Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt
| Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt | |||||
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| Duchess of Württemberg | |||||
| Consort | 20 May 1795 – 23 December 1797 | ||||
| Born | 18 December 1736 Schwedt | ||||
| Died | 9 March 1798 (aged 61) Stuttgart | ||||
| Spouse | Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg | ||||
| Issue | Frederick, King of Württemberg Duke Louis Sophia Dorothea, Empress of Russia Duke William Friederika, Princess of Holstein-Gottorp Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria Duke Alexander | ||||
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| House | House of Württemberg House of Brandenburg-Schwedt | ||||
| Father | Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt | ||||
| Mother | Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia | ||||
Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt (Friederike Sophia Dorothea; 18 December 1736 – 9 March 1798) was Duchess of Württemberg (now in Germany) and ancestor to many European royals of the 19th and 20th century.[1]
Biography
Friederike was described as witty and charming. She belonged to the reformed faith, while her consort was Catholic, but she brought up her children as Lutheran upon agreement with the Lutheran council, from whom she received an allowance.
From 1769 she lived at Montbéliard, which was being managed by her husband, but which had to be abandoned in 1792 because of the French Revolution. Her husband inherited the Dukedom of Württemberg in 1795-97.
Family
Friederike was a daughter of Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt and his wife Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great. Her siblings included Elisabeth Louise, Princess Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia and Philippine, Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel.
Marriage and children
On 2 November 1753, she married Frederick Eugen of Württemberg. He would succeed his brother in 1795, making her Duchess consort of Württemberg. They had twelve children:
- Duke Frederick Wilhelm Karl of Württemberg (6 November 1754 – 30 October 1816); succeeded his father as Duke of Württemberg; would later become the first King of Württemberg.
- Duke Louis Frederick Alexander of Württemberg (30 August 1756 – 20 September 1817), of whom Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is a direct descendant.
- Duke Eugene Frederick Henry of Württemberg (1758 – 20 June 1822).
- Duchess Sophie Marie Dorothea of Württemberg (25 October 1759 – 5 November 1828), married to Paul I, Emperor of Russia), of whom Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Sofia of Spain are direct descendants.
- Duke William Frederick Philip of Württemberg (27 December 1761 – 10 August 1830); father of Wilhelm, 1st Duke of Urach.
- Duke Ferdinand Augustus Frederick of Württemberg (22 October 1763 – 20 January 1834).
- Duchess Friederike Elisabeth Amalie of Württemberg (27 July 1765 – 24 November 1785), married to Peter, Duke of Oldenburg.
- Duchess Elisabeth Wilhelmine Luise of Württemberg (21 April 1767 – 18 February 1790), married to Francis I, Emperor of Austria.
- Duchess Friederike Wilhelmine Katharina of Württemberg (born and died 1768).
- Duke Charles Frederick Henry of Württemberg (3 May 1770 – 22 August 1791).
- Duke Alexander Frederick Charles of Württemberg (24 April 1771 – 4 July 1833), the founder of the fifth branch of Württemberg, from which today's head of the House, Duke Carl Maria of Württemberg.
- Duke Charles Henry of Württemberg (3 July 1772 – 28 July 1833).
Royal descendants
- The current reigning monarchs Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, King Juan Carlos I of Spain, King Harald V of Norway, King Willem-Alexander I of the Netherlands, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, King Albert II of Belgium and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg are all her direct-line descendants.
Ancestry
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 18 December 1736 – 2 November 1753 Her Serene Highness Margravine Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt
- 2 November 1753 – 20 May 1795 Her Serene Highness Duchess Friederike of Württemberg
- 20 May 1795 – 23 December 1797 Her Serene Highness The Duchess of Württemberg
- 23 December 1797 – 9 March 1798 Her Serene Highness The Dowager Duchess of Württemberg
Sources
Notes
- ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (ed.) (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World, 1st edition. London: Burke's Peerage. pp. 184–186. ISBN 0-85011-023-8.
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