Princess Sophie of Bavaria

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Princess Sophie of Bavaria
Archduchess Sophie of Austria
Archduchess Sophie in 1830.
Born	(1805-01-27)27 January 1805 Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Bavaria
Died	28 May 1872(1872-05-28) (aged 67) Vienna, Austria
Spouse	Archduke Franz Karl of Austria (m 4 November 1824)
Issue	Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico Archduke Karl Ludwig Archduchess Maria Anna Archduke Ludwig Viktor
Full name
Sophie Friederike Dorothea Wilhelmine
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
Mother	Caroline of Baden
Burial	Imperial Crypt

Princess Sophie of Bavaria (Sophie Friederike Dorothea Wilhelmine; 27 January 1805 – 28 May 1872) was the daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife, Caroline of Baden. The identical twin sister of Queen Maria Anna of Saxony, Sophie became Archduchess of Austria by marriage to Archduke Franz Karl of Austria. Her eldest son, Franz Joseph, reigned as Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary her second son, Maximilian, briefly reigned as Emperor of Mexico.

Marriage

On 4 November 1824, he married Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, son of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily in Vienna.

Issue

1. Franz Joseph I of Austria (18 August 1830 - 21 November 1916) married Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria and had issue.
2. Maximilian I of Mexico (6 July 1832 - 19 June 1867) married Princess Charlotte of Belgium but had np issue.
3. Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (30 July 1833 – 19 May 1896) married three times and had issue.
4. Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (27 October 1835 – 5 February 1840) died in infancy.
5. Stillborn Archduke (24 October 1840)
6. Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria (15 May 1842 – 18 January 1919) never married.

Titles and styles

• 27 January 1805 – 4 November 1824 Her Royal Highness Princess Sophie of Bavaria.
• 4 November 1824 – 11 August 1804 Her Royal Highness Archduchess Sophie of Austria.
• 11 August 1804 – 28 May 1872 Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Sophie of Austria.

Honours

• Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross.
• Dame of the Order of Louise.
• Dame of the Order of Saint Catherine.