Biography of Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1668-1705

On 30 Sep 1658 [her father] Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 1629-1698 (age 28) and [her mother] Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 27) were married. She the daughter of Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia (age 62). He the son of George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 1582-1641 and Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 1601-1659 (age 57). She a granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

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On 30 Oct 1668 Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia was born to Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 1629-1698 (age 38) and Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 38). She a great granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

Before 1685 Frederick I King Prussia (age 27) and Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 1629-1698 (age 55) and Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 54). He the son of Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 64) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau. They were second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

In 1685 [her son] Frederick August Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick I King Prussia (age 27) and Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 16). He a great x 2 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.

In 1686 [her son] Frederick August Hohenzollern (age 1) died.

In 1687 [her brother-in-law] Louis Hohenzollern (age 21) died.

On 14 Aug 1688 [her son] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 was born to [her husband] Frederick I King Prussia (age 31) and Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 19). He a great x 2 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.

In 1695 [her brother-in-law] Charles Philip Hohenzollern (age 22) died.

On 23 Jan 1698 [her father] Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 1629-1698 (age 68) died.

In 1700 Frederick I King Sweden 1676-1751 (age 23) and [her step-daughter] Louise Dorothea Hohenzollern (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Frederick I King Prussia (age 42) and Elisabeth Henriëtte Hesse-Kassel. He the son of Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel 1654-1730 (age 45) and (age 46). They were first cousins.

On 18 Jan 1701 [her husband] Frederick I King Prussia (age 43) was created I King Prussia. Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 32) by marriage Queen Consort Prussia.

On 01 Feb 1705 Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 36) died.

In 1708 [her former husband] Frederick I King Prussia (age 50) and Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia 1685-1735 (age 22) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Prussia. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau. They were half fourth cousins.

On 25 Feb 1713 [her former husband] Frederick I King Prussia (age 55) died. His son [her son] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 (age 24) succeeded I King Prussia. Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1687-1757 (age 25) by marriage Queen Consort Prussia.

Family Trees of Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1668-1705

Paternal Family Tree: Hanover

Maternal Family Tree: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1557-1631

Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1668-1705

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Royal Descendants of Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1668-1705

Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 x 1

Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia 1712-1786 x 1

Frederick William II King Prussia 1744-1797 x 1

Gustav III King Sweden x 1

Charles XIII King Sweden 1748-1818 x 1

Frederick William II King Prussia 1770-1840 x 1

Frederick William IV King Prussia 1795-1861 x 1

William I King Prussia 1797-1888 x 1

Frederick III King Prussia x 1

x 1

Gustav V King Sweden 1858-1950 x 1

Wilhelm Hohenzollern x 1

Constantine I King Greece x 2

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1879-1952 x 2

Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden 1882-1973 x 1

George II King Hellenes x 3

Alexander I King Greece 1893-1920 x 3

Paul I King Greece 1901-1964 x 3

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark 1910-2000 x 2

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh x 2

Sophia Glücksburg Queen Consort Spain 1938- x 4

Constantine II King Hellenes 1940- x 4

Carl XVI King Sweden 1946- x 2

King Charles III x 2

William Windsor Prince of Wales 1982- x 2

Ancestors of Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1668-1705

Father: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 1629-1698 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William II Landgrave of Hesse 1469-1509 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 1504-1567 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Duke of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 1601-1659 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1668-1705 Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John II Count Palatinate Simmern 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick III Elector Palatine 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 1539-1583 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 1574-1610 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandFather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 1576-1644 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Prince of La Roche sur Yon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Bourbon Duchess of Monpensier 1482-1561 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean IV de Longwy Seigneur de Givry

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Valois 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Mother: Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 1490-1526 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 1495-1564 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James IV of Scotland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King James V of Scotland Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Claude Lorraine 1st Duke Guise 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Antoinette Bourbon Duchess of Guise 1493-1583 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Frederick I of Denmark

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1557-1631 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England