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Sophie Caroline Marie Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg, Princess of Luxembourg 1902–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 February 1902

Birth Location: Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg

Death Date: 24 May 1941

Death Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany, from pneumonia

Father: Wilhelm Nassau-Weilburg

Mother: Maria Luxembourg

Spouse(s): Ernst Wettin

Children(s): Albrecht Wettin, Georg Wettin, Rupprecht Wettin

Sophie Caroline Marie Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg, Princess of Luxembourg was born in 1902 in Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, the child of Wilhelm Iv Grand Duke Alexander Von Nassau Weilburg And Maria Ana Of Portugal Grand Duchess Of Luxembourg. Sophie Caroline Marie Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg, Princess of Luxembourg married Ernst Heinrich Ferdinand Franz Joseph Otto Maria Melchiades Prince Ernst Heinrich Of Saxony Wettin, and had children including Albrecht Friedrich August Johannes Gregor Dedo Prince Dedo Wettin, Georg Timo Michael Nikolaus Maria Prince Timo Wettin, Rupprecht Hubertus Gero Maria Prince Gero Wettin. Sophie Caroline Marie Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg, Princess of Luxembourg passed away in 1941 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, from pneumonia.

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Biography

  • Sophie Caroline Marie Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg, Princess of Luxembourg was born in 1902 in Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, the child of Wilhelm Iv Grand Duke Alexander Von Nassau Weilburg And Maria Ana Of Portugal Grand Duchess Of Luxembourg.
  • Sophie Caroline Marie Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg, Princess of Luxembourg married Ernst Heinrich Ferdinand Franz Joseph Otto Maria Melchiades Prince Ernst Heinrich Of Saxony Wettin, and had children including Albrecht Friedrich August Johannes Gregor Dedo Prince Dedo Wettin, Georg Timo Michael Nikolaus Maria Prince Timo Wettin, Rupprecht Hubertus Gero Maria Prince Gero Wettin.
  • Sophie Caroline Marie Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg, Princess of Luxembourg passed away in 1941 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, from pneumonia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilhelm Nassau-Weilburg
1852–1912
Birth Location: Biebrich, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Maria Luxembourg
1861–1942
Birth Location: Schloss Bronnbach, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Ernst Wettin
1896–1971
Birth Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
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Children(s)

Albrecht Wettin
1922–2009
Birth Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
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Georg Wettin
1923–1982
Birth Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
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Rupprecht Wettin
1925–2003
Birth Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
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Sophie Luxembourg's Ancestors

Self
Sophie Luxembourg
1902–1941
Birth Place: Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
Parents
Wilhelm IV Grand Duke Alexander von Nassau-Weilburg
1852–1912
Biebrich, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Maria (Ana of Portugal, Grand Duchess of) Luxembourg
1861–1942
Schloss Bronnbach, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Adolf (William August Karl Fredrik Nassau Weilburg Grand Duke of) Luxemburg
1817–1905
Biebrich, Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany
Adelheid (Maria Ascania Anhalt Dessau Princess of Anhalt-Dessau and member of the House of) Ascania
1833–1916
Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
King (Miguel I, King of Portugal and the) Algarves
1802–1866
Queluz National Palace, Lisbon, Lisboa, Kingdom of Portugal
Princess (Adelaide of) Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
1831–1909
Kleinheubach, Bayern, Germany
Great-Grandparents
William Weilburg
1792–1839
Charlotte Hildburghausen
1794–1825
JOHN Portugal
1767–1826
Carlota Brazil
1775–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Friedrich Nassau-Weilburg
1768–1816
Luise Kirchberg
1772–1827
Frederick Hildburghausen
1763–1834
Charlotte Saxe-Hildburghausen
1769–1818
Peter Portugal
1717–1786
Maria Portugal
1734–1816

Sophie Luxembourg's Descendants

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Sophie (Caroline Marie Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg, Princess of) Luxembourg (14 February 1902–24 May 1941) m. Ernst (Heinrich Ferdinand Franz Joseph Otto Maria Melchiades "Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony") Wettin (December 9, 1896–June 14, 1971)
  1. 1. Albrecht (Friedrich August Johannes Gregor Dedo "Prince Dedo") Wettin 1922–2009
  2. 2. Georg (Timo Michael Nikolaus Maria "Prince Timo") Wettin 1923–1982 m. margrit, (princess of saxony) lucas 1932–1957
  3. 3. Rupprecht (Hubertus Gero Maria "Prince Gero") Wettin 1925–2003

Sophie Luxembourg's Timeline

2 Records

1902
14 February 1902
Birth of Sophie Caroline Marie Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg, Princess of Luxembourg in Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
1941
24 May 1941
Age 39
Death of Sophie Caroline Marie Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg, Princess of Luxembourg in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, from pneumonia
Munich, Bavaria, Germany, from pneumonia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 February 1902
    Event Place: Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1941
    Event Place: Munich, Bavaria, Germany, from pneumonia
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