Brief Life History of Sophie Dorothea
When Princess Sophie Dorothea von Braunschweig-Lüneburg was born on 16 March 1687, in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, her father, King George I Hanover of Great Britain, was 26 and her mother, Princess Sophia Dorothea von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, was 20. She married König Friedrich Wilhelm I. von Preußen und Kurfürst von Brandenburg on 28 November 1706, in Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 28 June 1757, in Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, at the age of 70, and was buried in Mitte, Berlin, Germany.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Sophie Dorothea of Hanover, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sophia Dorothea von Hannover im Eintrag für Friderich Wilhelm, „Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929“
- Copy of wikipedia: George I of Great Britain
Spouse and Children
1687–1757 Female
Children (15)
1709–1758 Female
1713–1714 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1660–1727 Male
1666–1726 Female
Siblings (3)
1683–1760 Male
1687–1757 Female
1687–1757 Female
Name Meaning
Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .
Chinese: variant of Wong .
Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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