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| Sophia Dorothea of Hanover | |
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| Queen consort in Prussia; Electress consort of Brandenburg | |
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| Portrait by Antoine Pesne, 1726 | |
| Consort | 25 February 1713 - 31 May 1740 |
| Consort to | Frederick William I |
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| Wilhelmine, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Frederick II Princess Frederica Louise Philippine Charlotte, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg Sophia Dorothea, Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt Louisa Ulrika, Queen of Sweden Prince Augustus William Princess Anna Amalia Prince Henry Prince Ferdinand |
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| HM Queen Sophia in Prussia HM The Queen in Prussia HRH The Crown Princess of Prussia HSH Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover HSH Duchess Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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| Royal house | House of Hohenzollern House of Hanover |
| Father | George I of Great Britain |
| Mother | Sophia Dorothea of Celle |
| Born | 16 March 1687 Hanover, Germany |
| Died | 28 June 1757 (aged 70) Monbijou Palace, Berlin |
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (16 March 1687[1] – 28 June 1757) was a member of the British Royal Family, only daughter of George I. She was, between 1713 and 1740, Queen consort in Prussia.
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Duchess Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg was born, on 16 March 1687, in Brunswick-Lüneburg. She was the only daughter of Georg Ludwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Sophia Dorothea of Celle.
When her father's territory designation changed to include Hanover, she became styled HSH Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.[citation needed]
Sophia married her cousin, Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia, heir-apparent to the Prussian throne, on 28 November 1706, and became styled HRH The Crown Princess of Prussia.
In 1713, upon her husband's ascension to the throne, she became Queen consort, and was styled as HM The Queen in Prussia.
When her husband died, and her son, Crown Prince Frederick ascended as Frederick II of Prussia, Sophia became Queen Mother, and was styled HM Queen Sophia in Prussia.
King Frederick William and Queen Sophia had ten surviving children:
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| Preceded by Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Electress of Brandenburg Queen in Prussia 1713 – 1740 |
Succeeded by Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern |