Editing Sophie, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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! colspan="2" |HRH The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Schleswig-Holstein_Sophie.png|center|frameless]]
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|'''Titles'''
|Duchess of [[Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
Princess of [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
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|'''Reign'''
|3 April 2025 - present
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|'''Coronation'''
|5 November 2025
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|'''Predecessor'''
|[[Princess Elena of Romania]]
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! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
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|'''Born'''
|9 October 1983 (age 42)
Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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|'''Spouse'''
|[[Hubertus, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
(m. 2009)
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|'''Issue'''
|[[Princess Katharina of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Princess Katharina]]
[[Philipp, Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Philipp, Hereditary Duke]]

[[Princess Madeleine of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Princess Madeleine]]
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|'''Name'''
|Sophie Alexandra 
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|'''House'''
|Schleswig-Holstein (by birth)
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (by marriage)
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|'''Father'''
|[[Duke Christoph of Schleswig-Holstein]]
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|'''Mother'''
|[[Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld]]
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|'''Religion'''
|Lutheran
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'''Sophie, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha''' (born ''Princess Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein'' on 9 October 1983) is a member of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ducal Family as the consort of '''Hubertus, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha'''. She is also a member of the Schleswig-Holstein Ducal Family as the sister of '''[[Friedrich Ferdinand II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein]]''', as well as the Romanian Royal Family as the niece-in-law of '''[[Margareta, Queen of Romania]]'''. 

==Life==
Sophie was born the eldest child and only daughter of '''Duke Christoph of Schleswig-Holstein''' and '''Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld'''.

Sophie became Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha upon the death of her father-in-law in 2025

==Marriage and Issue==
On 23 May 2009, Sophie married '''Hubertus, Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha''' in Coburg. The couple have three children, '''Katharina, Philipp,''' and '''Madeleine.'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Photo
!Name
!Birth
!Death
!Marriage
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|[[File:Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha_Katharina.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Katharina of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Princess Katharina]]
|30 April 2014
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|[[File:Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha_Philipp_2015.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Philipp, Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Philipp, Hereditary Duke]]
|15 July 2015
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|[[File:Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha_Madeleine.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Madeleine of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Princess Madeleine]]
|22 February 2017
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==Residences==
<gallery>
File:Residences Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Callenberg Castle.jpg|Callenberg Castle; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
File:Residences Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Friedenstein Palace.JPG|Friedenstein Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
File:Residences Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ehrenburg Castle.jpg|Ehrenburg Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)
File:Reisdences Schleswig-Holstein Louisenlund Palace.JPG|Louisenlund Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)
</gallery>

==Sartorial Information==
===Tiara Collection===
As Duchess, Sophie has access to the entirety of the [[Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Tiara Collection]]. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.<gallery>
File:Tiaras Schleswig-Holstein Sophie Aquamarine Clover Tiara.jpg|(1999) Aquamarine Clover Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents
File:Tiaras Schleswig-Holstein Sophie Diamond Fringe Tiara.jpg|(2009) Diamond Fringe Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
File:Tiaras Schleswig-Holstein Sophie Art Deco Tiara.jpg|(2009) Art Deco Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents
</gallery>

===Clothing Collection===
Clothing Collection

==Titles and Honours==

*'''1983-2009'''   Princess Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein
*'''2009-2025'''   Sophie, Hereditary Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
*'''2025-present'''   Sophie, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

===National Honours===
[[File:Honours_Saxe_Duchies_Saxe-Ernestine_House_Order.png|frameless|75x75px]] Saxe-Ernestine House Order (2009)

===Foreign Honours===
[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_the_Black_Eagle.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Black Eagle (2025) (Germany)

[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_Louise.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Louise (2009) (Germany)

[[File:Honours_Schleswig-Holstein_Schleswig_Order.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Schleswig (2001) (Schleswig-Holstein)

==Ancestry==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
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|[[Duke Christoph of Schleswig-Holstein]]
|[[Duke Peter of Schleswig-Holstein]]
[[Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe]]
|[[Duke Wilhelm Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein]]
[[Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg]]<br>
[[Prince Stephan of Schaumburg-Lippe]]<br>
[[Princess Ingeborg Alix of Oldenburg]]
|[[Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein]]
[[Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein]]<br>
[[Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg]]<br>
[[Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]<br>
[[George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe]]<br>
[[Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg]]<br>
[[Grand Duke Frederick Augustus II of Oldenburg]]<br>
[[Princess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
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|[[Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld]]
|[[Alfred II, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld]]
[[Irmgard von Wehrborn]]
|[[Alfred I, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld]]
[[Countess Franziska of Schonborn-Buchheim]]<br>
[[Baron Gustav Wehrborn]]<br>
[[Elisabeth Hammerle]]
|[[Alfred, Count of Lippe-Weissenfeld]]
[[Countess Amalia of Pallavicini]]<br>
[[Friedrich Karl, Count of Schonborn-Buchheim]]<br>
[[Dona Teresa Dentice]]<br>
N/A<br>
N/A<br>
N/A<br>
N/A
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==Lines of Succession==
{| class="wikitable wiki-table"
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! colspan="3" |Sophie, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
House of Schleswig-Holstein 

Born: 9 October 1983 
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| colspan="3" |<center>'''Lines of Succession'''</center>
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|<center>Preceded by</center>
|<center>Succession to the [[Schleswig-Holstein]] throne</center>
|<center>Followed by</center>
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|<center>[[Prince Leopold of Schleswig-Holstein]]</center>
|<center>4th in the line of succession</center>
|<center>[[Philipp, Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]</center>
|}
== Notes ==
Face: Emily Blunt
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