Brief Life History of Sophie
When Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark was born on 26 June 1914, in Ionian Islands, Greece, her father, Prince Andrew Of Greece And Denmark, was 32 and her mother, Princess Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie von Battenberg, was 29. She married Prinz Christoph Ernst August von Hessen-Kassel on 15 December 1930, in Kronberg im Taunus, Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 24 November 2001, in Schliersee, Miesbach, Bavaria, Germany, at the age of 87, and was buried in Schliersee, Miesbach, Bavaria, Germany.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Sophie von Griechenland, "Germany, Hesse-Nassau, Civil Registers and Church Books, 1701-1875"
- Sophie Princess of Greece and Denmark, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1901–1943 Male
1914–2001 Female
Children (3)
1933–2011 Female
1934–2002 Female
1937–2022 Male
Parents and Siblings
1882–1944 Male
1885–1969 Female
Siblings (5)
1905–1981 Female
1906–1969 Female
1911–1937 Female
1914–2001 Female
1921–2021 Male
World Events (8)
1918
Age 4
1923
Age 9
1938
Age 24
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Korean Kyong, Kyong Suk, Young, Chae, Chi Young, Hang, Kil, Rin, Sang Hun, Chang, Chong, Insoo, Kum, Sun Young, Yom, Young Hwan. Cambodian Kiwan, Oeurn, Phoeun, Pich, Saroeuth, Seung, Sophath, Sophea, Yoeun, Phan, Son. Indian Shanti, Harendra.
Indian (Uttar Pradesh): Brahmin name, from Sanskrit om, the Hindu sacred and mystic syllable uttered at the beginning of prayers.
Cambodian: written ឱម, corresponding to the exclamation of solemn affirmation, of Sanskrit origin (see 1 above), chanted by Buddhist monks.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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