Princess Sophie of the Netherlands

Princess Sophie of the Netherlands (Wilhelmine Marie Sophie Louise; 8 April 1824 – 23 March 1897) was the only daughter and last surviving child of King William II of the Netherlands and of his wife Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia. She was heir presumptive to her niece, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, for seven years, from the death of her brother until her own death.

For other people named Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, see Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (disambiguation).
Sophie of the Netherlands
Grand Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Tenure8 July 1853 – 23 March 1897
Born(1824-04-08)8 April 1824
Lange Voorhout Palace, The Hague, Netherlands
Died23 March 1897(1897-03-23) (aged 72)
Weimar, German Empire
SpouseCharles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
IssueCharles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Marie, Princess Heinrich VII Reuss
Princess Anna Sophia
Elisabeth, Duchess Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg
Names
Wilhelmina Marie Sophie Louise
HouseOrange-Nassau
FatherWilliam II of the Netherlands
MotherAnna Pavlovna of Russia
ReligionCalvinist
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