Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Princess consort of Ostfriesland

Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Princess consort of Ostfriesland
Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Born	(1705-03-31)31 March 1705 Weferlingen
Died	7 June 1764(1764-06-07) (aged 59) Copenhagen
Spouse	Prince George Albert of East Frisia
House	House of Hohenzollern
Father	Christian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach
Mother	Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein

Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (31 March 1705 – 7 June 1764) was a princess consort of Ostfriesland as the spouse of Prince George Albert of East Frisia (1690–1734).

Biography

She was a daughter of Christian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach and his wife, Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein. She was married in 1723 with Prince George Albert of East Frisia.

In 1734, she became a widow, and in 1735, she was invited to Denmark by king Christian VI of Denmark, who was married to her sister, Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. She lived permanently at the Danish court after 1740 until her death. She was described as a charming beauty, and her sister, the queen, was said to be jealous of her: it was widely believed, that she and her brother-in-law the king had an affair, but this has never been confirmed. In 1766, these rumours led to a case were a woman, Anna Sophie Magdalene Frederikke Ulrikke, demanded a pension with the claim to be the daughter of Sophie Caroline and Christian.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach^[1]

16. John George, Elector of Brandenburg

8. Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

17. Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst

4. Georg Albrecht, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach

18. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia

9. Duchess Marie of Prussia

19. Duchess Marie Eleonore of Cleves

2. Christian Heinrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach

20. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

10. Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg

21. Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

5. Princess Marie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg

22. Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

11. Princess Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg

23. Duchess Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

1. Sophia Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

24. Johann Adam, Count of Wolfstein

12. Johann Friedrich, Count of Wolfstein

25. Countess Elisabeth of Limpurg-Speckfeld

6. Albrecht Friedrich, Count of Wolfstein

26. Georg, Baron Teufel von Guntersdorf

13. Baroness Barbara Teufel von Guntersdorf

27. Elisabeth von Puchheim

3. Countess Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein

28. Wolfgang II, Count of Castell-Remlingen

14. Wolfgang Georg I, Count of Castell-Remlingen

29. Countess Juliana of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim

7. Countess Sophie Luise of Castell-Remlingen

30. Ludwig Eberhard, Count of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Pfedelbach and Gleichen

15. Countess Sophie Juliana of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Pfedelbach

31. Countess Dorothea of Erbach

References

^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 48.