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Sophie, Princess of Albania

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Sophie
Princess Sophie in 1914
Princess consort of Albania
Tenure7 March – 3 September 1914
BornPrincess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg
(1885-05-21)21 May 1885
Potsdam, Brandenburg, German Empire
Died3 February 1936(1936-02-03) (aged 50)
Fântânele, Romania
Spouse
Issue
Names
Sophie Helene Cecilie
House
FatherVictor, Hereditary Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg
MotherPrincess Lucia of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Sophie (born Princess Sophie Helene Cecilie of Schönburg-Waldenburg; 21 May 1885 – 3 February 1936) was Princess of Albania from 7 March to 3 September 1914 as the wife of Prince Wilhelm. In 1906 she married Wilhelm, second son of the Prince of Wied. When her husband became prince of Albania, Sophie became princess consort. However, in Albania she was referred to as Mbretëreshë, or Queen.

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Early life

Sophie Helene Cecilie was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, German Empire, into an ancient House of Schönburg, as daughter of Hereditary Prince Otto Karl Viktor I von Schönburg-Waldenburg (1856-1888) and his wife, Princess Lucie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1859-1903).

Both of Princess Sophie's parents died when she was young, so she spent much of her youth at the Castle Hemius in Fântânele estate in Moldavia, which was owned by her maternal relatives.[1]

Marriage and issue

On 30 November 1906 at Waldenburg, Saxony Princess Sophie married Prince Wilhelm of Wied, son of William, Prince of Wied (1845-1907) and Princess Marie of the Netherlands (1841-1910). Sophie's husband, Prince Wilhelm was related to Wilhelm II, German Emperor, being his second cousin. They had two children:

Albanian ancestry

She had some remote Albanian ancestry, being a descendant of Princess Elena Callimachi, daughter of Prince Scarlat Ghica (1715-1766) (Prince of Moldavia and Prince of Wallachia), and his wife, Princess Ruxandra Muruzi. She has also descended from Princess Ruxandra Ghica, daughter of Grigore I Ghica (1628-1675), Prince of Wallachia and his wife, Princess Maria Strurdza. Although officially Romanian, the Ghica Princely family has Albanian roots.[3]

Princess of Albania

Styles of
Princess Sophie of Albania
Reference styleHer Highness
Spoken styleYour Highness
William of Albania and his wife Princess Sophie arriving in Durrës the capital of Principality of Albania, (now Albania) on 7 March 1914

Princess Sophie was close to her husband's aunt Queen Elisabeth of Romania, whom she had known since moving to Romania after the death of her parents. Princess Sophie and Queen Elisabeth sang, painted, composed and played musical instruments together.[4] Queen Elisabeth played an important role in getting Princess Sophie's husband William the Albanian throne by asking Take Ionescu to persuade the great powers to select William.[5] Princess Sophie and Queen Elisabeth both worked to overcome William's reluctance to accept the throne.[1]

Eventually William agreed, and on 21 February 1914, Prince William and Princess Sophie hosted a delegation of Albanian and Italo-Albanians notables at their castle in Neuwied, where William was formally offered the throne. The Albanian and Italo-Albanian delegation then visited Waldenburg, Saxony, where they paid their respects to Princess Sophie's family.[1]

Sophie and her husband arrived in Albania on 7 March 1914, in Durrës, the provisional capital. Sophie and Wilhelm were not make a success in Albania: they were strangers to the culture and sought to introduce habits which were normal for royalty in Western Europe but unknown in Albania. Sophie showed no interest in politics. Her representational duties and disinterest in state affairs were considered ideal for a royal consort in Western Europe and modelled after her mentor queen Elizabeth of Romania.[6] Edith Durham, who met them in Durrës, described them thus:

"They are very royal – both of them [...] keep a court and keep people standing in their presence. It is all ludicrous [...] her [Sophie's] only idea is to play lady bountiful, distribute flowers, put medals on the wounded and make tiny blouses of native embroidery."[6]

Her Albanian adventure proved short-lived. On 3 September 1914, with the country in turmoil, Princess Sophie and Prince William left Albania, never to return.[7] However, she officially remained the Princess of Albania until 31 January 1925, when the country was declared a republic.

On 3 February 1936, Princess Sophie died at Fântânele, Romania.[5]

Ancestry

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Heaton-Armstrong, Duncan (2005). The Six Month Kingdom: Albania 1914. I.B.Tauris. pp. xii, 14. ISBN 1-85043-761-0.
  2. ^ "Sophie Helene Cecilie Fürstin zu Albanien von Schönburg-Waldenburg".
  3. ^ http://www.ghika.net/Histoire/Question_Orient.pdf The Ghica family was a Greek Orthodox Phanariote dynasty of Albanian origin
  4. ^ Edinburgh, Marie of (1971). The story of my life. Ayer Publishing. pp. 541, 542. ISBN 0-405-02761-3.
  5. ^ a b Pearson, Owen (2006). Albania in the Twentieth Century: a history. I.B.Tauris. pp. 50, 377. ISBN 1-84511-013-7.
  6. ^ a b Tanner, M. (2014). Albania's Mountain Queen: Edith Durham and the Balkans. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-85772-374-1.
  7. ^ Hall, Richard C. (2000). The Balkan Wars, 1912–1913: Prelude to the First World War. Routledge. pp. 131. ISBN 0-415-22946-4.

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Sophie, Princess of Albania
Cadet branch of the House of Schönburg
Born: 21 May 1885 Died: 3 February 1936
Albanian royalty
New title Princess of Albania
7 March 1914 – 3 September 1914
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Title next held by
Geraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Apponyi
as Queen of the Albanians
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