Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
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Sophia Charlotte of Hanover was the first Queen consort in Prussia as the wife of King Frederick I. She was the only daughter of Elector Ernest Augustus of Hanover and Sophia of the Palatinate. Her el
Sophia Charlotte in 1685
Charlottenburg Palace, the royal residence of the Hohenzollern family in Berlin (finished 1713)
Portrait by Friedrich Wilhelm Weidemann, c. 1702-1705
Frederick William I, known as the Soldier King, was King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death in 1740, as well as Prince of Neuchâtel.
Portrait by Antoine Pesne, c. 1733
Portrait by Samuel Theodor Gericke, 1690s
Portrait by Samuel Theodor Gericke, 1713
The sons of Frederick William I and Sophia Dorothea; left to right Frederick, Ferdinand, Augustus William and Henry. Painting by Francesco Carlo Rusca, 1737