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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall

Describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience.

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Biography of Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia 1685-1735

Paternal Family Tree: Mecklenburg

Before 1680 [her future husband] Frederick I King Prussia (age 22) and Elisabeth Henriëtte Hesse-Kassel (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern (age 56). He the son of Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 59) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau. They were first cousins.

On 6th May 1685 Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born to [her father] Frederick I Duke of Mecklenburg Grabow (age 47).

On 28th April 1688 [her father] Frederick I Duke of Mecklenburg Grabow (age 50) died.

On 21st June 1692 [her brother] Frederick William I Duke Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 17) succeeded I Duke Mecklenburg Schwerin.

On 18th January 1701 [her future 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 2nd January 1704 [her brother] Frederick William I Duke Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 28) and [her sister-in-law] Sophie Charlotte Hesse-Kassel Duchess Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Mecklenburg Schwerin. She the daughter of Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel (age 49) and Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel (age 50). They were fourth cousins.

In 1708 Frederick I King Prussia (age 50) and Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin (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 fourth cousins.

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall

Describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience.

Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.

On 25th February 1713 [her husband] Frederick I King Prussia (age 55) died. His son [her step-son] Frederick (age 24) succeeded I King Prussia. Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 25) by marriage Queen Consort Prussia.

On 31st July 1713 [her brother] Frederick William I Duke Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 38) died.

On 29th July 1735 Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 50) died.

Royal Ancestors of Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Great x 4 Grandfather: Magnus II Duke of Mecklenburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke John Albert I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Joachim "Nestor" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandfather: Duke John VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach 8 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Sophia Hohenzollern 10 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Frederick I of Denmark

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea Oldenburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

GrandFather: Duke Adolphus Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian I King of Denmark

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Frederick I of Denmark

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea of Brandenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bogislaw X Duke of Pomerania

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia Oldenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: William II Landgrave of Hesse 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Christine Hesse 10 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Duke of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of

Father: Frederick I Duke of Mecklenburg Grabow 13 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry I Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest I Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry V Duke of Mecklenburg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie of Mecklenburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Julius Ernst Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg 12 x Great Grand Son of

GrandMother: Maria Katharina 13 x Great Grand Daughter of

Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of