Sophia Dorothea of Hanover

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Sophia Dorothea of Hanover was the Queen consort of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William I and the mother of Frederick the Great.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf human
member of royalty
queen consort
associatedWith Electorate of Brandenburg
Kingdom of Prussia
birthDate 1687-03-16
birthName Sophia Dorothea, Princess of Hanover
birthPlace Hanover
burialPlace Berlin Cathedral
child Frederick II of Prussia
Prince Augustus William of Prussia
Prince Ferdinand of Prussia
Prince Henry of Prussia
Princess Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Prussia
deathDate 1757-06-28
deathPlace Berlin
era 18th century
father George I of Great Britain
gender female
givenName Sophia Dorothea
house House of Hanover
languageSpoken German
monarchConsortTo Frederick William I of Prussia
mother Sophia Dorothea of Celle
motherOf Frederick the Great
name Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
nobleFamily House of Hanover
notableRelative Frederick the Great
George II of Great Britain
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
positionHeld Electress consort of Brandenburg
Queen consort of Prussia
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1740
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1713
religion Lutheranism
royalRank princess of Hanover
spouse Frederick William I of Prussia
spouseTitle Elector of Brandenburg
King of Prussia
title Electress consort of Brandenburg
Queen consort of Prussia


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