Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Sophie Charlotte Augustine Duchess in Bavaria (February 23, 1847 - May 4, 1897) was the daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria (1808-1888) and Ludovika, Royal Princess of Bavaria. She was also a sister of Elisabeth of Bavaria ("Sissi"). She was born in Munich. She was engaged to Ludwig II of Bavaria, who was her cousin. Their engagement was publicized on January 22, 1867, but after after having repeatedly postponed the wedding date, Ludwig finally canceled it in October. The following year, on September 28, 1868, she married Ferdinand Philippe Marie, duc d'Alençon (July 12th, 1844 - June 29, 1910), son of Louis Charles Philippe Raphael, duc de Nemours, at Schloß Possenhofen near Starnberg. Sophie died at a charity bazar, in Paris, on May 4, 1897. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.