- Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
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Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis Spouse Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis Issue Princess Sophie Christine
Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Princess Luise Auguste Charlotte
Prince Friedrich August
Prince Ludwig FranzFull name German: Sophie Christine Luise House House of Hohenzollern
House of Thurn and TaxisFather George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Mother Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck Born 4 January 1710
Schloss Weferlingen, WeferlingenDied 13 June 1739 (aged 29)
Brussels, Austrian NetherlandsReligion Roman Catholic 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]
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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]
- Princess Sophie Christine of Thurn and Taxis (baptized 8 December 1731 † 23 December 1731)[1]
- Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (born 2 June 1733 † 13 November 1805)[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
Styles of
Sophie Christine, Hereditary Princess of Thurn and TaxisReference style Her Serene Highness Spoken style Your Serene Highness Alternative style Ma'am 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 16. Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth 8. Georg Albrecht, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach 17. Duchess Marie of Prussia 4. Christian Heinrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach 18. Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg 9. Princess Marie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg 19. Princess Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg 2. George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth 20. Johann Friedrich, Count of Wolfstein 10. Albrecht Friedrich, Count of Wolfstein 21. Baroness Barbara Teufel von Guntersdorf 5. Countess Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein 22. Wolfgang Georg I, Count of Castell-Remlingen 11. Countess Sophie Luise of Castell-Remlingen 23. Countess Sophie Juliana of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Pfedelbach 1. Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth 24. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 12. August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 25. Countess Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 6. Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 26. Wilhelm Ludwig, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken 13. Countess Marie Sibylle of Nassau-Saarbrücken 27. Margravine Anna Amalie of Baden-Durlach 3. Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 28. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (= 24) 14. Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 29. Countess Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (= 25) 7. Princess Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 30. Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg (= 18) 15. Princess Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 31. Princess Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg (= 19) References
The generations are numbered from the elevation of Eugen Alexander Franz to Prince of Thurn and Taxis in 1695. 1st Generation Princess Maria Ludovika of Lobkowicz2nd Generation Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth · Princess Charlotte Louise of Lorraine · Princess Maria Henriette Josepha of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen3rd Generation Duchess Auguste of Württemberg · Princess Eleonore of Lobkowicz4th Generation Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz · Countess Marie Isabelle of Eltz · Countess Juliane of Einsiedel · Countess Aurora Batthyány of Német-Ujvár5th Generation Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg · Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg · Countess Almeria of Belcredi · Countess Lucie Capello of Wickenburg · Eugénie de Tascher de la Pagerie · Countess Antonie of Schaffgotsche · Countess Maria of Thun and Hohenstein6th 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 Weissenwolff7th Generation Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria · Countess Gabriele Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau · Lida Eleanor Nicolls** · Princess Pauline of Metternich-Winneburg · Princess Marie of Ligne · Ingeborg Sponer** · Countess Beatrice of Bethusy-Huc · Dorothea van der Elst**8th Generation Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza · Princess Maria Anna of Braganza · Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg · Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis* · Countess Marie Valerie of Mazzuchelli · Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark · Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis* · Princess Maria Julia of Lobkowicz · Frances Goodyear** · Anna Maria Zhuber von Okróg** · Beatrix Estella de Gamas** · Princess Mafalda of Thurn and Taxis* · Anna Brückner** · Nancy Brown Hess** · Angela Tacoli**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-Weinsberg10th Generation Carine Lackner** · Kimberly E. Herald** · Nina Zeiringer***also a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth
**did not have a royal or noble title by birthCategories:- 1710 births
- 1739 deaths
- People from Oebisfelde-Weferlingen
- House of Thurn and Taxis
- House of Hohenzollern
- Hereditary Princesses of Thurn and Taxis
- Margravines of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- Princesses of Thurn and Taxis
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