Prussia Archives - Page 7 of 8 - History of Royal Women

Louise Margaret of Prussia – “A dear, sweet girl” (Part one)

Thursday, 25 July 2019, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Louise Margaret of Prussia was born on 25 July 1860 at the Marble Palace in Potsdam as the daughter of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia and Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau. Her father was a nephew of William I, German Emperor and a double cousin of Frederick III, German Emperor, who was also the husband [read more]

Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Prussia

Monday, 23 April 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Kingdom of Prussia came into being in 1701 in return for an alliance against France in the War of the Spanish Succession. Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia became the first King in Prussia in 1701 and crowned himself King Frederick I on 18 January 1701 in Königsberg. Frederick was married three times. His first wife [read more]

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern – Wife of Frederick the Great

Friday, 20 April 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Caesar desired that his wife should afford no occasion to be spoken of, and Queen Elisabeth Christine fulfilled these conditions entirely Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern was born on 8 November 1715 as the daughter of Duke Ferdinand Albert II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Duchess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. In 1733, Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia was ordered by his father to marry [read more]

Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Fighting the monster

Friday, 13 April 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2

A young Princess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on 10 March 1776 as the daughter of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Landgravine Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt. Louise was particularly close to her younger sister Frederica. She also had two elder sisters, Charlotte and Therese, and one younger brother who survived to adulthood. Her mother died when Louise was just [read more]

Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – The disturbed Queen

Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2

Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 6 May 1685 as the daughter of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow and Christina Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg. Not much is known of her youth. On 28 November 1708, she married Frederick I of Prussia as, his third wife. He was almost 30 years older than her. She had received [read more]

Charlottenburg Palace and Gardens & Schloss Schönhausen

Monday, 29 June 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2

Charlottenburg Palace is the largest palace in Berlin, and it sits in the Palace Garden. Naturally, there was some construction going on while I was there. The Palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte of Hanover. She was the sister of George I of Great Britain and the wife of the first King of Prussia, Frederick I. [read more]