Princess Sophie Fredericka Caroline Louise of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (19 August 1778 – 9 July 1835) was a princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

The Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in the 17th century, the Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield line lasted until the reshuffle of Ernestine territories that occurred following the extinction of the Saxe-Gotha line in...

, and the sister of Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was the mother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.-Early life:...

 and King Leopold I of Belgium

Leopold I of Belgium

Leopold I was from 21 July 1831 the first King of the Belgians, following Belgium's independence from the Netherlands. He was the founder of the Belgian line of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...

, and aunt of Queen Victoria. By marriage, she was a countess of Mensdorff-Pouilly

Mensdorff-Pouilly

Mensdorff-Pouilly is a noble family originally from Lorraine. It derives its name from the barony of Pouilly at Stenay in Meuse.In 1790, during the French Revolution, Albert Louis de Pouilly emigrated with his family...

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She was born in Coburg

Coburg

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, the eldest child of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf. She met her future husband, Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly

Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly

Emmanuel, count of Mensdorff-Pouilly was an army officer in the Imperial and Royal Army of the Austrian Empire, and vice-governor of Mainz....

, at Schloss Fantaisie, a meeting place for French emigrants. They married on 23 February 1804 in Coburg. Her husband was elevated to count in 1818.

In 1830, she published her romantic collection of fairy tales, Mährchen und Erzählungen. Sophie received the Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Catherine.

She was the mother of politician Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly, Prince Dietrichstein von Nicolsburg

Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly, Prince Dietrichstein von Nicolsburg

Count Alexander Mensdorff-Pouilly , was an Austrian general, diplomat and politician, including two years as Minister of Foreign Affairs and one month's service as Minister-President of Austria....

. Princess Sophie died in Tuschimitz, Bohemia.