Princess Sophia of Gloucester

Princess Sophia of Gloucester, (Sophia Matilda; 29 May 1773 – 29 November 1844) was a member of the British Royal Family, a great granddaughter of George II and niece of George III.

[edit] Early life

She was born in Grosvenor Street, Mayfair. Her father was Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, the third eldest son of The Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales. Her mother was the Duchess of Gloucester, the illegitimate daughter of Edward Walpole. As a great granddaughter in the male line of George II, Sophia was styled Her Highness Princess Sophia of Gloucester from birth.

[edit] Royal Highness

On 22 July 1816 Sophia's brother, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, married their cousin, The Princess Mary, a daughter of George III. On their wedding day, the Prince Regent bestowed the style of His Royal Highness on the Duke of Gloucester. The next day, Sophia was also bestowed with the style Her Royal Highness, to give her equal rank with her brother. From then on, she was styled Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia of Gloucester.

Sophia never married nor had any children. She lived at New Lodge in Winkfield, near Windsor in Berkshire and died on 29 November 1844 and is buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor.

[edit] Ancestry

[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms

[edit] Titles

• 29 May 1773 – 22 July 1816: Her Highness Princess Sophia of Gloucester
• 22 July 1816 – 29 November 1844: Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia of Gloucester

[edit] References

http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/mwalpole.html

[edit] See also

• List of British princesses
• British Royal Family
• House of Hanover