Sophie, Erzherzogin von Österreich#
Sophie, Archduchess of Austria, b. Munich (Germany), Jan. 27, 1805, d. Vienna, May 28, 1872, daughter of King Maximilian I of Bavaria, 1824 married Archduke Franz Karl, mother of Emperor Franz Joseph I. S. used her great influence at court particularly in December 1848, when Franz Joseph I succeeded to the throne, and during his first years of rule.
Literature#
G. Holler, S., Die heimliche Kaiserin, 1993.