Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Archives

Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Prussia

April 23, 2018 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]

Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – The disturbed Queen

August 5, 2015 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]