Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia

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Frederica Charlotte of Prussia
Duchess of York and Albany
Spouse Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Full name
Frederica Charlotte Ulrika Katherine
German: Friederike Charlotte Ulrike Katharina
House House of Hanover
House of Hohenzollern
Father Frederick William II of Prussia
Mother Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Born 7 May 1767
Charlottenburg, Germany
Died 6 August 1820 (aged 53)
Oatlands Park, Surrey

Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia (Friederike Charlotte Ulrike Katharina; 7 May 1767 – 6 August 1820) was the only daughter of Frederick William II of Prussia and his first wife and double first cousin Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg. She was later The Duchess of York and Albany following her marriage to Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany.

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[edit] Early life

Frederica Charlotte was born in Charlottenburg, on 7 May 1767.

[edit] Marriage

On 29 September 1791 at Charlottenburg Palace, she married Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, the second son of George III. There was a second marriage at Buckingham Palace on 23 November. The new Duchess of York received an enthusiastic welcome in London, but the marriage was not a happy one, and the couple soon separated. They had no children.

[edit] Later life

She died, on 6 August 1820, in Oatlands Park, Weybridge, Surrey, England.

[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms

[edit] Titles

  • 7 May 1767 – 29 September 1791: Her Royal Highness Princess Frederica of Prussia
  • 29 September 1791 – 6 August 1820: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York and Albany

[edit] Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frederick William I of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prince Augustus William of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frederick William II of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Antoinette Amelie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Antoinette Amelie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frederick William I of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover