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During her life there were various rumours about her alleged incestous relationship with her brother, [[Ernest Augustus I of Hanover|Ernest Augustus]], Duke of Cumberland who later became the King of Hanover. It is unclear whether there was truth to these rumours, or whether they were circulated by Whigs to damage the Duke, who was an extreme Tory and influential in the [[House of Lords]]. |
During her life there were various rumours about her alleged incestous relationship with her brother, [[Ernest Augustus I of Hanover|Ernest Augustus]], Duke of Cumberland who later became the King of Hanover. It is unclear whether there was truth to these rumours, or whether they were circulated by Whigs to damage the Duke, who was an extreme Tory and influential in the [[House of Lords]]. |
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In her early 20s, she gave birth to a child, Tommy, who was rumored to be the result of her relatiionship with one General Garth. He took the child in as a "foster son" and raised him, occasionally parading him through town when Princess Sophia was in residence at Windsor. There is no evidence that she ever met him. (There was a rumor that the child was the result of an incestuous relationship between Sophia and her libertine brother Ernest, but it has never been substantiated.) Tommy grew up to be a wastrel and spendthrift, failing at the military career bestowed on him by the King, running off with another man's wife, serving time in debtor's prison, and counting on a royal inheritance that never came. |
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==Later life== |
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The Princess Sophia (Sophia Matilda; 2 November 1777 – 27 May 1848) was a member of the British Royal Family, the twelfth child and fifth daughter of George III.
Early life
The Princess Sophia was born at Buckingham Palace, London. Her father was the reigning British monarch, George III, the eldest son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Her mother was Queen Charlotte (née Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz).
Adulthood
Like most of her other sisters, Princess Sophia was forced to live her life as a companion of her mother, Queen Charlotte. The Princesses were not allowed to mix with anyone outside the Royal Court.
During her life there were various rumours about her alleged incestous relationship with her brother, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland who later became the King of Hanover. It is unclear whether there was truth to these rumours, or whether they were circulated by Whigs to damage the Duke, who was an extreme Tory and influential in the House of Lords.
In her early 20s, she gave birth to a child, Tommy, who was rumored to be the result of her relatiionship with one General Garth. He took the child in as a "foster son" and raised him, occasionally parading him through town when Princess Sophia was in residence at Windsor. There is no evidence that she ever met him. (There was a rumor that the child was the result of an incestuous relationship between Sophia and her libertine brother Ernest, but it has never been substantiated.) Tommy grew up to be a wastrel and spendthrift, failing at the military career bestowed on him by the King, running off with another man's wife, serving time in debtor's prison, and counting on a royal inheritance that never came.
Later life
After having been blind for over ten years, Princess Sophia died on May 27, 1848 at Vicarage Place, Kensington in London. She was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery in London rather than at Windsor Castle, as she wished to be near her brother, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 2 November 1777 – 27 May 1848: Her Royal Highness The Princess Sophia
Arms
As of 1789, as a daughter of the sovereign, Sophia had use of the arms of the kingdom, differenced by a label argent of three points, the centre point bearing a heart gules, the outer points each bearing a rose gules.[1]
Ancestors
External links
Further reading
- Fraser, Flora. Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III. 2004. London: John Murray, 2005. ISBN 0-7195-6109-4