Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (31 March 1705 – 7 June 1764) was a princess consort of

Ostfriesland East Frisia or East Friesland (german: Ostfriesland; ; stq, Aastfräislound) is a historic region in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is primarily located on the western half of the East Frisian peninsula, to the east of West Frisia ...

as the spouse of Prince George Albert of East Frisia (1690–1734).

Biography

She was a daughter of

Christian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach Christian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach (29 July 1661, in Bayreuth – 5 April 1708, in Weferlingen), was a German prince and member of the House of Hohenzollern and nominal Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach. Family He was ...

and his wife,

Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein (24 October 1667 – 23 August 1737) was Countess of :de:Wolfstein (Adelsgeschlecht), Wolfstein by birth and Margravine of List of consorts of Brandenburg, Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach by marriage. Early life a ...

. She was married in 1723 with Prince George Albert of East Frisia. In 1734, she became a widow, and in 1735, she was invited to Denmark by king

Christian VI of Denmark Christian VI (30 November 1699 – 6 August 1746) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746. The eldest surviving son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, he is considered one of Denmark-Norway's more anonymous kings, bu ...

, who was married to her sister,

Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach Sophia means " wisdom" in Greek. It may refer to: * Sophia (wisdom) *Sophia (Gnosticism) *Sophia (given name) Places *Niulakita or Sophia, an island of Tuvalu *Sophia, Georgetown, a ward of Georgetown, Guyana *Sophia, North Carolina, an unincor ...

. She lived permanently at the Danish court after 1740 until her death. She was described as a charming beauty, and her sister, the queen, was said to be jealous of her: it was widely believed, that she and her brother-in-law the king had an affair, but this has never been confirmed. In 1766, these rumours led to a case were a woman,

Anna Sophie Magdalene Frederikke Ulrikke Anna Sophie Magdalene Frederikke Ulrikke (born in 1730 or 1740 – died 22 January 1805) was a Danish con artist who in 1766 demanded a pension from the Danish royal house with the claim that she was the illegitimate daughter of King Christian VI ...

, demanded a pension with the claim to be the daughter of Sophie Caroline and Christian.

Ancestry

References

Dansk biografisk Lexikon / XVI. Bind. Skarpenberg - Sveistrup
(in Danish) 1705 births 1764 deaths House of Hohenzollern Princesses of East Frisia House of Cirksena {{EastFrisia-stub