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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]]. |
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Born in [[Coburg]], the eldest child of [[Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]] and [[Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf]]. |
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==Early Life== |
==Early Life== |
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[[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.]] |
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⚫ | 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. |
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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> |
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Princess Sophie died in [[Tušimice|Tuschimitz]], Bohemia. |
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⚫ | 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> |
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Sophie died in [[Tušimice|Tuschimitz]], Bohemia. She was buried in the park of Schloss Preitenstein, the family residence of the Mensdorff-Pouilly family. |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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Emmanuel and Sophie had six sons: |
Emmanuel and Sophie had six sons: |
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* Hugo Ferdinand von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1806–1847) |
* Hugo Ferdinand von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1806–1847). |
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* 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). |
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* Alfred Carl von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1812–1814) |
* Alfred Carl von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1812–1814). |
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* [[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). |
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* Leopold Emanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1815–1832) |
* Leopold Emanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1815–1832). |
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* 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). |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 02:53, 10 May 2015
Princess Sophie | |||||
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Countess of Mensdorff-Pouilly | |||||
Born | Coburg | 19 August 1778||||
Died | 9 July 1835 Tuschimitz, Bohemia | (aged 56)||||
Spouse | Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly | ||||
Issue | Hugo 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 | ||||
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House | House of Wettin (by birth) House of Mensdorff-Pouilly (by marriage) | ||||
Father | Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | ||||
Mother | Countess 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
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
- ^ Charles Grey: Die Jugendjahre des Prinzen Albert von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Perthes, 1868, p. 311
- ^ Friedrich von Gentz, Adam Heinrich Müller (Knight of Nitterdorf): correspondence, JG Cotta, 1857, p. 85.
- ^ Constantin von Wurzbach: Biographisches lexikon des kaiserthums Oesterreich, K. K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1867, p. 369.
- ^ Philipp Carl Gotthard Karche: Jahrbücher der Herzoglich Sächsischen Residenzstadt Coburg, Ahl, 1829, p. 70