Countess Sophia Komorowska (née Princess Sophia Sapieha), in Polish

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 Zofia z książąt Sapiehów hrabina Komorowska (11 October 1919-14 August 1997) was a Polish princess

Princess

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 and grandmother of Belgian heir apparent's

Heir apparent

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 wife, Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant

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Princess Sophia Sapieha (księżniczka Zofia Sapieżanka) was a member of a Polish–Lithuanian princely family, the Sapieha family (Lis coat of arms). Her father, Prince Adam Zygmunt Sapieha

Adam Zygmunt Sapieha

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 (2 May 1892-20 October 1970) was a military aviator. Her mother, Teresa Sobańska (20 October 1891-14 October 1975) was a noble lady (szlachcianka

Szlachta

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). On 25 July 1942 in Warsaw

Warsaw

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 she married Count Leo Michael Komorowski (hrabia Leon Michał Komorowski) (14 August 1907-13 September 1992). They had six children:

• Gabriela Maria (born on 20 December 1943)
• Rose Maria (Róża Maria) (born on 5 Jul 1945) - on 16 September 1969 she married Belgian noble man Jean Michel Maus de Rolley

Children: Sophie Maus de Rolley,
Bernard Maus de Rolley,
Xavier Maus de Rolley

• Anna Maria
  Anna Maria Komorowska
  Countess Anna Maria d'Udekem d'Acoz is a Polish noblewoman and the mother of Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant, the wife of Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant, heir to the Belgian throne....
  
   She married Patrick d'Udekem d'acoz

Children: Princess Mathilde of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant, née Jonkvrouw/Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz;
Jonkvrouw Marie-Alix d'Udekem d'Acoz;
Margravine Elisabeth von Pallavicini, née Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz;
Baroness Helene Janssen, née Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz;
Charles-henri d'Udekem d'Acoz

• Michael Leon (Michał Leon) (born 4 January 1953) - on 4 September 1976 he married Dominique Willems

Children: Rodolphe Komorowski,
Godefroy Komorowski,
Charlotte Komorowski,
Marie-Hedwige Komorowski

• Christina Maria (Krystyna Maria) (born on 14 February 1955) - on 25 Jul 1983 she married Alain de Brabant

Children: Pierre-Ladislas de Brabant,
Noemi de Brabant,
Benedicte de Brabant,
Clothilde de Brabant,
Jean-Baptiste de Brabant,
Martin de Brabant

• Maria Teresa (born on 10 January 1958) - she married Gérard Braun

Children: Xavier Braun,
Olivier Braun

Princess Sophia, alongside with her granddaughter Marie-Alix, was killed in car accident on 14 August 1997 in Herstal

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, Belgium

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