Princess Sophie of Bavaria
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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[edit]

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[edit]

Franz Joseph I of Austria (18 August 1830 - 21 November 1916) married Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria and had issue.

Maximilian I of Mexico (6 July 1832 - 19 June 1867) married Princess Charlotte of Belgium but had np issue.

Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (30 July 1833 – 19 May 1896) married three times and had issue.

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (27 October 1835 – 5 February 1840) died in infancy.

Stillborn Archduke (24 October 1840)

Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria (15 May 1842 – 18 January 1919) never married.

Titles and styles[edit]

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.

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