Princess Sophie Of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1911-1988)
Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach may refer to: * Princess Sophie of the Netherlands (1824–1897), wife of Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach * Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1888–1913), daughter of Prince William of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (noteworthy for her suicide) * Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1911–1988) , anthem = , father = William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach , mother = Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen , birth_date = , birth_place = Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach , death_date = , death_place = Hamburg, ...

Princess Sophie Of The Netherlands
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a substantive title Some princesses are reigning monarchs of principalities. There have been fewer instances of reigning princesses than reigning princes, as most principalities excluded women from inheriting the throne. Examples of princesses regnant have included Constance of Antioch, princess regnant of Antioch in the 12th century. Since the President of France, an office for which women are eligible, is ''ex-officio'' a Co-Prince of Andorra, then Andorra could theoretically be jointly ruled by a princess. Princess as a courtesy title Descendants of monarchs For many centuries, the title "princess" was not regularly used for a monarch's daughter, who, in English, might simply be called "Lady". Old English had no female equivalent of "prince ...
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Princess Sophie Of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1888–1913)
, house =House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach , father = Prince William of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach , mother =Princess Gerta of Ysenburg and Büdingen , birth_date = , birth_place =Düsseldorf , death_date = , death_place =Heidelberg , place of burial =Weimar Royal Vault, Weimar, Germany } Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (25 July 1888 – 18 September 1913) was a great-granddaughter of Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, who was a younger brother of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Her life ended in scandal after she committed suicide in apparent reaction to her family's refusal to allow her to marry Hans von Bleichröder, the son of Gerson von Bleichröder, the most influential banker in Germany. Reports speculating about their relationship and her later death were widespread in German and foreign newspapers. Sophie is believed to be the first European royal woman cremated. Family an ...
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