He served in the Prussian Guard, took lessons of riding in Hanover and studied Political science at the Universities of Heidelberg and Leipzig.[11]. The couple also ordened the building of another house on the royal estate of Tatoi because King George I refused to allow work to be undertaken in the main palace. [19][21] Abroad, the marriage of Constantine and Sophie raised much less enthusiasm. Princess Louisa-Ulrica (1720-1782), the consort of King Adolph-Friedrich of Sweden. - Gemälde von Pesne', 1934. [67], In December 1909, Colonel Zorbas, head of the Military League, pressured George I to appointed him Head the government in place of Prime Minister Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis. [143][144], However, the presence of the sovereigns in Greece didn't bring the expected peace by the people. There the Diadochos resumed his military training with General Colmar von der Goltz and for a year, he received the command of a Prussian division. (52 x 45 mm), Miniatures, https://www.alamy.com/style-of-benjamin-arlaud-a-woman-possibly-sophia-dorothea-16871757-later-queen-of-prussia-style-of-benjamin-arlaud-continental-ca-1706-vellum-oval-2-x-1-34-in-52-x-45-mm-miniatures-image344588376.html, Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-sophia-dorothea-of-prussia-margravine-of-brandenburg-schwedt-134784366.html, Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, with his wife Sophia Dorothea of Prussia . Seriously diminished by illness, he had to return to Greece in September, which was perceived as a real military desertion by some. Frederick and Victoria were a close couple, both on sentimental and political levels. For about a month, she was the head of the Greek kingdom but her role was roughly limited to prepare the restoration of Constantine I. Sophia Dorothea of Prussia (Gatchina) by shakko.jpg 2,678 × 3,634; 2.22 MB. [74] The aim of the modernization was to make the country ready for a new war against the Ottoman Empire. [87], Sophia was in Athens when she learned of the murder of her father-in-law, the king. Posted by liamfoley63 in Featured Royal, Kingdom of Europe, Royal Genealogy, Royal House, Royal Succession, This Day in Royal History, Augustus William of Prussia, Battle of Breslau, Frederick II of Prussia, Frederick the Great, Frederick William I of Prussia, Knights of the Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Order of Saint John, Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Princess Friederike-Luise of Prussia, Princess Sophia-Dorothea of Prussia. [82] From 1912, however, the couple became noticeably separated. Januar 1726 - 3. But in 1908, the Cretan authorities unilaterally proclaimed the attachment of their island to the Kingdom of Greece. He married his niece, Margravine Elisabeth-Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1738-1820) on September 27, 1755. Sophie was raised with a great love for England and all things associated with it as a result, and had frequent trips to visit her grandmother Queen Victoria, whom she loved. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. [126][127] In exile, the rulers were soon followed by almost all the members of the royal family, who left Greece on the return of Venizelos at the head of the government and Greece entered the war at the side of the Triple Entente. In 1897 and at the outbreak of the Thirty Days' War against the Ottomans about the possession of Crete which ended with a humiliating Greek defeat, Sophia and other female members of the royal family actively worked with the Greek Red Cross in order to help wounded soldiers. In fact, the former allies didn't forgive the King and Queen's attitude during World War I and they weren't ready to provide their support. However, faithfulness was not the greatest quality of the Diadochos and his wife soon had to deal with his numerous extramarital affairs. Very attached to social conventions, Sophia condemned what she saw as a mésalliance while the Prime Minister saw in this marriage a lost opportunity to get closer to Great Britain. They had five children: Frederick William was 19 years older than the princess and he was called the "mad Margrave" because of his pranks and rude manners. [q][107] The French press accused the Queen of regularly visiting the beaches of Phalerum in order to supply of German submarines with fuel.[108]. The latter even tried to dissuade her sister-in-law to convert, triggering a heated argument between the two women. In 1740, his brother named him commander of Infantry regiment Nr 34. The republic was then proclaimed in Greece on 25 March 1924 and Sophia and the other members of the royal family were stripped of their Hellenic nationality. In the confusion of the event, Sophia saved her youngest daughter, Princess Katherine, and ran over 2 km. [145] The hatred of the great powers to Constantine I and Sophia appeared also clearly on the occasion of the marriage, in Athens, of Princess Helen and Crown Prince Carol of Romania. After a difficult period of adaptation in her new country, Sophia gave birth to six children and became involved in the assistance to the poor, following in the footsteps of her mother-in-law, Queen Olga. [131], On 2 October 1920, King Alexander I was bitten by a pet monkey as he walked on the royal estate of Tatoi. August-Wilhelm of Prussia (1722-1758) married Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. It was in this difficult context that Sophie was christened the following month, though all the men present were in uniform, as France had declared war on Prussia. "[37], Sophia officially converted on 2 May 1891;[38] however, the imperial sentence was ultimately never implemented. Orders were also given to the officers present at the borders to not oppose a possible Bulgarian advance into the country, which took place on 27 May 1916. 