Zofia Sapieha

Countess Zofia Komorowska (née Sapieha) (11 October 1919 – 14 August 1997) was a Polish noblewoman and the grandmother of Queen Mathilde of Belgium.

Princess (Księżniczka) Zofia was a member of a Polish–Lithuanian princely family, the Sapieha family (Lis coat of arms). Her father, Prince Adam Zygmunt Sapieha (2 May 1892 – 20 October 1970) was a military aviator. Her mother, Teresa (20 October 1891 – 14 October 1975) was a noblewoman (szlachcianka). On 25 July 1942, in Warsaw, Zofia married Count Leon Michał Komorowski (14 August 1907 – 13 September 1992); the couple had six children:

• Gabriela Maria (born 20 December 1943)
• Róża Maria (born 5 July 1945); wed, on 16 September 1969, to Belgian nobleman Jean Michel Maus de Rolley:
  • Sophie Maus de Rolley,
  • Bernard Maus de Rolley,
  • Xavier Maus de Rolley
• Anna Maria; she married Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz:
  • Queen Mathilde of Belgium (née Jonkvrouw, later Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz);
  • Jonkvrouw Marie-Alix d'Udekem d'Acoz (died 14 August 1997);
  • Margravine Elisabeth von Pallavicini, née Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz;
  • Baroness Helene Janssen, née Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz;
  • Count Charles-Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz
• Michał Leon (born 4 January 1953) wed, on 4 September 1976, to Dominique Willems:
  • Rodolphe Komorowski,
  • Godefroy Komorowski,
  • Charlotte Komorowski,
  • Marie-Hedwige Komorowski
• Krystyna Maria; born 14 February 1955; married, on 25 July 1983, to Alain de Brabant
  • Pierre-Ladislas de Brabant,
  • Noemi de Brabant,
  • Benedicte de Brabant,
  • Clothilde de Brabant,
  • Jean-Baptiste de Brabant,
  • Martin de Brabant
• Maria Teresa (born 10 January 1958); wed married Gérard Braun:
  • Xavier Braun,
  • Olivier Braun

Death

Princess Zofia and her granddaughter Marie-Alix were killed in a car accident on 14 August 1997 in Herstal, Belgium.^[1]

Ancestry

1. ↑ [Prison after deadly accident grandmother and sister pricess Mathilde published 23-05-2001]