Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Margravine Sophie Christine Louise of Brandenburg-Bayreuth[1] (in German: Sophie Christine Luise, Markgräfin von Brandenburg-Bayreuth;[1] 4 January 1710, Schloss Weferlingen, Weferlingen[1]– 13 June 1739, Brussels, Austrian Netherlands[1]) was a member of the Brandenburg-Bayreuth line of the House of Hohenzollern and a Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth by birth. Through her marriage to Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Sophie Christine was also a member of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis and Hereditary Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis.[1]
Family and early life
Sophie Christine was the eldest child and daughter of George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and his first wife Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.[1]
Marriage and issue
Sophie Christine married Alexander Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, the eldest child and only son of Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Maria Ludovika Anna Franziska, Princess of Lobkowicz, on 11 April 1731 in Frankfurt am Main.[1] Sophie Christine and Alexander Ferdinand had five children:[1]
- ∞ 3 September 1753 Duchess Auguste of Württemberg (30 October 1734-4 June 1787)
- ∞ 1787 Elisabeth Hildebrand, Frau von Train
- Princess Luise Auguste Charlotte of Thurn and Taxis (born 27 October 1734 † January 1735)[1]
- Prince Friedrich August of Thurn and Taxis (baptized 5 December 1736 † 12 September 1755)[1]
- Prince Ludwig Franz Karl Lamoral Joseph of Thurn and Taxis (born 13 October 1737 † 7 August 1738)[1]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 4 January 1710 – 11 April 1731: Her Serene Highness Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- 11 April 1731 – 13 June 1739: Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
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16. Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
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8. Georg Albrecht, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach |
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17. Duchess Marie of Prussia |
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4. Christian Heinrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach |
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18. Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg |
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9. Princess Marie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg |
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19. Princess Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg |
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2. George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
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20. Johann Friedrich, Count of Wolfstein |
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10. Albrecht Friedrich, Count of Wolfstein |
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21. Baroness Barbara Teufel von Guntersdorf |
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5. Countess Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein |
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22. Wolfgang Georg I, Count of Castell-Remlingen |
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11. Countess Sophie Luise of Castell-Remlingen |
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23. Countess Sophie Juliana of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Pfedelbach |
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1. Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
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24. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg |
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12. August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck |
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25. Countess Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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6. Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck |
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26. Wilhelm Ludwig, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken |
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13. Countess Marie Sibylle of Nassau-Saarbrücken |
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27. Margravine Anna Amalie of Baden-Durlach |
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3. Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck |
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28. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (= 24) |
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14. Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
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29. Countess Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (= 25) |
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7. Princess Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
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30. Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg (= 18) |
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15. Princess Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
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31. Princess Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg (= 19) |
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References
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| 1st Generation |
Princess Maria Ludovika of Lobkowicz
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| 2nd Generation |
Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth · Princess Charlotte Louise of Lorraine · Princess Maria Henriette Josepha of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
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| 3rd Generation |
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| 4th Generation |
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| 5th Generation |
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| 6th Generation |
Duchess Helene in Bavaria · Viktoria Edelspacher de Gyoryok · Baroness Melanie of Seckendorff · Princess Karoline of Thurn und Taxis* · Countess Franziska Grimaud of Orsay · Princess Marie of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst · Countess Theresia Grimaud of Orsay · Princess Maria Theresia of Braganza · Princess Eleonore of Ligne · Countess Henriette Ungnad of Weissenwolff
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| 7th Generation |
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| 8th Generation |
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| 9th Generation |
Countess Mariae Gloria of Schönburg in Glauchau and Waldenburg · Baroness Alexandra von der Ropp · Countess Anna Maria of Pocci · Christa Heinle** · Dorothea Hornberg** · Countess Maria Christiane of Waldstein, Baroness of Wartenberg · Martha Singer** · Beata Béry** · Veronique Lantz** · Viola Pauen** · Anja Krapinger** · Ursulla Franco Silva** · Countess Pauline of Aspremont-Lynden · Countess Anna of Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg
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| 10th Generation |
Carine Lackner** · Kimberly E. Herald** · Nina Zeiringer**
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*also a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth
**did not have a royal or noble title by birth
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Sophie Christine Of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Margravine |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
4 January 1710 |
| Place of birth |
Schloss Weferlingen, Weferlingen |
| Date of death |
13 June 1739 |
| Place of death |
Brussels, Austrian Netherlands |