Princess Sophia of Gloucester
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Princess Sophia of Gloucester (Sophia Matilda; 29 May 1773 – 29 November 1844) was a great-granddaughter of
Life
Princess Sophia was born in Grosvenor Street,
She was privately baptized in a drawing room at her parents' home in
Sophia was considered as a potential bride for the
She lived at Gloucester Lodge on the Gloucester Road from about 1805 and remained there after her mother's death in 1807, but by 1809 she had sold the villa to George Canning. She also lived at New Lodge in Winkfield, near Windsor in Berkshire.
In 1811, Sophia visited the Royal Yacht Squadron, at Northwood on the Isle of Wight with her brother the Duke of Gloucester: the Gloucester Hotel, by the Parade, was named in their honour.[2]
From 1816, Sophia held the office of Ranger of Greenwich Park and had a home at the Ranger's House, Blackheath.
Sophia was an early patron of the new seaside town of
Sophia died at the Ranger's House, Blackheath, on 29 November 1844, unmarried. She was buried in
Ancestry
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Titles and styles
- 29 May 1773 – 23 July 1816: Her Highness Princess Sophia of Gloucester
- 23 July 1816 – 29 November 1844: Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia of Gloucester[5]
- 16 December 1834 – 29 November 1844: Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester[5]
As a great-granddaughter in the male-line of
See also
- List of British princesses
- British Royal Family
- House of Hanover
References
- ISBN 978-0-345-46195-7.
- ^ "Parishes: Northwood Pages 268-271 A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1912". British History Online. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Gloucester Lodge A Grade II Listed Building in Saint Leonards, East Sussex". British Listed Buildings.
- ^ "Royal Burials in the Chapel since 1805". College of St George - Windsor Castle. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ a b The London Gazette styles her "Princess Sophia of Gloucester" consistently [1][2][3] up to and including The Duke of Clarence's Wedding, 14 July 1818. After this point, (or at least after her brother's death (his funeral Gazette, 16 December 1834) the Gazette consistently styles her "Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester" [4][5][6]