Princess Sophie Marie Gabriele Pia of Liechtenstein (German

German language

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: Sophie Marie Gabriele Pia, Prinzessin von und zu Liechtenstein) (11 July 1837, Vienna

Vienna

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, Austrian Empire

Austrian Empire

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 – 25 September 1899, Schloss Fischhorn, Zell am See

Zell am See

Zell am See is the capital city of the Zell am See district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The city has about 10,000 inhabitants.Zell am See is a tourist destination and a transportation hub for the region...

, Salzburg

Salzburg (state)

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, Austria–Hungary) was a Princess of Liechtenstein and member of the Princely House of Liechtenstein

Princely Family of Liechtenstein

The Liechtenstein dynasty, from which the principality takes its name, is the family which reigns by constitutional, hereditary right over the nation of Liechtenstein...

 by birth. Through her marriage to Charles VI, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Charles VI, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was a German nobleman, the Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg , Catholic politician and later a Dominican monk...

, Sophie was Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg from 4 May 1863 until 25 September 1899 and a member of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Löwenstein-Wertheim

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Family

Sophie was the third eldest child and daughter of Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein and his wife Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. She was an elder sister of Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein and Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein

Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein

Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein, born Franz de Paula Maria Karl August was the Prince of Liechtenstein between 1929 and 1938. He was the son of Aloys II of Liechtenstein and his wife Countess Franziska Kinsky...

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Marriage and issue

Sophie married Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, only son and second and youngest child of Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Constantine Josef of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the eldest son and heir of Karl Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg by his wife Sophie of Windisch-Graetz...

 and his wife Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Princess Marie Agnes Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, full German name: Marie Agnes Henriette, Prinzessin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a member of the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and a Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by birth...

, on 4 May 1863 in Vienna

Vienna

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. Sophie and Charles had eight children:

• Princess Franziska of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach
  Kleinheubach
  Kleinheubach is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the like-named Verwaltungsgemeinschaft .- Location :...
  
   30 March 1864 - Düsseldorf
  Düsseldorf
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   12 April 1930)
• Princess Adelheid of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach
  Kleinheubach
  Kleinheubach is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the like-named Verwaltungsgemeinschaft .- Location :...
  
   17 July 1865 - Prague
  Prague
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   6 September 1941), married Count Adalbert Joseph of Schönborn
• Princess Agnes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach
  Kleinheubach
  Kleinheubach is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the like-named Verwaltungsgemeinschaft .- Location :...
  
   22 December 1866 - Oosterhout
  Oosterhout
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   23 January 1954)
• Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach
  Kleinheubach
  Kleinheubach is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the like-named Verwaltungsgemeinschaft .- Location :...
  
   11 April 1868 - Rome
  Rome
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   15 February 1870)
• Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
  Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
  Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was a Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and a member of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg by birth and an Infanta of Portugal, Duchess consort of...
  
   (Rome
  Rome
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   4 January 1870 - Vienna
  Vienna
  Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
  
   17 January 1935), married Miguel, Duke of Braganza
• Aloys, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
  Aloys, 7th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
  Aloys Joseph Kamill Leopold Michael Anton Maria, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, full German name: Aloys Joseph Kamill Leopold Michael Anton Maria, Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was a German politician and...
  
   (Kleinheubach
  Kleinheubach
  Kleinheubach is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the like-named Verwaltungsgemeinschaft .- Location :...
  
   15 September 1871 - Schloss Bronnbach 25 January 1952), married Countess Josephine Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
• Princess Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach
  Kleinheubach
  Kleinheubach is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the like-named Verwaltungsgemeinschaft .- Location :...
  
   28 September 1873 - Vienna
  Vienna
  Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
  
   27 June 1936), married Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg
• Prince Johannes Baptista of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach
  Kleinheubach
  Kleinheubach is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the like-named Verwaltungsgemeinschaft .- Location :...
  
   29 August 1880 - Newport
  Newport, Rhode Island
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   18 May 1956), married Countess Alexandra of Bernstorff

Titles and styles

• 11 July 1837 – 4 May 1863: Her Serene Highness Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein
• 4 May 1863 – 25 September 1899: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Princess of Liechtenstein

Ancestry