Princess Sophie Friederike Dorothea Henriette of Thurn and Taxis, full German

German language

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 name: Sophie Friederike Dorothea Henriette, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis (born 20 July 1758 in Regensburg

Regensburg

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, Free Imperial City of Regensburg

Regensburg

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, Holy Roman Empire

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; died 31 May 1800) was a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis and a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and a member of the House of Radziwiłł and Princess Radziwiłł through her marriage to Prince Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł. Sophie Friederike was briefly a member of the Kazanowski and Ostroróg

Ostroróg family

Ostroróg family was an important family of Polish nobility from Wielkopolska region. They used the Nałęcz coat of arms. Members of the family often held notable posts in the Wielkpolska region in the Kingdom of Poland, particularly that of voivodes....

 Polish noble families

Szlachta

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 through subsequent marriages. She was known as "the Jewel of Regensburg."

Family

Sophie Friederike was the second child and daughter of Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

-Titles and styles:*2 June 1733 – 8 November 1739: His Serene Highness Prince Karl Anselm of Thurn and Taxis*8 November 1739 – 17 March 1773: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis...

 and his wife Duchess Auguste of Württemberg

Duchess Auguste of Württemberg

-Titles and styles:*30 October 1734 – 3 September 1753: Her Ducal Serene Highness Duchess Auguste of Württemberg*3 September 1753 – 17 March 1773: Her Ducal Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis...

. She was an elder sister of Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

-Titles and styles:*22 February 1770 – 17 March 1773: His Serene Highness Prince Karl Alexander of Thurn and Taxis*17 March 1773 – 13 November 1805: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis...

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Marriage and issue

Sophie Friederike married Prince Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł, son of Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł and his wife Anna Luiza Mycielska

Anna Luiza Mycielska

Anna Luiza Mycielska was a Polish noble lady.She married Leon Michał Radziwiłł on February 16, 1744 and later Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł on January 2, 1754 in Lwów....

, on 31 December 1775 in Regensburg

Regensburg

Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...

, Free Imperial City of Regensburg

Regensburg

Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...

, Holy Roman Empire

Holy Roman Empire

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. Sophie Friederike and Hieronim Wincenty had one son:

• Prince Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł (4 August 1786 – 11 November 1813)

Sophie Friederike married for a second time to a Prince Kazanowski around 1795 and for a third time to a Count Ostroróg around 1797.

Titles and styles

• 20 July 1758 – 31 December 1775: Her Serene Highness Princess Sophie Friederike of Thurn and Taxis
• 31 December 1775 – c. 1795: Her Serene Highness Princess Sophie Friederike Radziwiłł, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
• c. 1795 – c. 1797: Her Serene Highness Princess Sophie Friederike Kazanowski, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
• c. 1797 – 31 May 1800: Her Serene Highness Countess Sophie Friederike Ostroróg, Princess of Thurn and Taxis

Ancestry