Greataunt Sophy

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  • William IV did indeed have at least one great-aunt Sophy on the spindle side (i.e. by maternal descent): Sophie Amalie Elisabeth (b. Hildburghausen, 5 October 1705 - d. Hildburghausen, 28 February 1708), daughter of Ernst Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (b. Gotha, 21 August 1681 - d. Hildburghausen, 9 March 1724) and Sofie Albertine of Erbach-Erbach.
  • Parnell's great-aunt Mrs Sophia Evens was a practical joker