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Sophie Dorothea of Hanover

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Sophie Dorothea of Hanover

Birth
Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
28 Jun 1757 (aged 70)
Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany Add to Map
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Consort Queen of Prussia. She was the second child of George of Hanover and sister of the future King of England, George II. After a rather turbulent childhood, lived under the tutelage of her paternal grandmother, she married (1706) her cousin Frederick William, Crown Prince and future King of Prussia (1713). Sophie Dorothea, considered a woman of considerable culture and protector of the arts, had fourteen children, including Frederick II the Great who during his reign (1740-1786), reserved to the mother the title of Queen Mother.
Consort Queen of Prussia. She was the second child of George of Hanover and sister of the future King of England, George II. After a rather turbulent childhood, lived under the tutelage of her paternal grandmother, she married (1706) her cousin Frederick William, Crown Prince and future King of Prussia (1713). Sophie Dorothea, considered a woman of considerable culture and protector of the arts, had fourteen children, including Frederick II the Great who during his reign (1740-1786), reserved to the mother the title of Queen Mother.

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  • Added: Jan 21, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8273/sophie_dorothea_of_hanover: accessed ), memorial page for Sophie Dorothea of Hanover (16 Mar 1687–28 Jun 1757), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8273, citing Berliner Dom, Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany; Maintained by Find a Grave.