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Princess Sophie Friederike of Thurn and Taxis

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Religion
  
Roman Catholic

Name
  
Princess Friederike

Died
  
May 31, 1800


Princess Sophie Friederike of Thurn and Taxis

Born
  
20 July 1758 Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire (
1758-07-20
)

Issue
  
Prince Dominik Hieronim Radziwill

House
  
House of Thurn and Taxis House of Radziwill House of Kazanowski House of Ostrorog

Father
  
Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Mother
  
Duchess Auguste of Wurttemberg

Spouse
  
Hieronim Wincenty Radziwill (m. 1775–1786)

Children
  
Dominik Hieronim Radziwill

Parents
  
Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Duchess Auguste of Wurttemberg

Grandchildren
  
Stephanie Dominikovna Radziwill

Similar People
  
Dominik Hieronim Radziwill, Michal Kazimierz "Rybenko, Michal Karaszewicz‑Tokarzewski, Mikolaj Traba

Princess Sophie Friederike Dorothea Henriette of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: Sophie Friederike Dorothea Henriette, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis (20 July 1758 in Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire – 31 May 1800) was a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis and a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and a member of the House of Radziwiłł and Princess Radziwiłł through her marriage to Prince Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł. Sophie Friederike was briefly a member of the Kazanowski and Ostroróg Polish noble families through subsequent marriages. She was known as "the Jewel of Regensburg."

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Family

Sophie Friederike was the second child and daughter of Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Duchess Auguste of Württemberg. She was an elder sister of Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.

Marriage and issue

Sophie Friederike married Prince Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł, son of Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł and his wife Anna Luiza Mycielska, on 31 December 1775 in Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire. Sophie Friederike and Hieronim Wincenty had one son:

  • Prince Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł (4 August 1786 – 11 November 1813)
  • Sophie Friederike married for a second time to Prince Andrzej Kazanowski around 1795 and for a third time to Count Mikołaj Ostroróg around 1797.

    Titles and styles

  • 20 July 1758 – 31 December 1775: Her Serene Highness Princess Sophie Friederike of Thurn and Taxis
  • 31 December 1775 – c. 1795: Her Serene Highness Princess Sophie Friederike Radziwiłł, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
  • c. 1795 – c. 1797: Her Serene Highness Princess Sophie Friederike Kazanowski, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
  • c. 1797 – 31 May 1800: Her Serene Highness Countess Sophie Friederike Ostroróg, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
  • References

    Princess Sophie Friederike of Thurn and Taxis Wikipedia