▁the ▁pres iding ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁family , ▁William ▁Ernest , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁of ▁Sax e - We imar - E isen ach , ▁a ▁third ▁cousin ▁to ▁the ▁Princess , ▁was ▁not — not ▁public ly ▁mention ing ▁von ▁B leich r öder ' s ▁J uda ism ▁as ▁the ▁reason , ▁but ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" in fer ior " ▁– ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁mere ▁Baron ▁in ▁a ▁family ▁only ▁recently ▁en no bled ▁to ▁that ▁low ▁rank , ▁and ▁a ▁working ▁man ▁– ▁as ▁a ▁bank ing ▁executive . ▁ ▁The ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁would ▁appro ve ▁the ▁marriage ▁only ▁if ▁Soph ie ▁would ▁first ▁rel in qu ish ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Princess ▁of ▁Sax e - We imar - E isen ach , ▁essentially ▁ce asing ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁and ▁any ▁royal ▁hon ors . ▁This ▁Soph ie ▁refused ▁to ▁do , ▁and ▁since ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁utter ly ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁allow ance ▁( app an age ) ▁paid ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duke , ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁quand ary ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁very ▁possible ▁that ▁the ▁von ▁B leich r öder ▁wealth ▁would ▁more ▁than ▁replace ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duke ' s ▁app an age . ▁ ▁Other ▁possible ▁causes ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁family ' s ▁ref us al ▁to ▁consent ▁to ▁the ▁marriage , ▁there ▁was ▁another ▁event ▁that ▁may ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁suic ide . ▁A ▁month ▁earlier , ▁Soph ie ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁France ▁with ▁her