Margravine Elisabeth Fredericka Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth [SEP] noble family
Margravine Elisabeth Fredericka Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Margravine Elisabeth Fredericka Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (30 August 1732 – 6 April 1780), was a German princess of the House of Hohenzollern and the Duchess of Württemberg by marriage.
Biography.
Biography Early life.
She was born in Bayreuth, the daughter of Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth by his first wife, Princess Fredericka Sophie Wilhelmine of Prussia, the favourite sister of King Frederick II the Great. Both the Margrave and the Margravine hoped for the eventual
Margravine Elisabeth Fredericka Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, from his first marriage; the girl was only five years younger than Sophie Caroline. Frederick died on 26 February 1763. Without any male issue, he was succeeded on his death by his uncle, Frederick Christian.
Sophie Caroline died on 22 December 1817 at the age of 80. She never remarried.
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