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{{short description|Princess of Prussia}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Sophie
| name = Sophie
| title = Princess of Prussia
| title =
| image = File:Sophie Princess of Prussia (2017).jpg
| image = Sophie Princess of Prussia (2017).jpg
| succession = [[House of Hohenzollern|Consort of the Head of the House of Hohenzollern]]<br> [[House of Hohenzollern|Princess of Prussia]]
| reign-type = Tenure
| reign = 25 August 2011 - present
| caption = Sophie in 2017
| caption = Sophie in 2017
| birth_name = Princess Sophie of Isenburg
| birth_name = Princess Sophie of Isenburg
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia]]|2011}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia]]|2011}}
| issue = {{Plainlist|
| issue = {{Plainlist|
* Carl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Prussia
* [[Carl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Prussia]]
* Prince Louis Ferdinand
* Prince Louis Ferdinand
* Princess Emma Marie
* Princess Emma Marie
* Prince Heinrich}}
* Prince Heinrich Albert}}
| full name = Sophie Johanna Maria
| full name = Sophie Johanna Maria
| house = [[House of Isenburg|Isenburg]]
| house = [[House of Isenburg|Isenburg]]
| father = Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg
| father = [[Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg]]
| mother = Countess Christine von Saurma-Jeltsch
| mother = Countess Christine von Saurma-Jeltsch
}}
}}
'''Sophie, Princess of Prussia''' (born '''Princess Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg''';{{efn|In 1919 [[royal family|royalty]] and [[nobility]] were mandated to lose their privileges in Germany, hereditary titles were to be legally borne thereafter only as part of the surname, according to of the [[Weimar Constitution]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.zum.de/psm/weimar/weimar_vve.php#First_Chapter_:_The_Individual |website=zum.de| title=Article 109}}</ref>{{dead link|date=August 2024}}}} 7 March 1978) is married to [[Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preussen]], head of the formerly-ruling [[House of Hohenzollern]].

'''Sophie, Princess of Prussia''' (born '''Princess Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg''';<ref name="title">In 1919 [[royal family|royalty]] and [[nobility]] were mandated to lose their privileges in Germany, hereditary titles were to be legally borne thereafter only as part of the surname, according to [http://www.zum.de/psm/weimar/weimar_vve.php#First_Chapter_:_The_Individual Article 109] of the [[Weimar Constitution]].</ref> 7 March 1978) is the wife of [[Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia]], head of the formerly-ruling [[House of Hohenzollern]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
[[File:Birstein 153540.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Birstein]] Castle]]
[[File:Birstein 153540.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Birstein]] Castle]]
Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg was born on 7 March 1978 in [[Frankfurt]], [[West Germany]],<ref name=sophiehohenzollernwebsite>{{cite web|url=http://www.preussen.de/en/family/sophie_the_princess_of_prussia.html |title=Sophie The Princess of Prussia |publisher=Official website of the House of Hohenzollern |accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> to Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg (1943-2018), and his wife, Countess Christine [[:de:Saurma (Adelsgeschlecht)|Saurma]], Baroness von und zu der Jeltsch (born 1941).<ref name="ghdaXV">''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XV. C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.271–275.</ref>

Her father was the head of the Birstein branch of the [[County of Isenburg|House of Isenburg]], a [[German mediatisation|mediatized]] Catholic line of [[Princes of the Holy Roman Empire]], who lost their independence in 1815.<ref name=ghdaXV/> She has two sisters, [[Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este#Family|Archduchess Katharina of Austria-Este]] and Isabelle, Dowager Princess of [[Wied-Neuwied|Wied]], and two brothers, Alexander, 10th Prince of Isenburg, and Prince Viktor.<ref name=ghdaXV/>
Princess Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenberg was born on 7 March 1978 in [[Frankfurt]], [[West Germany]],<ref name=sophiehohenzollernwebsite>{{cite web|url=http://www.preussen.de/en/family/sophie_the_princess_of_prussia.html |title=Sophie The Princess of Prussia |publisher=Official website of the House of Hohenzollern |accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> to Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg (born 1943), and his wife, Countess Christine von Saurma zu der Jeltsch (born 1941).<ref name="ghdaXV">''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XV. C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.271–275.</ref>
Her father is head of a [[German mediatisation|mediatized]] Catholic line of [[Princes of the Holy Roman Empire]], who lost their independence in 1815.<ref name=ghdaXV/> She has two sisters, [[Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este#Family|Archduchess Katharina of Austria-Este]] and Isabelle, Dowager Princess of [[Wied-Neuwied|Wied]], and two brothers, Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Isenberg, and Prince Viktor.<ref name=ghdaXV/>


