Sophie of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Ernestine Friederike Sophie, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Daughter of Ernst Friedrich III. Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1727-1780) and his third wife Ernestine, Princess of Saxe-Weimar (1740-1786).
Born: Hildburghausen 22. Feb 1750
Married: Hildburghausen 6. Mar 1776 Franz, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld (1750-1806), son of Ernst Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld (1724-1800) and his wife Sophie Antoinette, Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1724-1802).
No issue
Died: 28. Oct 1778 from influenza
Buried: Moritzkirche,
Detlev Schwennicke “Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folge” Vol I.1; Vittorio Klostermann, 2005; Georges Dufoux ”Les Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha. Une dynastie mythique”, Fontainbleau 2000