Biography of Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1687-1757

In 1679 [her father] King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 18) and [her mother] Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 1666-1726 (age 12) were married. She the daughter of George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 1624-1705 (age 54) and . He the son of Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 1629-1698 (age 49) and Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 48). They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

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On 26 Mar 1687 Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia was born to King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 26) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 1666-1726 (age 20). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.

On 28 Nov 1706 Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 18) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 19) were married. She the daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 46) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 1666-1726 (age 40). He the son of Frederick I King Prussia (age 49) and Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1668-1705. They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 23 Nov 1707 [her son] Frederick Louis Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 19) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 20). He a grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

On 13 May 1708 [her son] Frederick Louis Hohenzollern died.

On 03 Jul 1709 [her daughter] Friedrike Wilhelmine Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 20) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 22). She a granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

On 16 Aug 1710 [her son] Frederick William Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 22) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 23). He a grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

On 21 Jul 1711 [her son] Frederick William Hohenzollern died.

On 24 Jan 1712 [her son] Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia 1712-1786 was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 23) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 24). He a grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

On 25 Feb 1713 [her father-in-law] Frederick I King Prussia (age 55) died. His son [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 24) succeeded I King Prussia. Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 25) by marriage Queen Consort Prussia.

On 05 May 1713 [her daughter] Charlotte Albertine Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 24) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 26). She a granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

On 10 Jun 1714 [her daughter] Charlotte Albertine Hohenzollern (age 1) died.

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On 28 Sep 1714 [her daughter] Frederica Louise Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 26) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 27). She a granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

On 13 Mar 1716 [her daughter] Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 27) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 28). She a granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

On 02 May 1717 [her son] Louis Charles William Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 28) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 30). He a grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

On 25 Jan 1719 [her daughter] Sophia Dorothea Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 30) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 31). She a granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

On 31 Aug 1719 [her son] Louis Charles William Hohenzollern (age 2) died.

On 24 Jun 1720 [her daughter] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 31) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 33). She a granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

On 09 Aug 1722 [her son] Augustus William Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 33) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 35). He a grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

On 09 Nov 1723 [her daughter] Anna Amalia Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 35) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 36). She a granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

On 18 Jan 1726 [her son] Frederick Henry Louis Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 37) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 38). He a grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

On 13 Nov 1726 [her mother] Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 1666-1726 (age 60) died.

On 11 Jun 1727 [her father] King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 67) died. His son [her brother] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 43) succeeded II King Great Britain and Ireland. Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 44) by marriage Queen Consort England.

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On 23 May 1730 [her son] Augustus Ferdinand Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 41) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 43). He a grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

Before 07 Apr 1733 [her son-in-law] Charles William Frederick "The Wild Margrave" Hohenzollern (age 20) and [her daughter] Frederica Louise Hohenzollern (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 44) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1687-1757 (age 46). She a granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.

In 1734 [her son-in-law] Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern (age 33) and [her daughter] Sophia Dorothea Hohenzollern (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 45) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1687-1757 (age 46). They were half first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 31 May 1740 [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 51) died. On 31 May 1740 His son [her son] Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia 1712-1786 (age 28) succeeded I King Prussia.

On 29 Aug 1744 [her son-in-law] Adolph Frederick King Sweden 1710-1771 (age 34) and [her daughter] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1687-1757 (age 57). She a granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 27 Sep 1755 [her son] Augustus Ferdinand Hohenzollern (age 25) and [her daughter-in-law] Princess Elisabeth Louise Hohenzollern (age 17) were married. He the son of Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1687-1757 (age 68). They were uncle and niece. He a grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 28 Jun 1757 Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 70) died.

Family Trees of Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1687-1757

Paternal Family Tree: Hanover

Maternal Family Tree: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg

Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1687-1757

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Royal Descendants of Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1687-1757

Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia 1712-1786 x 1

Frederick William II King Prussia 1744-1797 x 1

Gustav III King Sweden x 1

Charles XIII King Sweden 1748-1818 x 1

Frederick William II King Prussia 1770-1840 x 1

Frederick William IV King Prussia 1795-1861 x 1

William I King Prussia 1797-1888 x 1

Frederick III King Prussia x 1

x 1

Gustav V King Sweden 1858-1950 x 1

Wilhelm Hohenzollern x 1

Constantine I King Greece x 2

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1879-1952 x 2

Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden 1882-1973 x 1

George II King Hellenes x 3

Alexander I King Greece 1893-1920 x 3

Paul I King Greece 1901-1964 x 3

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark 1910-2000 x 2

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh x 2

Sophia Glücksburg Queen Consort Spain 1938- x 4

Constantine II King Hellenes 1940- x 4

Carl XVI King Sweden 1946- x 2

King Charles III x 2

William Windsor Prince of Wales 1982- x 2

Ancestors of Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1687-1757

GrandFather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 1629-1698 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 1504-1567 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 1601-1659 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick III Elector Palatine 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 1539-1583 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 1574-1610 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 1576-1644 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandMother: Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James V of Scotland Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1557-1631 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1687-1757 Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandFather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 1624-1705 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 1504-1567 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 1601-1659 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 1666-1726 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: