Sophia of Prussia

Sophia of Prussia (Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice, Greek: Σοφία Δωροθέα Ουλρίκη Αλίκη; 14 June 1870 – 13 January 1932) was the Queen of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and again from 1920 to 1922 as the wife of King Constantine I. She was the third daughter of Frederick III, German Emperor and Victoria, Princess Royal. She was also the third sister of Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor.

Sophia of Prussia
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Official photograph, 1913
Queen consort of the Hellenes
18 March 1913 – 11 June 1917
19 December 1920 – 27 September 1922
Born(1870-06-14)14 June 1870
New Palace, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia
Died13 January 1932(1932-01-13) (aged 61)
Frankfurt, Hesse-Nassau, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic
Burial16 January 1932
Greek Orthodox Church, Florence, Italy
22 November 1936
Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Greece
Spouse
Constantine I of Greece
(m. 1889; died 1923)
Issue
Full name
Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice
HouseHohenzollern
FatherFrederick III, German Emperor
MotherVictoria, Princess Royal
ReligionGreek Orthodox
previously Lutheran
SignatureSophia of Prussia's signature

She was born on June 14, 1870, in Potsdam, Prussia. Through her mother she is a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Through her father, she was the third granddaughter of King Wilhelm I and Queen Augusta.

In 1889, she married Prince Constantine I of Greece. They had six children together named George, Alexander, Helen, Paul, Irene, and Katherine.

Sophia died on January 13, 1932 at the age of 61.[1]

Sophia Of Prussia Media

[2] Sophia's body sent to the Russian Church in Florence, where she was buried alongside her husband and mother-in-law.

References

  1. Gelardi 2005, pp. 357–358.
  2. Van der Kiste 1994, p. 151.