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'''Sophie, Princess of Prussia''' (born '''Princess Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg'''; |
'''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]]. |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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[[File:Birstein 153540.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Birstein]] Castle]] |
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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> |
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Her father |
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/> |
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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> |
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==Marriage and issue== |
==Marriage and issue== |
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On 25 August 2011, Sophie civilly married [[Georg Friedrich |
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> |
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⚫ | 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> |
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==Honours== |
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* {{flagicon|German Empire}} [[House of Hohenzollern]]: Knight of the [[Order of the Black Eagle|Imperial and Royal Order of the Black Eagle]] |
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* {{flagicon|German Empire}} [[House of Hohenzollern]]: Grand Mistress Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of Louise|Imperial and Royal Order of Louise]] |
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* Carl Friedrich Franz Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Prussia (born 20 January 2013) |
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* Prince Louis Ferdinand Christian Albrecht of Prussia (born 20 January 2013) |
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* Princess Emma Marie Charlotte Sofia of Prussia (born 2 April 2015) |
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* Prince Heinrich Albert Johann Georg of Prussia (17 November 2016) |
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==Ancestry== |
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==References== |
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Consort of the Head of the House of Hohenzollern Princess of Prussia | |||||
Tenure | 25 August 2011 - present | ||||
Born | Princess Sophie of Isenburg 7 March 1978 | ||||
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House | Isenburg | ||||
Father | Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg | ||||
Mother | Countess 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- House of Hohenzollern: Knight of the Imperial and Royal Order of the Black Eagle
- House of Hohenzollern: Grand Mistress Dame Grand Cross of the Imperial and Royal Order of Louise
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References
[edit]- ^ "Article 109". zum.de.
- ^ a b "Sophie The Princess of Prussia". Official website of the House of Hohenzollern. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ a b c Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.271–275.
- ^ "Prinzessin Sophie von Preussen" (in German). Prussian Royal Family website.
- ^ Troianovski, Anton (26 August 2011). "No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ Van der Kraat, Marion (25 August 2011). "Die preußische Prinzenhochzeit beginnt ganz privat". Welt.
- ^ "Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia and Sophie Princes: Germany Set for Its Own Royal Wedding". ABC News. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ Peiffer, Kim (31 August 2011). "Princess Sophie of Isenburg's Wedding Dress: All the Details". People. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ Troianovski, Anton (26 August 2011). "No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze". WSJ. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kaiser heir weds princess in Potsdam". The Local. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ Charlot Brutscher (20 September 2017). "Georg Friedrich & Sophie von Preußen: Ihre Zwillinge sind so groß geworden!". BUNTE.de. Retrieved 8 May 2021.