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Sophia Dorothea of Hanover 1687–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 MAR 1687

Birth Location: Hanover, Principality of Calenberg

Death Date: 28 JUN 1757

Death Location: Monbijou Palace, Berlin

Father: George Britain

Mother: Sophia Celle

Spouse(s): Frederick Prussia

Children(s): Princess Prussia, Prince Prussia, Princess Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Sophia Dorothea of Hanover / was born in 1687 in Hanover, Principality of Calenberg, the child of George I Of Great Britain And Sophia Dorothea Of Celle. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover married Frederick William I Of Prussia, and had children including Prince Augustus William Of Prussia, Princess Philippine Charlotte Of Prussia Duchess Consort Of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel, Princess Sophia Dorothea Of Prussia. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover / passed away in 1757 in Monbijou Palace, Berlin.

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Biography

  • Sophia Dorothea of Hanover // was born in 1687 in Hanover, Principality of Calenberg, the child of George I Of Great Britain And Sophia Dorothea Of Celle.
  • Sophia Dorothea of Hanover // married Frederick William I Of Prussia, and had children including Prince Augustus William Of Prussia, Princess Philippine Charlotte Of Prussia Duchess Consort Of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel, Princess Sophia Dorothea Of Prussia.
  • Sophia Dorothea of Hanover // passed away in 1757 in Monbijou Palace, Berlin.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Britain
1660–1727
Birth Location: Hanover, Holy Roman Empire
GB
Sophia Celle
1666–1726
Birth Location: Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Frederick Prussia
1688–1740
Birth Location: Berlin, Prussia
FP

Children(s)

Princess Prussia
1719–1765
Birth Location: Berlin
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Prince Prussia
1722–1758
Birth Location: –
PP
Princess Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1716–1801
Birth Location: –
PB

Sophia Hanover's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Hanover
1687–1757
Birth Place: Hanover, Principality of Calenberg
Parents
George I of Great Britain
1660–1727
Hanover, Holy Roman Empire
Sophia (Dorothea of) Celle
1666–1726
Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany
Grandparents
Ernest, (Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg) Augustus
1629–1698
Herzberg am Harz, Osterode am Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
Sophia (of) Hanover
1630–1714
The Hague, Netherlands
George (William, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg
1624–1705
Éléonore (Desmier) d'Olbreuse
1639–1722
Great-Grandparents
George, Brunswick-Lüneburg
1582–1641
Anne Hesse-Darmstadt
1601–1659
Frederick Palatine
1596–1632
Elizabeth, Stuart
1596–1662
George, Brunswick-Lüneburg
1582–1641
Anne Hesse-Darmstadt
1601–1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brunswick-Lüneburg
1535–1592
Dorothea Brunswick-Lüneburg
1546–1617
Louis Hesse-Darmstadt
1577–1626
Magdalene Brandenburg
1582–1616
Frederick Palatine
1574–1610
Countess Nassau
1576–1644
James Scotland)
1566–1625
Anne Ireland
1574–1619
William Brunswick-Lüneburg
1535–1592
Dorothea Brunswick-Lüneburg
1546–1617
Louis Hesse-Darmstadt
1577–1626
Magdalene Brandenburg
1582–1616

