Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
16 March 1687 — 28 June 1757
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover was Queen in Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg during the reign of her husband, King Frederick William I, from 1713 to 1740. She was the mother of Frederick the Great ; subsequent Prussian and then German monarchs were descended from her other son Prince Augustus William of Prussia.
Family
Rests in the family mausoleum of the House of Hohenzollern. House of Hohenzollern family tree
- Spouse: Frederick William I of Prussia
- Children: Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Frederick the Great, Prince Augustus William of Prussia, Prince Henry of Prussia (1726–1802)
A family burial site on Digital Cemetery, an endless map you can explore. It stands at coordinates -39, -19.
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