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In 1730, Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia tried to flee from the tyrannical regime of his father, King Frederick William I, but was caught and imprisoned. To regain his freedom, he was required to marry Elisabeth Christine, daughter of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and his wife Antoinette, in 1733. [1]
Elisabeth Christine Ulrike of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (8 November 1746 – 18 February 1840), was Crown Princess of Prussia as the first wife of Crown Prince Frederick William, her cousin and the future king, Frederick William II of Prussia.
Despite her lack of political influence, she was successful in arranging the marriage of her niece Elisabeth Christine, a daughter of her sister Antoinette, with the Prussian crown prince and later King Frederick the Great, in 1732 [12] and the marriage of her nephew Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick with Anna Leopoldovna, the heiress of the Russian ...
Sophia Louise was the fourth child of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow, and Princess Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg.She was an aunt of Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna of Russia, who was herself regent and mother of Emperor Ivan VI of Russia.
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Brunswick-Bevern) 8 November 1715 12 June 1733 19 February 1772 became Queen of Prussia: 17 August 1786 husband's death: 13 January 1797 Frederick II Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt: Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt) 16 October 1751
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Prussia 1722–1758: Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1722–1780: Frederick II the Great 1712-1740-1786: Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1715–1797: Philippine Charlotte of Prussia 1716–1801: Charles I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1713–1780: Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt 1757–1830: Caroline of Baden 1776–1841: William IV of ...
[3] [2] De Vinne was a school teacher in parish elementary schools at Christ the King in East Cleveland, Saint Clare in Lyndhurst, and Saint Mary Magdalene in Willowick from 1973 to 1985. [2] In 1985 she earned a M.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame. [2] She became an assistant principal at the Beaumont School following her ...