Sonia, Duchess of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir
| Sonia I | |||||
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| Duchess Regnant of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir | |||||
| Born | 21 September 1975 Barão de Cocais, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||||
| Spouse | Prince Consort Dimas | ||||
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| House | Hochenberg-Mëcklewmburg-Wladir | ||||
| Father | Baron Joanico ✝ | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maria of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir | ||||
Sonia I (Sonia Mateus Ferreira, 21 September 1975), is a head of state and Duchess Regnant of Mecklewmburg-Wladir since July 2024, after being installed by her daughter, Maria I,as monarch to the country.
Biography
She is the eldest daughter of the late Baron and the current Dowager Baroness Ferreira. Sonia was born in the city of Barão de Cocais, in the former residence of the Barons. In the late 1990s she met and married the Duke of Flaviano, and with him she had a daughter, Queen Maria I, who now occupies the Sildavian throne. The couple broke up shortly after the birth of the current queen. The countess also has two more children from previous relationships, Princess Gabriela and Prince Gabriel, who currently ranks as the first two in the line of succession to the Sildavian throne. In 2016 the countess remarried.
After her daughter's accession to the throne, she was given the title of Countess of Koniktz. Due to the death of her father the Baron Ferreira, in 2021, and in accordance with the law of absolute primogeniture of the nobility of Sildavia, she as eldest daughter inherited her father's Barony. After the Union between Sildavia and Borduria she was striped of her county and created Duchess of Muskar by the Queen.
Duchess of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir
She was installed by her daughter, Maria I,as monarch to Mëcklewmburg-Wladir on 10 July 2024 after inflict a coup d'etat dethroning the former monarch Gabriela I. Her daughter was installed as Regent-Chancellor to the country and as Hereditary Princess of the country.
| Royal styles of Sonia, Duchess of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir | |
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| Reference style | Her Ducal Serene Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Ducal Serene Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Titles, styles and honours
- 1975 - 1999: Miss Sonia Ferreira
- 1999 - 2007: Her Serene Highness, the Duchess of Flaviano
- 2007 - 2016: Mrs Sonia Ferreira
- 2016 - 2020: Mrs Sonia Silva
- 2020: Her Highness, the Princess Sonia of Sildavia
- 2020–2023 Her Royal Highness, the Countess of Koniktz
- In Borduria: Her Imperial and Royal Highness, the Grand Duchess Sonia of Borduria, Countess of Koniktz
- 2023: Her Royal Highness Princess Sonia of Sildavia and Borduria
- 2023–2024: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Muskar
- 10 July 2024 - Present: Her Ducal Serene Highness The Duchess of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir
Full Title as a Hergerian Princess
Her Royal Highness, Princess Sonia of the United Kingdom of Sildavia and Borduria, Princess of Östervarstland, Duchess od Muskar, 2nd Baroness Ferreira, Baronetess Silva, Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Black Pelican, Grand Cross of the Order of Ottokar, Grand Cross of the Order of the Royal House of Sildavia, Grand Cross of the Order of Klöw, Grand Cross of the Order of Sildavian Merit, Recipient of the Foundation Medal of Sildavia, Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Queen Maria.
Honours
National Honours
Grand Master of the Order of Ottokar (29 November 2020)- Grand Master of the Order of Merit
Hochenberg:
- Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Hochenberg
Former National honours
Royal Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Black Pelican (29 November 2020)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Royal House of Sildavia (18 February 2021)
Grand Cross of the Order of Sildavian Merit (12 December 2020)
Grand Cross of the Order of Klöw (12 July 2021)
Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Queen Maria (17 February 2021)
Recipient of the Foundation Medal of Sildavia (17 February 2021)
Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the First Anniversary of the Relation Vishwamitra-Sildavia (18 September 2021)
Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the First Queen's Day (23 December 2021)
Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Cotton Jubilee (17 February 2022)
Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Bordurian Eagle (23 December 2021)
Foreign honours
Queensland: Dame Grand Cross of the Most Noble Royal Family Order of the Crown of Queensland (9 September 2021)
Vishwamitra: Dame First Class of the Most Noble Order of the Precious Crown (8 June 2021, order abolished 24 October 2022)
Armorials
During her marriage to the Duke of Flaviano, Sonia was styled as "Her Serene Highness The Duchess of Flaviano". During her marriage, Sonia used the arms of the duke impaled (side by side) with those of her parents. Sonia's coat of arms before her marriage was based on the Mateus-Ferreira coat of arms. It depicted a lozenge shaped shield of arms, which symbolised her unmarried state. This version was used only before her marriage and is also applied by her sisters. As holder of the status of "Royal Highness" and "Princess of Sildavia and Borduria" she used the escutcheon of Sildavia together with those of her husband, 1st Baronet Silva. After being installed as Duchess of Mëcklewnburg-Wladir she uses the national coat of arms, with those of her family.