Princess Sophie of Baden

Sophie
Princess of Lippe
Born	7 August 1834 Karlsruhe
Died	6 April 1904 (aged 69) Karlsruhe
Spouse	Woldemar, Prince of Lippe
Full name Sophie Pauline Henriette Marie Amelie Luise
Father	Prince William of Baden
Mother	Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg

Princess Sophie of Baden (Sophie Pauline Henriette Marie Amelie Luise; 7 August 1834, Karlsruhe - 6 April 1904, Karlsruhe), was a Princess of Baden by birth and the Princess consort of Lippe by marriage.

Life

Sophie was the second daughter of Prince William of Baden (1792-1859) and Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg (1802-1864), daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg.^[1] Her paternal grandparents were Charles Frederick, the first Grand Duke of Baden, and his second wife, Louise Caroline Geyer von Geyersberg, Countess of Hochberg. She grew up in Karlsruhe, together with her two younger sisters, Elizabeth (1835-1891) and Leopoldine (1837 - 1903).

Marriage

Sophie was married to Woldemar, Prince of Lippe (1824–1895) second son of Leopold II, Prince of Lippe (1796 - 1851) and Princess Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1800–1867) on 9 November 1858 in Karlsruhe.^[1] The marriage was childless, leading to a dispute that lasted two decades between the two lines of the House of Lippe to inherit the principality after the death of Woldemar, in 1895.^[1]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 7 August 1834 – 9 November 1858: Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Sophie of Baden
• 9 November 1858 - 8 December 1875: Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Sophie of Lippe, Princess of Baden
• 8 December 1875 - 20 March 1895: Her Grand Ducal Highness the Princess of Lippe
• 20 March 1895 - 6 April 1904: Her Grand Ducal Highness Sophie, Princess of Lippe

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Sophie of Baden

16. Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach               8. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach                       17. Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg               4. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden                             18. John William Friso, Prince of Orange               9. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz                       19. Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel               2. Prince William of Baden                                   20. Christian Heinrich Geyer von Geyersberg               10. Ludwig Heinrich Geyer von Geyersberg                       21. Christiane Philippa von Thummel               5. Louise Caroline Geyer von Geyersberg                             22. Johann Rudolph Hedwiger, Count von Sponeck               11. Countess Maximiliana Christiane von Sponeck                       23. Wilhelmine Louise von Hoff               1. Princess Marie of Baden                                         24. Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg               12. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg                       25. Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis               6. Duke Louis of Württemberg                             26. Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt               13. Margravine Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt                       27. Sophia Dorothea of Prussia               3. Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg                                   28. Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg               14. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg                       29. Augusta Frederika Wilhelmina of Nassau-Idstein               7. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg                             30. William IV, Prince of Orange               15. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau                       31. Anne, Princess Royal

Notes and references

1. Huberty, Michel; Giraud, Alain; Magdelaine, F. and B. (1979). L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome II. France: Laballery. p. 337. ISBN 2-901138-02-0.