Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis
Spouse	Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Issue
Princess Sophie Christine Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis Princess Luise Auguste Charlotte Prince Friedrich August Prince Ludwig Franz
Full name
German: Sophie Christine Luise
House	House of Hohenzollern House of Thurn and Taxis
Father	George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Mother	Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born	4 January 1710(1710-01-04) Schloss Weferlingen, Weferlingen
Died	13 June 1739(1739-06-13) (aged 29) Brussels, Austrian Netherlands
Religion	Roman Catholic

Margravine Sophie Christine Louise of Brandenburg-Bayreuth^[1] (in German: Sophie Christine Luise, Markgräfin von Brandenburg-Bayreuth;^[1] 4 January 1710, Schloss Weferlingen, Weferlingen^[1]– 13 June 1739, Brussels, Austrian Netherlands^[1]) was a member of the Brandenburg-Bayreuth line of the House of Hohenzollern and a Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth by birth. Through her marriage to Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Sophie Christine was also a member of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis and Hereditary Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis.^[1]

Family and early life

Sophie Christine was the eldest child and daughter of George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and his first wife Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.^[1]

Marriage and issue

Sophie Christine married Alexander Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, the eldest child and only son of Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Maria Ludovika Anna Franziska, Princess of Lobkowicz, on 11 April 1731 in Frankfurt am Main.^[1] Sophie Christine and Alexander Ferdinand had five children:^[1]

• Princess Sophie Christine of Thurn and Taxis (baptized 8 December 1731 † 23 December 1731)^[1]
• Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (born 2 June 1733 † 13 November 1805)^[1]

∞ 3 September 1753 Duchess Auguste of Württemberg (30 October 1734-4 June 1787)

∞ 1787 Elisabeth Hildebrand, Frau von Train

• Princess Luise Auguste Charlotte of Thurn and Taxis (born 27 October 1734 † January 1735)^[1]
• Prince Friedrich August of Thurn and Taxis (baptized 5 December 1736 † 12 September 1755)^[1]
• Prince Ludwig Franz Karl Lamoral Joseph of Thurn and Taxis (born 13 October 1737 † 7 August 1738)^[1]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Styles of Sophie Christine, Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis
Reference style	Her Serene Highness
Spoken style	Your Serene Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

Titles and styles

• 4 January 1710 – 11 April 1731: Her Serene Highness Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
• 11 April 1731 – 13 June 1739: Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Ancestry

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} Darryl Lundy (16 Dec 2008). "Sophie Christine Luise Markgräfin von Brandenburg-Bayreuth". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p32399.htm#i323989. Retrieved 2009-12-16. 

Persondata
Name	Sophie Christine Of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Margravine
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	4 January 1710
Place of birth	Schloss Weferlingen, Weferlingen
Date of death	13 June 1739
Place of death	Brussels, Austrian Netherlands