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Magdalene of Brandenburg, also Magdalene and Magdalen, (7 January 1582 – 4 May 1616) was the daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg and his third wife Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst. Issue. She married Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt in 5 June 1598, and had issue:
- 7 January 1582, Berlin
- John George, Elector of Brandenburg
- 4 May 1616 (aged 34), Darmstadt
- Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst
Magdalene of Brandenburg (born: c. 1412; died: 27 October 1454 in Scharnebeck) was a princess of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Life [ edit ] Magdalena was the daughter of Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg (1371–1440) from his marriage to Elizabeth (1383-1442 ), daughter of Duke Frederick "the Wise" of ...
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Early life
She was born in Castle Schonberg, Bavaria, to Christian Heinrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach by his wife, Countess Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein. She was raised at the court of the Queen of Poland, Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, in Saxony.
Crown Princess
King Frederick IV of Denmark allowed his son, Crown Prince Christian, to find a suitable bride. During a trip through Europe accompanied by Chancellor Ulrik Adolf Holstein the Crown Prince met Sophie Magdalene while she was serving as lady-in-waiting of the Queen of Poland at the Pretzsch Castle. She came from a small (the Margraviate of Kulmbach was not greater than Lolland-Falster), insignificant, relatively poor and large German princely family (she had 13 siblings); however, the King gave...
Queen Consort
At the death of Frederick IV on 12 October 1730, the couple became King and Queen of Denmark-Norway. They were crowned on 6 June 1731 in the Chapel of Frederiksborg Palace. She was behind the making of a new Danish queen's crown when she refused to wear the same one that the hated Queen Anna Sophie – whom she called "that whore!" (die Hure!)– had worn. Queen Sophie Magdelene established the collection of crown jewels when she bequeathed a large part of her jewelry for that purpose. This inclu...
Princess Louise (19 June 1724 – 20 December 1724)Princess Louise (19 October 1726 – 8 August 1756), married Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen.(in Danish) Article in the Dansk biografisk LexikonDamstrup, Ellen B., Christian 6., Sophie Magdalene og Norgesrejsen 1733 , 1989Dehn-Nielsen, Henning, Christian 7. – den gale konge, 2000People also ask
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Magdalene of Brandenburg (1582–1616) Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt . Born on January 7, 1582; died on May 4, 1616; daughter of Elizabeth of Anhalt (1563–1607) and John George (1525–1598), elector of Brandenburg (r. 1571–1598); married Louis V, landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, on June 5, 1598; children: Anne-Eleanor of Hesse-Darmstadt ...
Sophie Magdalene became Queen of Denmark in 1730. She was the daughter of Margrave Christian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. In 1721 she was married to Prince Christian (VI). She was the mother of Frederik V. The Royal Couple’s life together was harmonious but Sophie Magdalene was unpopular.
Magdalene of Brandenburg, also Magdalene and Magdalen, (7 January 1582 – 4 May 1616) was the daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg and his third wife Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst. Read more on Wikipedia. Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Magdalene of Brandenburg has received more than 42,989 page views.
Nov 28, 2013 · The Joyless Court of Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Lauf an der Pegnitz, Germany, 28th November 1700 - Copenhagen, Denmark, 27th May 1770) As a some-time visitor to Denmark it is a pleasure to once again bring you a story from that beautiful country.