Sophia Hanover's Descendants

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Sophia (Dorothea of) Hanover (16 MAR 1687–28 JUN 1757) m. Frederick (William I of) Prussia (14 AUG 1688–31 MAY 1740)
  1. 1. Princess (Sophia Dorothea of) Prussia 1719–1765 m. Frederick (William, Margrave of) Brandenburg-Schwedt 1700–1771
    1. 1. Margravine (Friederike of) Brandenburg-Schwedt 1736–1798 m. Frederick (II Eugene, Duke of) Württemberg 1732–1797
      1. 1. Maria (Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of) Württemberg) 1759–1828 m. Paul (I, Emperor of all the) Russias 1754–1801
        1. 1. Alexander (I Emperor of) Russia 1777–1825 m. Elizabeth (Alexeievna (Louise of Baden) Empress consort of All the) Russias 1779–1826
        2. 2. Grand (Duchess Elena Pavlovna of) Russia 1784–1803 m. Frederick (Louis Hereditary Grand Duke of) Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1778–1819
        3. 3. Grand (Duchess Maria Pavlovna of) Russia 1786–1859
        4. 4. Nicholas (I, Emperor of) Russia 1796–1855 m. Alexandra ((Charlotte of Prussia), Empress consort of all the) Russias 1798–1860
        5. 5. Anna (Pavlovna of Russia Queen consort of the) Netherlands 1795–1865 m. William (II King of the) Netherlands 1792–1849
      2. 2. Louis, (Duke of) Württemberg 1756–1817 m. Princess (Henriette of) Nassau-Weilburg 1780–1857
        1. 1. Duke (Alexander of) Württemberg 1804–1885
        2. 2. Duchess (Amelia of) Württemberg 1799–1848 m. Joseph, (Duke of) Saxe-Altenburg 1789–1868
  2. 2. Prince (Augustus William of) Prussia 1722–1758
    1. 1. Frederick (William II, King of) Prussia 1744–1797 m. Frederika (Louisa of) Hesse-Darmstadt 1751–1805 m. Elisabeth (Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Crown Princess of) Prussia 1746–1840
      1. 1. Princess (Augusta of) Prussia 1780–1841 m. William (II Elector of) Hesse 1777–1847
      2. 2. Frederick (William III, King of) Prussia 1770–1840 m. Louise (of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of) Prussia 1776–1810
        1. 1. Frederick (William IV King of) Prussia 1795–1861 m. Elisabeth (Ludovika of Bavaria Queen consort of) Prussia 1801–1873
        2. 2. Princess (Alexandrine of Prussia Grand Duchess of) Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1803–1892 m. Paul (Frederick Grand Duke of) Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1800–1842
        3. 3. Alexandra ((Charlotte of Prussia), Empress consort of all the) Russias 1798–1860 m. Nicholas (I, Emperor of) Russia 1796–1855
      3. 3. Prince (Wilhelm of) Prussia 1783–1851 m. Princess (Maria Anna of) Hesse-Homburg 1785–1846
        1. 1. Princess (Elizabeth of) Prussia 1815–1885 m. Prince (Charles of Hesse and by) Rhine 1809–1877
        2. 2. Marie (of Prussia, Queen consort of) Bavaria 1825–1889 m. Maximilian (II, King of) Bavaria 1811–1864
      4. 4. Wilhelmine (of Prussia Queen of the) Netherlands 1774–1837 m. William (I King of the) Netherlands 1772–1843
        1. 1. William (II King of the) Netherlands 1792–1849 m. Anna (Pavlovna of Russia Queen consort of the) Netherlands 1795–1865
      5. 5. Princess (Frederica Charlotte of Prussia Duchess of York and) Albany 1767–1820 m. Prince (Frederick Duke of York and) Albany 1763–1827
    2. 2. Wilhelmina (of Prussia Princess of) Orange 1751–1820 m. William (V Prince of) Orange 1748–1806
      1. 1. William (I King of the) Netherlands 1772–1843 m. Wilhelmine (of Prussia Queen of the) Netherlands 1774–1837
  3. 3. Princess (Philippine Charlotte of Prussia Duchess consort of) Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1716–1801
    1. 1. Elisabeth (Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Crown Princess of) Prussia 1746–1840 m. Frederick (William II, King of) Prussia 1744–1797

Sophia Hanover's Timeline

2 Records

1687
16 MAR 1687
Birth of Sophia Dorothea of Hanover // in Hanover, Principality of Calenberg
Hanover, Principality of Calenberg
1757
28 JUN 1757
Age 70
Death of Sophia Dorothea of Hanover // in Monbijou Palace, Berlin
Monbijou Palace, Berlin

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 MAR 1687
    Event Place: Hanover, Principality of Calenberg

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUN 1757
    Event Place: Monbijou Palace, Berlin
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