Growing up at [[Birstein]] Castle, the family seat in [[Hesse]], Sophie studied at a primary school in Birstein and at ''[[:de:Marienschule Fulda|Marienschule Fulda]]'' in [[Fulda]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Prinzessin Sophie von Preussen|url=http://www.preussen.de/de/familie/prinzessin_sophie_von_preussen.html|publisher=Prussian Royal Family website|language=German}}</ref> She then attended the boarding school ''Kloster Wald'' and passed her A-Levels as well as a trade test as a [[dressmaker]]. Sophie studied Business Administration at the [[University of Freiburg]] and [[Humboldt University of Berlin]] and worked at a firm that offers consulting services for nonprofit business.<ref name=sophiehohenzollernwebsite/><ref name="WSJ">{{cite web|last=Troianovski|first=Anton|author-link=Anton Troianovski|date=26 August 2011|title=No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904787404576530392758604496|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref>
Growing up at [[Birstein]] Castle, the family seat in [[Hesse]], Sophie studied at a primary school in Birstein and at ''[[:de:Marienschule Fulda|Marienschule Fulda]]'' in [[Fulda]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Prinzessin Sophie von Preussen|url=http://www.preussen.de/de/familie/prinzessin_sophie_von_preussen.html|publisher=Prussian Royal Family website|language=German}}</ref> She then attended the boarding school ''Kloster Wald'' and passed her A-Levels as well as a trade test as a [[dressmaker]]. Sophie studied Business Administration at the [[University of Freiburg]] and [[Humboldt University of Berlin]] and worked at a firm that offers consulting services for nonprofit business.<ref name=sophiehohenzollernwebsite/><ref name="WSJ">{{cite web|last=Troianovski|first=Anton|author-link=Anton Troianovski|date=26 August 2011|title=No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904787404576530392758604496|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref>


