Duchess Sophie Adelheid in Bavaria

Duchess Sophie Adelheid
Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach
Sophie Adelheid in 1915
Born(1875-02-22)22 February 1875
Possenhofen Castle, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died15 May 1957(1957-05-15) (aged 82)
Schloss Seefeld, West Germany
Spouse
Hans Veit, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach
(m. 1898; died 1929)
Issue
  • Count Carl Theodor of Toerring-Jettenbach
  • Countess Antonia of Toerring-Jettenbach
  • Count Hans Heribert of Toerring-Jettenbach
Names
Sophie Adelheid Ludovika Maria
HouseHouse of Wittelsbach
FatherDuke Karl Theodor in Bavaria
MotherInfanta Maria José of Portugal
ReligionRoman Catholic

Duchess Sophie Adelheid in Bavaria (22 February 1875 – 15 May 1957) was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and the second child of the famed ophthalmologist Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria. She was the elder sister of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians and Princess Ruppercht of Bavaria .