Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt explained

Friederike
Succession:Duchess consort of Württemberg
Reign:20 May 1795  - 23 December 1797
Consort:yes
Issue:Frederick I of Württemberg
Duke Louis
Duke Eugen
Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia
Duke William
Duke Ferdinand
Friederica, Princess of Holstein-Gottorp
Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria
Duchess Wilhelmine
Duke Charles
Duke Alexander
Duke Henry
Full Name:Friederike Sophia Dorothea
House:Brandenburg-Schwedt
Father:Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Mother:Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
Religion:Calvinist
Birth Date:18 December 1736
Birth Place:Schwedt
Death Place:Stuttgart

Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt (Friederike Sophia Dorothea; 18 December 1736  - 9 March 1798) was Duchess of Württemberg by marriage to Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg. She is an ancestor to many European royals of the 19th and 20th century.[1]

Biography

Friederike was a daughter of Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt and Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia. Her mother was a sister of Frederick the Great. Her siblings included Elisabeth Louise, Princess Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia and Philippine, Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel.

On 2 November 1753, she married Frederick Eugen of Württemberg. He would succeed his brother in 1795, making her Duchess consort of Württemberg.

Friederike was described as witty and charming. She belonged to the reformed faith, while her husband was Catholic; however, she brought up her children as Lutheran upon agreement with the Lutheran council, from whom she received an allowance.

From 1769, she lived at Montbéliard, which was being managed by her husband. In 1792, she abandoned Montbéliard because of the French Revolution. Her husband inherited the Dukedom of Württemberg in 1795–1797.

Issue

She had twelve children:

Notes

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hugh Massingberd

    . Hugh Massingberd. Montgomery-Massingberd. Hugh . 1977. Burke's Royal Families of the World, 1st edition. London. Burke's Peerage. 0-85011-023-8. 184–186.