==Marriage and issue==
==Marriage and issue==
On 25 August 2011, Sophie civilly married [[Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia]], at [[Potsdam]]'s ''Stadthaus'' by Jann Jakobs, Mayor of Potsdam.<ref name="welt">{{Cite news |url=https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/prominente/article13565306/Die-preussische-Prinzenhochzeit-beginnt-ganz-privat.html |title=Die preußische Prinzenhochzeit beginnt ganz privat |last=Van der Kraat |first=Marion |date=25 August 2011 |work=[[Die Welt|Welt]]}}</ref> The religious wedding took place at the [[Church of Peace (Sanssouci)|Church of Peace]] on 27 August 2011, in commemoration of the 950th anniversary of the founding of the House of Hohenzollern.<ref name="abc">{{cite web| title=Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia and Sophie Princes: Germany Set for Its Own Royal Wedding|work=[[ABC News]]|date=27 August 2011| url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/georg-friedrich-prince-prussia-germany-set-royal-wedding/story?id=14389085|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="people">{{cite web| title=Princess Sophie of Isenburg's Wedding Dress: All the Details|work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=31 August 2011 |first=Kim |last=Peiffer| url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20395222_20524408,00.html|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref> The wedding was covered live by German broadcaster [[Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg|RBB]].<ref name="wsj._NoTi">{{Cite web |title=No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze |last=Troianovski |first=Anton |work=WSJ |date=26 August 2011 |access-date=8 May 2021 |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904787404576530392758604496 |quote=}}</ref> The 700 guests included: [[Prince Hassan bin Talal]] and [[Princess Sarvath al-Hassan|Princess Sarvath al-Hassan of Jordan]]; [[Prince Laurent of Belgium]]; [[Lord Nicholas Windsor|Lord]] and [[Lady Nicholas Windsor]]; and then [[Margareta of Romania|Crown Princess Margareta of Romania]]. Following the ceremony, a reception was held on the grounds of the ''[[Sanssouci]]'' palace.<ref name="independent">{{cite web| title=Kaiser Wilhelm junior gives Germany its own royal wedding|work=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/kaiser-wilhelm-junior-gives-germany-its-own-royal-wedding-2344704.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/kaiser-wilhelm-junior-gives-germany-its-own-royal-wedding-2344704.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=27 August 2011|first=Enjoli|last= Liston |accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="local">{{cite web|date= 27 August 2011|title=Kaiser heir weds princess in Potsdam|work=The Local| url=http://www.thelocal.de/society/20110827-37219.html|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref>
On 25 August 2011, Sophie civilly married [[Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preussen]], at [[Potsdam]]'s ''Stadthaus'' by Jann Jakobs, Mayor of Potsdam.<ref name="welt">{{Cite news |url=https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/prominente/article13565306/Die-preussische-Prinzenhochzeit-beginnt-ganz-privat.html |title=Die preußische Prinzenhochzeit beginnt ganz privat |last=Van der Kraat |first=Marion |date=25 August 2011 |work=[[Die Welt|Welt]]}}</ref> The religious wedding took place at the [[Church of Peace (Sanssouci)|Church of Peace]] on 27 August 2011, in commemoration of the 950th anniversary of the founding of the House of Hohenzollern.<ref name="abc">{{cite web| title=Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia and Sophie Princes: Germany Set for Its Own Royal Wedding|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=27 August 2011| url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/georg-friedrich-prince-prussia-germany-set-royal-wedding/story?id=14389085|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="people">{{cite web| title=Princess Sophie of Isenburg's Wedding Dress: All the Details|work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=31 August 2011 |first=Kim |last=Peiffer| url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20395222_20524408,00.html|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref> The wedding was covered live by German broadcaster [[Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg|RBB]].<ref name="wsj._NoTi">{{Cite web |title=No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze |last=Troianovski |first=Anton |work=WSJ |date=26 August 2011 |access-date=8 May 2021 |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904787404576530392758604496 |quote=}}</ref> The 700 guests included: [[Prince Hassan bin Talal]] and [[Princess Sarvath al-Hassan|Princess Sarvath al-Hassan of Jordan]]; [[Prince Laurent of Belgium]]; [[Lord Nicholas Windsor|Lord]] and [[Lady Nicholas Windsor]]; and then [[Margareta of Romania|Crown Princess Margareta of Romania]]. Following the ceremony, a reception was held on the grounds of the ''[[Sanssouci]]'' palace.<ref name="independent">{{cite web| title=Kaiser Wilhelm junior gives Germany its own royal wedding|work=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/kaiser-wilhelm-junior-gives-germany-its-own-royal-wedding-2344704.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/kaiser-wilhelm-junior-gives-germany-its-own-royal-wedding-2344704.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=27 August 2011|first=Enjoli|last= Liston |accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="local">{{cite web|date= 27 August 2011|title=Kaiser heir weds princess in Potsdam|work=The Local| url=http://www.thelocal.de/society/20110827-37219.html|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref>

Upon her marriage, she has been known by the [[courtesy title]] Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Princess of Prussia.

Sophie and Georg Friedrich have four children<ref name="bunt_Geor">{{Cite web |title=Georg Friedrich & Sophie von Preußen: Ihre Zwillinge sind so groß geworden! |author=Charlot Brutscher |work=BUNTE.de |date=20 September 2017 |access-date=8 May 2021 |url= https://www.bunte.de/royals/royals-weltweit/deutscher-adel/georg-friedrich-sophie-von-preussen-ihre-zwillinge-sind-so-gross-geworden.html |quote=}}</ref>

==Honours==
* {{flagicon|German Empire}} [[House of Hohenzollern]]: Knight of the [[Order of the Black Eagle|Imperial and Royal Order of the Black Eagle]]
* {{flagicon|German Empire}} [[House of Hohenzollern]]: Grand Mistress Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of Louise|Imperial and Royal Order of Louise]]


===Issue===
Sophie and Georg Friedrich have four children:<ref name="bunt_Geor">{{Cite web |title=Georg Friedrich & Sophie von Preußen: Ihre Zwillinge sind so groß geworden! |author=Charlot Brutscher |work=BUNTE.de |date=20 September 2017 |access-date=8 May 2021 |url= https://www.bunte.de/royals/royals-weltweit/deutscher-adel/georg-friedrich-sophie-von-preussen-ihre-zwillinge-sind-so-gross-geworden.html |quote=}}</ref>
* Carl Friedrich Franz Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Prussia (born 20 January 2013)
* Prince Louis Ferdinand Christian Albrecht of Prussia (born 20 January 2013)
* Princess Emma Marie Charlotte Sofia of Prussia (born 2 April 2015)
* Prince Heinrich Albert Johann Georg of Prussia (17 November 2016)


