Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia

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Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Princess Sophia Dorothea with her husband Frederick William, by Antoine Pesne
Spouse	Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Issue
Sophia Dorothea, Duchess of Württemberg Elisabeth Louise, Princess of Prussia Prince George Philip of Prussia Philippine, Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel
Full name
German: Sophia Dorothea Marie
Noble family	House of Hohenzollern
Father	Frederick William I of Prussia
Mother	Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
Born	25 January 1719(1719-01-25) Berlin
Died	13 November 1765 (aged 46) Schwedt

Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia (German: Sophia Dorothea Marie von Preußen) (born Berlin, 25 January 1719; died Schwedt, 13 November 1765) was the ninth child and fifth daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.

[edit] Marriage and children

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

• Sophia Dorothea (18 December 1736 - 9 March 1798); married Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
• Elisabeth Louise (22 April 1738 - 10 February 1820); married her uncle Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia
• George Philip (10 September 1741 - 28 April 1742)
• Philippine (10 October 1745 - 1 May 1800); married Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)
• George Frederick (3 May 1749 - 13 August 1751)

[edit] Ancestry

v • d • e Ancestors of Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia

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               10. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover                       21. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt               5. Sophia Charlotte of Hanover                             22. Frederick V, Elector Palatine               11. Sophia of Hanover                       23. Princess Elizabeth of England               1. Sophia Dorothea of Prussia                                         24. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg =20               12. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover = 10                       25. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt = 21               6. George I of Great Britain                             26. Frederick V, Elector Palatine = 22               13. Sophia of Hanover = 11                       27. Princess Elizabeth of England = 23               3. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover                                   28. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg = 20               14. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg                       29. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt = 21               7. Sophia Dorothea of Celle                             30. Alexander II d'Esnier, Marquis de Desmiers               15. Eleonore d'Esmier d'Olbreuse                       31. Jacquette Poussard de Vendre

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