]] and King [[Leopold I of Belgium]], and aunt of [[Queen Victoria]]. By marriage, she was a Countess of [[Mensdorff-Pouilly]].
'''Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld''' (Sophie Fredericka Caroline Louise; 19 August 1778 – 9 July 1835) was a princess of [[Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]], and the sister of [[Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]] and King [[Leopold I of Belgium]], and aunt of [[Queen Victoria]]. By marriage, she was a Countess of [[Mensdorff-Pouilly]].

Born in [[Coburg]], the eldest child of [[Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]] and [[Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf]].


==Early Life==
==Early Life==
[[File: SophieSaCoSa.jpg|thumb|Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld as young lady, [[Schloss Callenberg]], Coburg]]
[[File: SophieSaCoSa.jpg|thumb|Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld as young lady, [[Schloss Callenberg]], Coburg.]]
She was born in [[Coburg]], the eldest child of [[Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]] and [[Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf]]. She met her future husband, [[Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly]], at [[Schloss Fantaisie]], a meeting place for French emigrants.<ref>Charles Grey: ''Die Jugendjahre des Prinzen Albert von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha'', Perthes, 1868, p. 311</ref> They married on 23 February 1804 in Coburg. Her husband was elevated to count in 1818.


Sophie had a particular close relationship with her sister [[Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld|Antoinette]] and both often attended the [[Schloss Fantaisie]], a sanctuary of French emigrants. Was there where she met her future husband, [[Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly]].<ref>Charles Grey: ''Die Jugendjahre des Prinzen Albert von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha'', Perthes, 1868, p. 311</ref> They married on 23 February 1804 in Coburg. Her husband was elevated to count in 1818.
In 1830, she published her romantic collection of fairy tales, ''Mährchen und Erzählungen''. Sophie received the Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of Saint Catherine]].<ref>Philipp Carl Gotthard Karche: ''Jahrbücher der Herzoglich Sächsischen Residenzstadt Coburg'', Ahl, 1829, p. 70</ref>


In 1806, her husband was in [[Saalfeld]], a secondary residence of the Coburg court. Therefore, it was possible for him participated in the [[Battle of Saalfeld]], retrieved the remains of [[Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772–1806)|Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia]] from the battlefield<ref>Friedrich von Gentz, Adam Heinrich Müller (Knight of Nitterdorf): ''correspondence'', JG Cotta, 1857, p. 85.</ref> and protect the residence of Sophie's father and family against the arrogance of the victorious French troops.<ref>Constantin von Wurzbach: ''Biographisches lexikon des kaiserthums Oesterreich'', K. K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1867, p. 369.</ref>
Princess Sophie died in [[Tušimice|Tuschimitz]], Bohemia.

From 1824 to 1834 Sophie lived in [[Mainz]], where her husband was a commander of the federal fortress; here she was generally referred as "Princess". She was active as a writer and 1830 published her romantic collection of fairy tales, ''Mährchen und Erzählungen''. Sophie received the Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of Saint Catherine]].<ref>Philipp Carl Gotthard Karche: ''Jahrbücher der Herzoglich Sächsischen Residenzstadt Coburg'', Ahl, 1829, p. 70</ref>

Sophie died in [[Tušimice|Tuschimitz]], Bohemia. She was buried in the park of Schloss Preitenstein, the family residence of the Mensdorff-Pouilly family.


==Family==
==Family==
Emmanuel and Sophie had six sons:
Emmanuel and Sophie had six sons:

* Hugo Ferdinand von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1806–1847)
* Hugo Ferdinand von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1806–1847).
* Alphons, Count von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1810–1894); married, firstly, in 1843, Countess Therese von Dietrichstein-Proskau-Leslie (1823–1856). Married, secondly, in 1862, Countess Maria Thersia von Lamberg (1833–1876).
* Alphons, Count von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1810–1894); married, firstly, in 1843, Countess Therese von Dietrichstein-Proskau-Leslie (1823–1856). Married, secondly, in 1862, Countess Maria Thersia von Lamberg (1833–1876).
* Alfred Carl von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1812–1814)
* Alfred Carl von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1812–1814).
* [[Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly]] (1813–1871), Fürst von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg 1868, was Austrian Foreign Minister and Prime Minister of Austria in the 1860s; married in 1857 Countess Alexandrine Maria von Dietrichstein-Proskau-Leslie (1824–1906).
* [[Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly]] (1813–1871), Fürst von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg 1868, was Austrian Foreign Minister and Prime Minister of Austria in the 1860s; married in 1857 Countess Alexandrine Maria von Dietrichstein-Proskau-Leslie (1824–1906).
* Leopold Emanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1815–1832)
* Leopold Emanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1815–1832).
* Arthur August von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1817–1904); married, firstly, in 1853, Magdalene Kremzow (1835–1899), divorced in 1882. Married, secondly, in 1902, Countess Bianca Albertina von Wickenburg (1837–1912)
* Arthur August von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1817–1904); married, firstly, in 1853, Magdalene Kremzow (1835–1899), divorced in 1882. Married, secondly, in 1902, Countess Bianca Albertina von Wickenburg (1837–1912).


