Sophie, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

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HRH The Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Titles Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Princess of Romania

Reign 14 October 1988 - present
Coronation 4 April 1989
Predecessor Elisabeth von Wangenheim-Winterstein
Biographical Information
Born 29 October 1957

Bucharest, Romania

Spouse Michael, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

(m. 1980)

Issue Leonie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Name Sophie
House Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (by birth)

Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (by marriage)

Father King Michael of Romania
Mother Princess Anne of Parma
Religion Eastern Orthodox

Sophie, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (born Princess Sophie of Romania on 29 October 1957) is a member of the Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Grand Ducal Family as the current Grand Duchess consort. She is also a member of the Romanian Royal Family as the sister of Margareta, Queen of Romania.

Life

Sophie was born the fourth child of King Michael of Romania and Princess Anne of Parma.

Marriage and Issue

On 15 November 1980, Sophie married Michael, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in Weimar. The couple has one daughter, Leonie.

Photo Name Birth Death Marriage
Leonie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 30 October 1986 Unmarried and without issue

Residences

TBA

Sartorial Information

Tiara Collection

As Grand Duchess, Sophie has access to the entirety of the Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Tiara Collection. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.

Clothing Collection

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours

  • 1957-1980 Princess Sophie of Romania
  • 1980-1988 Sophie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
  • 1988-present Sophie, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

National Honours

Order of the White Falcon (1989)

Saxe-Ernestine House Order (1980)

Foreign Honours

Order of the Star of Romania (1980) (Romania)

Order of the Crown of Romania (1975) (Romania)

Ancestry

Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents
King Michael of Romania King Carol II of Romania

Princess Helen of Greece

King Ferdinand of Romania

Princess Marie of Edinburgh

King Constantine I of Greece

Princess Sophia of Prussia

Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern

Infanta Antonia of Portugal

Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

King George I of Greece

Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia

Emperor Frederick III of Germany

Victoria, Princess Royal

Princess Anne of Parma Prince Rene of Parma

Princess Margaret of Denmark

Duke Robert I of Parma

Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal

Prince Valdemar of Denmark

Princess Marie d'Chartres

Duke Charles III of Parma

Princess Louise d'Artois

King Miguel of Portugal

Princess Adelaide of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

King Christian IX of Denmark

Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel

Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres

Princess Francoise d'Joinville