Sophia Mathilda of Gloucester

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Samuel Shelley : Sophia Mathilda of Gloucester, around 1799

Princess Sophia Mathilda of Gloucester (born May 29, 1773 in Mayfair , Middlesex , † November 29, 1844 in Bleackheath , Kent ) was a member of the British royal family from the House of Hanover .

biography

Joshua Reynolds : Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester, around 1774

Sophia was the eldest daughter of Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743-1805) and his wife Maria Walpole (1736-1807), daughter of Edward Walpole and his partner Dorothy Clements. Her paternal grandparents were the Prince of Wales , Friedrich Ludwig von Hannover and Princess Augusta von Sachsen-Gotha . She was also a niece of the British King George III.

Her upbringing and schooling were in the hands of several tutors and governesses . She had a special relationship with her younger brother Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Gloucester (1776–1834) and his future wife Princess Maria . Although the princess had several marriage candidates, she remained unmarried. She later lived in Winkfield , near Windsor, and was the first family member to go to public meetings. She was buried in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle .

title

  • 1773–1816 Her Highness Princess Sophia of Gloucester
  • 1816–1844 Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia of Gloucester
personal data
SURNAME Sophia Mathilda of Gloucester
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Member of the British royal family from the House of Hanover
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1773
PLACE OF BIRTH Mayfair , Middlesex
DATE OF DEATH November 29, 1844
Place of death Bleackheath , Kent