Princess Sophia of Gloucester

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Princess Sophia of Gloucester
Full name
Sophia Matilda
Detail
Titles and styles
HRH Princess Sophia of Gloucester[1]
HH Princess Sophia of Gloucester
Royal house House of Hanover
Father Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Mother Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Born 29 May 1773(1773-05-29)
Mayfair, Middlesex
Died 29 November 1844 (aged 71)
Blackheath, Kent
Burial St George's Chapel, Windsor

Princess Sophia of Gloucester (Sophia Matilda; 29 May 1773 – 29 November 1844) was a member of the British Royal Family, a great granddaughter of George II and niece of George III.

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Early life

She was born in Grosvenor Street, Mayfair. Her father was Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, the third eldest son of The Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales. Her mother was the Duchess of Gloucester, the illegitimate daughter of Edward Walpole. As a great granddaughter in the male line of George II, Sophia was styled Her Highness Princess Sophia of Gloucester from birth.

Royal Highness

On 22 July 1816 Sophia's brother, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, married their cousin, The Princess Mary, a daughter of George III. On their wedding day, the Prince Regent bestowed the style of His Royal Highness on the Duke of Gloucester. The next day, Sophia was also bestowed with the style Her Royal Highness, to give her equal rank with her brother. From then on, she was styled Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia of Gloucester.

Sophia never married nor had any children. She lived at New Lodge in Winkfield, near Windsor in Berkshire and died on 29 November 1844 and is buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor.

Ancestry

Titles, styles, honours and arms

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References

  1. ^ a b c The London Gazette styles her "Princess Sophia of Gloucester" consistently [1][2][3] up to and including The Duke of Clarence's Wedding, 14 July 1818. After this point, (or at least after her brother's death (his funeral Gazette, 16 December 1834) the Gazette consistently styles her "Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucster" [4][5][6]

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