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Princess Maria Sophia of Thurn and Taxis
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| Maria Sophia | |||||
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| Duchess Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg | |||||
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| Born | 4 March 1800 Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Died | 20 December 1870 (aged 70) Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria | ||||
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| Issue | Duke Maximilian | ||||
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| House | Thurn and Taxis | ||||
| Father | Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
Princess Maria Sophia of Thurn and Taxis (German: Maria Sophia Dorothea Caroline, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis; 4 March 1800, Regensburg – 20 December 1870, Regensburg)[1] was a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis, a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth, a member of the House of Württemberg, and a Duchess of Württemberg through her marriage to Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg — a German naturalist and explorer.
Family
[edit]Maria Sophia was the fifth child and fourth daughter of Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, and his wife, Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was a younger sister of Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Maria Theresia, Princess Esterházy of Galántha.
Marriage and issue
[edit]Maria Sophia married her second cousin Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg, the fifth and youngest child of Duke Eugen of Württemberg and his wife, Princess Luise of Stolberg-Gedern., on 17 April 1827 in Regensburg.[2] Maria Sophia and Paul Wilhelm had one son:
- Duke Wilhelm Ferdinand Maximilian Karl of Württemberg (Schloss Taxis 3 September 1828 – Regensburg 28 July 1888); married Princess Hermine of Schaumburg-Lippe, eldest child of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Maria Sophia and Paul Wilhelm divorced on 2 May 1835.[2] Following her divorce, Maria Sophia acquired Württembergisches Palais and its adjacent Herzogspark in Regensburg. She made her residence at the Württembergisches Palais until her death.
Ancestry
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References
[edit]- ^ "Württemberg-Carlsruhe Sophie Dorothee Caroline Herzogin". Landeskunde entdecken online. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ a b Bobowski, Kazimierz (1997). Lorenz, Sönke; Mertens, Dieter; Press, Volker (eds.). Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon [Biographical lexicon of the House of Württemberg] (in German). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag. p. 369.
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