Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
| Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | |
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| Princess consort of Ostfriesland | |
 Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | |
| Born | 31 March 1705 Weferlingen |
| Died | 7 June 1764 (aged 59) Copenhagen |
| Spouse | Prince George Albert of East Frisia |
| House | House of Hohenzollern |
| Father | Christian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach |
| Mother | Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein |
| Religion | Calvinism? |
Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (31 March 1705 – 7 June 1764) was a princess consort of Ostfriesland as the spouse of Prince George Albert of East Frisia (1690–1734).
Biography
She was a daughter of Christian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach and his wife, Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein. She was married in 1723 with Prince George Albert of East Frisia.
In 1734, she became a widow, and in 1735, she was invited to Denmark by king Christian VI of Denmark, who was married to her sister, Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. She lived permanently at the Danish court after 1740 until her death. She was described as a charming beauty, and her sister, the queen, was said to be jealous of her: it was widely believed, that she and her brother-in-law the king had an affair, but this have never been confirmed. In 1766, these rumours led to a case were a woman, Anna Sophie Magdalene Frederikke Ulrikke, demanded a pension with the claim to be the daughter of Sophie Caroline and Christian.
Ancestry
| 16. John George, Elector of Brandenburg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8. Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17. Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Georg Albrecht, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Duchess Marie of Prussia | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19. Duchess Marie Eleonore of Cleves | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Christian Heinrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10. Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21. Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Princess Marie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22. Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11. Princess Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23. Duchess Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Sophia Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24. Johann Adam, Count of Wolfstein | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12. Johann Friedrich, Count of Wolfstein | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25. Countess Elisabeth of Limpurg-Speckfeld | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Albrecht Friedrich, Count of Wolfstein | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26. Georg, Baron Teufel von Guntersdorf | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13. Baroness Barbara Teufel von Guntersdorf | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27. Elisabeth von Puchheim | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Countess Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28. Wolfgang II, Count of Castell-Remlingen | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14. Wolfgang Georg I, Count of Castell-Remlingen | |||||||||||||||||||
| 29. Countess Juliana of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Countess Sophie Luise of Castell-Remlingen | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30. Ludwig Eberhard, Count of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Pfedelbach and Gleichen | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15. Countess Sophie Juliana of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Pfedelbach | |||||||||||||||||||
| 31. Countess Dorothea of Erbach | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- http://runeberg.org/dbl/16/0174.html (in Danish)
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