==Ancestry==
==Ancestry==
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|3= 3. Countess Christine von Saurma, baroness von und zu der Jeltsch
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==References==
==References==
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===Notes===
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 27 November 2024

Sophie
Sophie in 2017
Consort of the Head of the House of Hohenzollern
Princess of Prussia
Tenure25 August 2011 - present
BornPrincess Sophie of Isenburg
(1978-03-07) 7 March 1978 (age 46)
Spouse
Issue
Names
Sophie Johanna Maria
HouseIsenburg
FatherFranz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg
MotherCountess Christine von Saurma-Jeltsch

Sophie, Princess of Prussia (born Princess Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg;[a] 7 March 1978) is married to Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preussen, head of the formerly-ruling House of Hohenzollern.

Early life and education

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Birstein Castle

Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg was born on 7 March 1978 in Frankfurt, West Germany,[2] to Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg (1943-2018), and his wife, Countess Christine Saurma, Baroness von und zu der Jeltsch (born 1941).[3] Her father was the head of the Birstein branch of the House of Isenburg, a mediatized Catholic line of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, who lost their independence in 1815.[3] She has two sisters, Archduchess Katharina of Austria-Este and Isabelle, Dowager Princess of Wied, and two brothers, Alexander, 10th Prince of Isenburg, and Prince Viktor.[3]

Growing up at Birstein Castle, the family seat in Hesse, Sophie studied at a primary school in Birstein and at Marienschule Fulda in Fulda.[4] She then attended the boarding school Kloster Wald and passed her A-Levels as well as a trade test as a dressmaker. Sophie studied Business Administration at the University of Freiburg and Humboldt University of Berlin and worked at a firm that offers consulting services for nonprofit business.[2][5]

Marriage and issue

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On 25 August 2011, Sophie civilly married Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preussen, at Potsdam's Stadthaus by Jann Jakobs, Mayor of Potsdam.[6] The religious wedding took place at the Church of Peace on 27 August 2011, in commemoration of the 950th anniversary of the founding of the House of Hohenzollern.[7][8] The wedding was covered live by German broadcaster RBB.[9] The 700 guests included: Prince Hassan bin Talal and Princess Sarvath al-Hassan of Jordan; Prince Laurent of Belgium; Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor; and then Crown Princess Margareta of Romania. Following the ceremony, a reception was held on the grounds of the Sanssouci palace.[10][11]

Upon her marriage, she has been known by the courtesy title Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Princess of Prussia.

Sophie and Georg Friedrich have four children[12]

Honours

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Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ "Article 109". zum.de.
  2. ^ a b "Sophie The Princess of Prussia". Official website of the House of Hohenzollern. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.271–275.
  4. ^ "Prinzessin Sophie von Preussen" (in German). Prussian Royal Family website.
  5. ^ Troianovski, Anton (26 August 2011). "No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  6. ^ Van der Kraat, Marion (25 August 2011). "Die preußische Prinzenhochzeit beginnt ganz privat". Welt.
  7. ^ "Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia and Sophie Princes: Germany Set for Its Own Royal Wedding". ABC News. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  8. ^ Peiffer, Kim (31 August 2011). "Princess Sophie of Isenburg's Wedding Dress: All the Details". People. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  9. ^ Troianovski, Anton (26 August 2011). "No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze". WSJ. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. ^ Liston, Enjoli (27 August 2011). "Kaiser Wilhelm junior gives Germany its own royal wedding". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Kaiser heir weds princess in Potsdam". The Local. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  12. ^ Charlot Brutscher (20 September 2017). "Georg Friedrich & Sophie von Preußen: Ihre Zwillinge sind so groß geworden!". BUNTE.de. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

Notes

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  1. ^ In 1919 royalty and nobility were mandated to lose their privileges in Germany, hereditary titles were to be legally borne thereafter only as part of the surname, according to of the Weimar Constitution.[1][dead link]
Sophie, Princess of Prussia
Born: 9 May 1909
Titles in pretence
Vacant
Title last held by
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia
— TITULAR —
German Empress
Queen of Prussia

25 August 2011 – persent
Reason for succession failure:
German monarchies abolished in 1918
Incumbent