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Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein

Princess Sophie Marie Gabriele Pia of Liechtenstein (German: Sophie Marie Gabriele Pia, Prinzessin von und zu Liechtenstein) (11 July 1837, Vienna, Austrian Empire – 25 September 1899, Schloss Fischhorn, Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria-Hungary) was a Princess of Liechtenstein and member of the Princely House of Liechtenstein by birth. Through her marriage to Charles, Prince of Löwenstein, 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.

Family

Portrait of Princess Sophie in 1838, age one year. Painted by Friedrich von Amerling.

Sophie was the third eldest child and daughter of Alois 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.

Marriage and issue

Sophie married Charles, Prince of Löwenstein, only son and second and youngest child of Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein and Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, on 4 May 1863 in Vienna. They had eight children:

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Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein
Born: 11 July 1837 Died: 25 September 1899
German nobility
Preceded by
Countess Sophie of Windisch-Graetz
Princess consort of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
4 May 1863 – 25 September 1899
Succeeded by
Countess Josephine Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau