Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (31 March 1705 7 June 1764) was a princess consort of Ostfriesland as the spouse of Prince George Albert of East Frisia (1690–1734).

Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Princess consort of Ostfriesland
Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Born(1705-03-31)31 March 1705
Weferlingen
Died7 June 1764(1764-06-07) (aged 59)
Copenhagen
SpousePrince George Albert of East Frisia
HouseHouse of Hohenzollern
FatherChristian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach
MotherSophie Christiane of Wolfstein

Biography

She was a daughter of Christian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach and his wife, Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein. She was married in 1723 with Prince George Albert of East Frisia.

In 1734, she became a widow, and in 1735, she was invited to Denmark by king Christian VI of Denmark, who was married to her sister, Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. She lived permanently at the Danish court after 1740 until her death. She was described as a charming beauty, and her sister, the queen, was said to be jealous of her: it was widely believed, that she and her brother-in-law the king had an affair, but this have never been confirmed. In 1766, these rumours led to a case were a woman, Anna Sophie Magdalene Frederikke Ulrikke, demanded a pension with the claim to be the daughter of Sophie Caroline and Christian.

Ancestry

References

  1. Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 48.
Vacant
Title last held by
Christiane Louise of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
Princess of East Frisia
1723–1734
Vacant
Title next held by
Sophie Wilhelmine of Brandenburg-Kulmbach-Bayreuth


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.