Sophia of Sweden (1801–1865)

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Sophia of Sweden (1801–1865)

Grand duchess of Baden. Born on May 21, 1801; died on July 6, 1865; daughter of Gustavus IV Adolphus (1778–1837), king of Sweden (r. 1792–1809), and Frederica Dorothea of Baden (1781–1826); married Leopold (1790–1852), grand duke of Baden (r. 1830–1852), on July 25, 1819; children: eight, including Alexandrina of Baden (1820–1904, who married Ernest II, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld); Louis II of Baden, grand duke of Baden (b. 1824); Frederick I (1826–1907), grand duke of Baden; William of Baden (1829–1897); Mary of Baden (1834–1899); Cecilia of Baden (1839–1891, also known as Olga Feodorovna); Charles of Baden (b. 1832).

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