Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
Princess Sophie Dorothea Marie of Prussia ( * January 25, 1719 in Berlin, † November 15, 1765 in Schwedt ) was a sister of Frederick the Great.
Life
Sophie Dorothea Marie was the ninth child of King Frederick William I and his wife Sophie Dorothea. The Soldier King not evaluated the new daughter blessing as positive ( " girls have to drown. " ) Because he another son of the crown prince Frederick wished to secure the succession to the throne on. Sophie's childhood and youth passed without specifics.
Already at a young age Sophie was in 1734 married to the Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg- Schwedt, the dowry was 100,000 thalers. The husband was 19 years older than the Princess and had a bad reputation. The " great Markgraf " was known for his pranks and bawdy airs. So shall the later cavalry general Seydlitz have learned from him how to ride through the rotating blades of a windmill. The Margraviate of Schwedt was only a small property, but enjoyed a thriving economy by immigrant Huguenots.
The marriage with the Margrave took over 30 years, was for Sophie but not happy because they could not prevail against her husband. In addition, they suffered because it does not have those spiritual interests that characterized her sisters so. The couple eventually lived in separate places: the Marquis resided in the castle of Schwedt, Sophie lived in the castle Montplaisir near the residence. The marriage produced five children, but the two sons died in infancy.
Even when Sophie turned with the dropsy a suffering one, which was very common in the Hohenzollern.
Progeny
From their marriage Sophie Dorothea Marie had the following children:
- Friederike Dorothea Sophia (1736-1798)
- Luise (1738-1820)
- Georg Philipp (1741-1742), Prince of Brandenburg- Schwedt
- Philippine (1745-1800)
- Georg Friedrich Wilhelm (1749-1751), Prince of Brandenburg- Schwedt