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Princess Sophia (Sophia Matilda; 3 November 1777 – 27 May 1848) was the twelfth child and fifth daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Sophia is perhaps best known for the rumours surrounding a supposed illegitimate child to whom she gave birth as a young woman.
- 6 June 1848, Kensal Green Cemetery, London
- Hanover
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, GCVO, GCStJ, CD (born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, 20 January 1965), is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, the youngest sibling of King Charles III . Sophie grew up at Brenchley, Kent, and later attended West Kent College, training as a secretary.
- Christopher Rhys-Jones
- Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, 20 January 1965 (age 58), Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Mary O'Sullivan
- Windsor (by marriage)
spouse Prince Edward, earl of Wessex. Sophie, duchess of Edinburgh (born January 20, 1965, Oxford, England) British consort (1999– ) of Prince Edward, the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh.
- Childhood and Adolescence
- Early Adulthood
- Relationship with Brent Spencer
- Later Life
- Titles, Styles, Honours and Arms
- Further Reading
Princess Augusta Sophia was born at Buckingham House, City and Liberty of Westminster, the sixth child and second daughter of George III (1738–1820) and his wife Queen Charlotte. Her father so much wanted the new baby to be a girl that the doctor presiding over the labour thought fit to protest that "whoever sees those lovely Princes above stairs m...
Since they were quickly approaching a marriageable age, Augusta and the Princess Royal were given their first lady-in-waiting in July 1783. Augusta frequently wrote to her elder brother William, who was in Hanoverfor military training. She was a good correspondent, telling him family news and encouraging him to tell her what was happening in his li...
Largely denied access to personal relationships with men of their own rank, several of the daughters of George III embarked on such romances with gentlemen at court. Augusta Sophia first met Sir Brent Spencer, a senior Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army, around 1800. As she wrote to her brother, the future King George IV, then Prince Regent, i...
According to a flyer held by the V&A Archives, Princess Augusta was a patron of L. Bertolotto's flea circus. In 1828 Augusta was heard to remark to a friend: “I was ashamed to hear myself called Princess Augusta, and never could persuade myself that I was so, as long as any of the Stuart family were alive; but after the death of Cardinal York[in 18...
Titles and styles
1. 8 November 1768 – 22 September 1840: Her Royal HighnessThe Princess Augusta Sophia
Arms
As of 1789, as a daughter of the sovereign, Augusta Sophia had use of the arms of the kingdom, differenced by a label argent of three points, the centre point bearing a rose gules, the outer points ermine.
"Augusta Sophia" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.J Murrey Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte maintains the Princess Augusta Sophia Collection of English Drama, a group of more than 800 plays published from 1618 to 1826.- 2 October 1840, Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- Hanover
8 de may. de 2023 · Jacqueline Weiss. Updated on May 8, 2023 07:19PM EDT. Photo: Stuart C. Wilson - Pool/Getty. Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh first met his future wife, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh in 1987....
10 de mar. de 2023 · Who Is Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Queen Elizabeth's Daughter-in-Law? - Things to Know About Countess Sophie. Society. Heritage. Who Is Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth's...
11 de may. de 2023 · Sophie, formerly the Countess of Wessex, is married to Prince Edward, who has recently been conferred the title of Duke of Edinburgh that belonged to his late father, Prince Philip. She is...
