▁to ▁her ▁family ' s ▁ref us al ▁to ▁allow ▁her ▁to ▁marry ▁Hans ▁von ▁B leich r öder , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁G erson ▁von ▁B leich r öder , ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁bank er ▁in ▁Germany . ▁Re ports ▁spec ulating ▁about ▁their ▁relationship ▁and ▁her ▁later ▁death ▁were ▁w ides p read ▁in ▁German ▁and ▁foreign ▁newsp apers . ▁Soph ie ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁royal ▁woman ▁cre m ated . ▁ ▁Family ▁and ▁early ▁life ▁Soph ie ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Düsseldorf ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁daughter ▁of ▁Prince ▁William ▁of ▁Sax e - We imar - E isen ach ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Princess ▁G erta ▁of ▁Y sen burg ▁and ▁B üd ingen ▁in ▁W äch ters bach . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁great ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Charles ▁August us , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁of ▁Sax e - We imar - E isen ach , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁William ▁I ▁of ▁Wür ttemberg . ▁On ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁side , ▁Soph ie ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Frederick ▁William , ▁Elect or ▁of ▁H esse ' s ▁m organ atic ▁marriage ▁to ▁Ger tr ude ▁Fal ken stein , ▁Princess ▁of ▁Han au . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁her ▁parents ' ▁lack ▁of ▁wealth , ▁Soph ie ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁at ▁Heidel berg , ▁where ▁they ▁had ▁settled ▁for ▁economy ' s ▁sake ; ▁their ▁family ▁was ▁mainly ▁supported ▁by ▁g ifts ▁from ▁the ▁We