Sophie of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld

Sophie Friederike Karoline Luise, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld

Daughter of Franz, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld (1750-1806) by his second wife Auguste Gräfin Reuß zu Ebersdorf (1757-1831).

Born: Coburg 19. Aug 1778

Married: Coburg 23. Feb 1804 Emmanuel Comte de Puilly, since 1818 Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1777-1852), son of Albert-Louis Baron de Pouilly, Comte de Roussy (1731-1795) and Marie-Antoinette de Custine (1746-1800).

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Died: Tuschimitz, Bohemia 9. Jul 1835

Buried: Schloss Preitenstein (Nečtiny), Bohemia

Detlev Schwennicke “Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folge” Vol I.1; Vittorio Klostermann, 2005; Georges Dufoux ”Les Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha. Une dynastie mythique”, Fontainbleau 2000;