Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia

Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
Detail of a portrait by Antoine Pesne, c. 1734
Margravine consort of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Tenure10 November 1734 – 13 November 1765
Born(1719-01-25)25 January 1719
Berlin
Died13 November 1765(1765-11-13) (aged 46)
Schwedt
Burial
Berlin Cathedral
Spouse
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(m. 1734)​
Issue
Names
German: Sophie Dorothea Marie
HouseHohenzollern
FatherFrederick William I of Prussia
MotherSophia Dorothea of Hanover

Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia (German: Sophie Dorothea Marie von Preußen; 25 January 1719 – 13 November 1765) was the ninth child and fifth daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.[1] By marriage, she was a Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt.

Biography

Marriage and children

Childhood portrait of Sophia Dorothea by Antoine Pesne, c. 1731

On 10 November 1734 in Potsdam, Sophia Dorothea married her Hohenzollern kinsman Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, son of Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau, daughter of John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau. They had five children:

Frederick William was 19 years older than the princess and he was called the "mad Margrave" because of his pranks and rude manners. Their relationship was not happy, and eventually they lived in separate places: Sophie lived in the castle Montplaisir near the residence, and the Margrave lived in the castle of Schwedt. They only reconciled during Sophie's terminal illness, when she died in the Margrave's arms. She did not, reportedly, have the same spiritual interests of her siblings, Frederick the Great, King of Prussia and Louisa Ulrika, Queen of Sweden. The Margraviate of Schwedt was only a small holding, but enjoyed a prosperous economy due to immigrant Huguenots.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia[3]
16. George William, Elector of Brandenburg
8. Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
17. Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
4. Frederick I of Prussia
18. Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
9. Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau
19. Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
2. Frederick William I of Prussia
20. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (=24, 28)
10. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover (=12)
21. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (=25, 29)
5. Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
22. Frederick V, Elector Palatine (=26)
11. Sophia of the Palatinate (=13)
23. Elizabeth Stuart (=27)
1. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
24. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (=20, 28)
12. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover (=12)
25. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (=21, 29)
6. George I of Great Britain
26. Frederick V, Elector Palatine (=22)
13. Sophia of the Palatinate (=11)
27. Elizabeth Stuart (=23)
3. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
28. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (=20,24)
14. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
29. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (=21,25)
7. Sophia Dorothea of Celle
30. Alexandre Desmier, Seigneur d'Olbreuse
15. Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse
31. Jacquette Poussard du Bas-Vandré

References

  1. ^ Ammon, Christoph Heinrich von (1768). Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans, reduite en 114 tables ... (in French). Aux Depens de L'Auteur, Se Vend Chez Etienne de Bourdeaux. p. 16.
  2. ^ "BLKÖ:Württemberg, Friedrich Eugen Herzog – Wikisource". de.wikisource.org (in German). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  3. ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 16.
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