974 Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, with his wife Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, https://www.alamy.com/frederick-william-margrave-of-brandenburg-schwedt-with-his-wife-sophia-dorothea-of-prussia-974-frederick-william-margrave-of-brandenburg-schwedt-with-his-wife-sophia-dorothea-of-prussia-image185542067.html, Princess Sophia of Prussia, Sophia Dorothea Ulrike Alice, 1870-1932, what daughter of Crown Prince Frederick William and later, https://www.alamy.com/princess-sophia-of-prussia-sophia-dorothea-ulrike-alice-1870-1932-what-daughter-of-crown-prince-frederick-william-and-later-image227038645.html. Queen Olga and Sophia visited Larissa and Elassona,[80] while Alice made long stays in Epirus and Macedonia. [161], After the death of her husband, Sophia wanted to repatriate his remains to be buried in Tatoi but the Greek government refused, with George II being unable to do anything. They had met as children when Frederick William had spent some time in Hanover under the care of their grandmother, Sophia of Hanover , and though Sophia Dorothea disliked him, Frederick William had reportedly felt an attraction to her early on. On 19 October, he became delirious and called out for his mother at his bedside. Mad. In 1756, he became Major General and accompanied his brother the King on his campaigns in Saxony, Bohemia and Silesia. * Prince Friedrich Heinrich Emil Karl (1769–1773) [71] Back in Greece on 21 October 1910, after over a year of exile, Sophia nevertheless remained very suspicious of the new government and the militia. It's said that since their marriage, Constantine and Sophia are regarded as toys of German politics by the French government. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. At this point it has to be mentioned that Constantine I was a great Germanophile; he had been educated in Germany, almost been raised as a German and admired immensely the Kaiser, who was his brother-in-law. [43][52] Several weeks after the signing of the Peace Treaty between Greece and the Ottoman Empire, the situation became so tense that the sovereign was a subject of an assassination attempt when he travelled in an open carriage with his daughter, Princess Maria. Princess Sophia-Dorothea and Prince Friedrich-Wilhelm, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt. To show that he didn't obey the army, he restored the members of the royal family to their military duties and the Diadochos thus again became Chief of the Staff. At that time, the Cretans suffered a violent repression by the Ottoman power, prompting thousands of Greeks to leave their island to seek shelter in Athens. * Prince Friedrich Christian Heinrich Ludwig (1771–1790) In Greece, public opinion was outraged by a rumour, spread by Venizelists, who said that the King wasn't sick but was in fact wounded with a knife by Sophia during an argument where she wanted to force him to go to war alongside her brother. [58], Queen Victoria finally died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 22 January 1901 in Osborne House. They then traveled to Crete to meet the Head of government of the island, Eleftherios Venizelos, and offered him the post of Prime Minister of Greece. . After this, the king congratulated both the Minister of War and General Dousmanis. Always eager to punish his sister for her disobedience, Emperor William II of Germany openly supported the Ottoman Empire during the conflict and agreed to offer his mediation after being begged by his sister, his mother and his grandmother. Fichier:Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt.jpg. Princess Sophia-Dorothea (1719-1765) Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt. In response to the military defeat by the Turks, a part of the Greek army, commanded by General Nikolaos Plastiras, revolted on 11 September 1922. [159], Increasingly depressed by the events that had shaken Greece and sick with arteriosclerosis, Constantine I developed a deep depression. [174], Sick for many years, Sophia saw her condition worsen from 1930, which forced her to go to a hospital in Frankfurt to follow a treatment. [62], The situation became so tense that King George I's sons had to resign from their military posts to save their father the shame of having to expelled them. Constantine I decided to travel there in May 1921 to support the morale; however he wasn't the dynamic Commander-in-chief that led his country to victory in the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913. English: Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt . They are the parents of Prince August-Ferdinand’s wife, Margravine Elisabeth-Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Nevertheless, the sovereign refused to abdicate and he explained to his second son that he should not be regarded otherwise than as a kind of regent, in charge of the throne until the return of the legitimate monarch.
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