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Sophia Dorothea of Hanover ( 26 March [ O.S. 16 March] 1687 – 28 June 1757) was Queen in Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg during the reign of her husband, King Frederick William I, from 1713 to 1740. She was the mother of Frederick the Great (King Frederick II of Prussia). Quick Facts Queen consort in Prussia Electress consort of ...
Oct 3, 2017 · A daughter, named Sophia Dorothea for her mother, was born in Hanover in March 1687. Ernest Augustus. It was around this time that George Ludwig properly took a mistress, Melusine van der Schulenberg. Sophia Dorothea discovered the affair while pregnant and didn’t shy away from complaining to her husband that his behavior was unacceptable.
Born in Hanover to Ernest Augustus and Sophia of Hanover, George inherited the titles and lands of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg from his father and uncles. In 1682, he married his cousin Sophia Dorothea of Celle , with whom he had two children; he also had three daughters with his mistress Melusine von der Schulenburg .
Dec 4, 2019 · In the end, he died on 31 May 1740 in his eldest son’s arms as Sophia Dorothea was being led from the death bed. Despite his often harsh treatment of her, Sophia Dorothea was deeply affected by her husband’s death. When she later addressed her son as “Your Majesty,” he interrupted her and said, “Always call me your son; that title is ...
Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Hanover was born in 1687 in Hanover, Germany, the daughter of George I, the future king of England, and Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Celle (1666–1726). She married Frederick William I (1688–1740), king of Prussia (r. 1713–1740), and their son Frederick Hohenzollern (Frederick II the Great) was born ...
Mar 25, 2013 · Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover was born on March 26, 1687, in Hanover, Principality of Calenberg, now in Lower Saxony, Germany. At the time of her birth in 1687, her father was styled His Highness Duke Georg Ludwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg and became Elector of Hanover when his father died in 1698. Upon the death of Queen Anne of Great ...
May 27, 2024 · The son of the elector Frederick III, later Frederick I, king of Prussia, Frederick William grew up at a glamorous court, but his own temperament was ascetic, and he disapproved of the court’s dissolute atmosphere. In 1706 he married Sophia Dorothea, the daughter of George Louis, elector of Hanover (later George I of England).