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:53, 10 May 2015

Princess Sophie
Countess of Mensdorff-Pouilly
Sophie, Countess of Mensdorff-Pouilly, born Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Born(1778-08-19)19 August 1778
Coburg
Died9 July 1835(1835-07-09) (aged 56)
Tuschimitz, Bohemia
SpouseEmmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly
IssueHugo Ferdinand von Mensdorff-Pouilly
Alphons, Count von Mensdorff-Pouilly
Alfred Carl von Mensdorff-Pouilly
Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly
Leopold Emanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly
Arthur August von Mensdorff-Pouilly
Names
Sophie Fredericka Caroline Louise
HouseHouse of Wettin (by birth)
House of Mensdorff-Pouilly
(by marriage)
FatherFrancis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
MotherCountess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf

Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Sophie Fredericka Caroline Louise; 19 August 1778 – 9 July 1835) was a princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and the sister of Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and King Leopold I of Belgium, and aunt of Queen Victoria. By marriage, she was a Countess of Mensdorff-Pouilly.

Born in Coburg, the eldest child of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf.

Early Life

Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld as young lady, Schloss Callenberg, Coburg.

Sophie had a particular close relationship with her sister Antoinette and both often attended the Schloss Fantaisie, a sanctuary of French emigrants. Was there where she met her future husband, Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly.[1] They married on 23 February 1804 in Coburg. Her husband was elevated to count in 1818.

In 1806, her husband was in Saalfeld, a secondary residence of the Coburg court. Therefore, it was possible for him participated in the Battle of Saalfeld, retrieved the remains of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia from the battlefield[2] and protect the residence of Sophie's father and family against the arrogance of the victorious French troops.[3]

From 1824 to 1834 Sophie lived in Mainz, where her husband was a commander of the federal fortress; here she was generally referred as "Princess". She was active as a writer and 1830 published her romantic collection of fairy tales, Mährchen und Erzählungen. Sophie received the Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Catherine.[4]

Sophie died in Tuschimitz, Bohemia. She was buried in the park of Schloss Preitenstein, the family residence of the Mensdorff-Pouilly family.

Family

Emmanuel and Sophie had six sons:

  • Hugo Ferdinand von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1806–1847).
  • Alphons, Count von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1810–1894); married, firstly, in 1843, Countess Therese von Dietrichstein-Proskau-Leslie (1823–1856). Married, secondly, in 1862, Countess Maria Thersia von Lamberg (1833–1876).
  • Alfred Carl von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1812–1814).
  • Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1813–1871), Fürst von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg 1868, was Austrian Foreign Minister and Prime Minister of Austria in the 1860s; married in 1857 Countess Alexandrine Maria von Dietrichstein-Proskau-Leslie (1824–1906).
  • Leopold Emanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1815–1832).
  • Arthur August von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1817–1904); married, firstly, in 1853, Magdalene Kremzow (1835–1899), divorced in 1882. Married, secondly, in 1902, Countess Bianca Albertina von Wickenburg (1837–1912).

References

  1. ^ Charles Grey: Die Jugendjahre des Prinzen Albert von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Perthes, 1868, p. 311
  2. ^ Friedrich von Gentz, Adam Heinrich Müller (Knight of Nitterdorf): correspondence, JG Cotta, 1857, p. 85.
  3. ^ Constantin von Wurzbach: Biographisches lexikon des kaiserthums Oesterreich, K. K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1867, p. 369.
  4. ^ Philipp Carl Gotthard Karche: Jahrbücher der Herzoglich Sächsischen Residenzstadt Coburg, Ahl, 1829, p. 70

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