Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia

Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Princess Sophia Dorothea with her husband Frederick William, by Antoine Pesne
Born	(1719-01-25)25 January 1719 Berlin
Died	13 November 1765(1765-11-13) (aged 46) Schwedt
Spouse	Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Issue	Sophia Dorothea, Duchess of Württemberg Elisabeth Louise, Princess Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia Prince George Philip of Prussia Philippine, Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel
Names German: Sophia Dorothea Marie
House	Hohenzollern
Father	Frederick William I of Prussia
Mother	Sophia Dorothea of Hanover

Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia (German: Sophia 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. By marriage, she was a Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt.

Biography

Marriage and children

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:

• Friederike (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
• George Frederick (3 May 1749 - 13 August 1751)

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. She did not, reportedly, have the same spiritual interests of her sisters. The Margraviate of Schwedt was only a small holding, but enjoyed a prosperous economy due to immigrant Huguenots.

Ancestry

Family 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. Countess Luise Henriette of Nassau 19. Countess Amalia of Solms-Braunfels 2. Frederick William I of Prussia 20. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 10. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg 21. Landgravine Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt 5. Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover 22. Frederick V, Elector Palatine 11. Sophia of the Palatinate 23. Princess Elizabeth of Scotland 1. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia 24. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg =20, 28 12. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg =10 25. Landgravine 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. Princess Elizabeth of Scotland =23 3. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover 28. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg =20, 24 14. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 29. Landgravine Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt =21, 25 7. Sophia Dorothea of Celle 30. Alexandre d'Esmier d'Olbreuse 15. Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse 31. Jacquette Poussard du Bas Vandré