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Sep 1, 2023 · English: Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (August 28 1691, Brunswick, Germany ; December 21 1750, Vienna, Austria), Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Holy Roman Empress by her marriage to Emperor Charles VI. She was renowned for her delicate beauty and also for being the mother of Empress Maria Theresa.
One example is the Prussian connection. Elisabeth Christine encouraged a Prussian double marriage with the Guelphs of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern in 1733. The Prussian crown prince, later King Frederick II, had to marry her namesake and niece, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern.
Lutheranism. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (8 November 1715 – 13 January 1797) was Queen of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 as the spouse of Frederick the Great. By birth, she was a Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. She was also the longest serving queen of Prussia.
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia (1746–1840), daughter of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; wife of Frederick William II of Prussia. Elizabeth Antonovna of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1743–1782), daughter of Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, imprisoned by Empress Elizabeth of Russia along with her ...
Jun 23, 2019 · Elisabeth Christine was the wife of King Friedrich II of Prussia (Friedrich the Great), and the longest-serving Queen of Prussia, from 1740 until being widowed in 1786. She was born November 8, 1715, at Schloss Bevern, in Wolfenbüttel, Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, now in Lower Saxony, Germany, the daughter of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of ...
Sep 15, 2021 · Elisabeth Christine’s husband had always been in rather good health, but by the summer of 1740, he still had no grandsons. By July, it appeared that Maria Theresa was pregnant for the fourth time. In October, Charles went to Neusiedel Lake to go hunting as usual but the weather was particularly bad.
Nov 6, 2023 · Because Elisabeth Christine’s father Ludwig Rudolf, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel had no sons, his first cousin Prince Ferdinand Albrecht of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern was his heir. In 1712, Elizabeth Christine’s 16-year-old sister Antoinette Amalie married her 32-year-old first cousin once removed Prince Ferdinand Albrecht of ...
