imar ▁court . ▁There ▁she ▁led ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁private ▁lady ▁of ▁rank , ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁travel ▁with ▁much ▁more ▁freedom ▁than ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁possible ▁at ▁the ▁We imar ▁court . ▁Soph ie ▁was ▁very ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁especially ▁among ▁arist ocr atic ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁university . ▁She ▁used ▁to ▁frequent ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁notable ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁town ; ▁it ▁was ▁there ▁that ▁she ▁met ▁Hans ▁von ▁B leich ro eder , ▁a ▁rising ▁lawyer ▁and ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁powerful ▁bank er . ▁In ▁addition , ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁parents ▁were ▁much ▁bel oved ▁in ▁Heidel berg ▁for ▁the ▁interest ▁they ▁took ▁in ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁w elf are , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁their ▁lack ▁of ▁wealth . ▁ ▁Her ▁home ▁life ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁unh appy , ▁as ▁her ▁elder ▁brother ▁Prince ▁Hermann ' s ▁affairs ▁we ighed ▁heavily ▁on ▁her ▁spirits . ▁Just ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁previously , ▁Hermann ▁had ▁lost ▁his ▁title ▁and ▁style , ▁becoming ▁known ▁as ▁Count ▁Ost heim , ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁period ▁of ▁anger ing ▁his ▁family ▁through ▁extensive ▁sp ending ▁and ▁later ▁entering ▁into ▁a ▁m organ atic ▁marriage ▁with ▁an ▁actress . ▁ ▁Soph ie ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁great ▁beauty , ▁and ▁much ▁adm ired ▁in ▁Court ▁society ▁for ▁her ▁char ming ▁ways ". ▁She ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁excellent ▁music ian , ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁play ▁several ▁instruments . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁accomplished ▁and