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Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia

January 18, 2023

Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia (13 March 1716, in Berlin – 17 February 1801, in Brunswick) was Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by marriage to Duke Charles I. Philippine Charlotte was a known intellectual in contemporary Germany. She is listed as a female composer as she is thought to have written marches and other music.

Life

Philippine Charlotte was the fourth child and third daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and his wife Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (those who reached adulthood; she was otherwise seventh child and fourth daughter).

On 2 July 1733 in Berlin, Princess Philippine Charlotte married Duke Charles of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, eldest son of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Charles inherited the dukedom on his father's death in 1735, making her Duchess consort.

The double marriage alliance between Prussia and Brunswick by her marriage to Charles I, and that of her brother Frederick to Charles' sister Elisabeth Christine, led to a permanent alliance of the most important North German Protestant houses Prussia and Brunswick.[1] The family ties of the two dynasties resulted the alliance of Brunswick and Prussia in the Seven Years' War, and the career of Philippines sons in the Prussian service.[2]

 

Philippine Charlotte was described as subtle, highly educated and a child of the enlightenment.[3] She worked independently of an extract of the philosophical writings of Christian von Wolff in French.[4] The Duchess pursued, partly because of the influence of the ducal adviser Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Jerusalem, the German intellectual life very closely. She appreciated the poet Salomon Gessner and maintained a personal relationship Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock.[5] The dramatist Lessing were also among her circle.[6]

As Duchess consort, Philippine Charlotte's court life focused on the circle of conversation she held before and after dinner in her state apartments in the Grauer Hof, to which she attracted scholars and men of letters with positions at court.[7] The Brunswick court attended a few opera performances and public balls a year in accordance with court etiquette, but the large expenditure of her spouse soon made it necessary to have a more economic court life.[8]

She raised her son Charles in reverence of her brother, Frederick of Prussia, gave him a humanist education with Abbé Jerusalem among his tutors, and sent him on a Grand Tour with the archaeologist Winckelmann as his companion.[9]

In 1773, Charles I was obliged to make his son regent, and in 1780, he died, and was succeeded by her son.

The Swedish Princess Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte described her, as well as her family, at the time of a visit in August, 1799:

Our cousin, the Duke, arrived immediately the next morning. [...] After he left us, I visited the Dowager Duchess, the aunt of my consort. She is an agreeable, highly educated and well respected lady, but by now so old that she has almost lost her memory.[10]

Philippine Charlotte left to the Wolfenbüttel Library her own collection of 4,000 volumes.

Issue

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Harm Klueting, Wolfgang Schmale: Das Reich und seine Territorialstaaten im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert. LIT Verlag, Berlin-Hamburg-Münster 2004, S. 60.
  2. ^ Harm Klueting, Wolfgang Schmale: Das Reich und seine Territorialstaaten im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert. LIT Verlag, Berlin-Hamburg-Münster 2004, S. 60.
  3. ^ Fraser, Flora: The Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen Caroline
  4. ^ Friedrich Cramer: Zur geschichte Friedrich Wilhelms I. und Friedrichs II., Könige von Preussen. Schreck, 1835, S. 77.
  5. ^ Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Horst Gronemeyer, Helmut Riege, Rainer Schmidt: Hamburger Klopstock-Ausgabe. Walter de Gruyter, 1988, S. 258.
  6. ^ Fraser, Flora: The Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen Caroline
  7. ^ Fraser, Flora: The Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen Caroline
  8. ^ Fraser, Flora: The Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen Caroline
  9. ^ Fraser, Flora: The Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen Caroline
  10. ^ none, Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta (1927) [1797-1799]. af Klercker, Cecilia (ed.). Hedvig Elisabeth Charlottas dagbok [The diary of Hedvig Elizabeth Charlotte] (in Swedish). Vol. VI 1797-1799. Translated by Cecilia af Klercker. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söners förlag. pp. 219–220. OCLC 14111333. (search for all versions on WorldCat)
  11. ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 16.

External links

  Media related to Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia at Wikimedia Commons

January 18, 2023
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Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia 13 March 1716 in Berlin 17 February 1801 in Brunswick was Duchess of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel by marriage to Duke Charles I Philippine Charlotte was a known intellectual in contemporary Germany She is listed as a female composer as she is thought to have written marches and other music Philippine Charlotte of PrussiaPortrait by Francesco Carlo RuscaDuchess consort of Brunswick WolfenbuttelTenure2 September 1735 26 March 1780Born 1716 03 13 13 March 1716Stadtschloss BerlinDied17 February 1801 1801 02 17 aged 84 BrunswickSpouseCharles I Duke of Brunswick WolfenbuttelIssueCharles II Duke of Brunswick WolfenbuttelPrince Georg FranzSophie Margravine of Brandenburg BayreuthPrince Christian LudwigAnna Duchess of Saxe Weimar EisenachPrince Frederick AugustusPrince Albrecht HeinrichPrincess LouisePrince Wilhelm AdolfElisabeth Christine Crown Princess of PrussiaPrincess FriederikeAugusta Dorothea Abbess of GandersheimPrince Maximilian Julius LeopoldHouseHohenzollernFatherFrederick William I of PrussiaMotherSophia Dorothea of Hanover Contents 1 Life 2 Issue 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 External linksLife EditPhilippine Charlotte was the fourth child and third daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and his wife Sophia Dorothea of Hanover those who reached adulthood she was otherwise seventh child and fourth daughter On 2 July 1733 in Berlin Princess Philippine Charlotte married Duke Charles of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel eldest son of Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel Charles inherited the dukedom on his father s death in 1735 making her Duchess consort The double marriage alliance between Prussia and Brunswick by her marriage to Charles I and that of her brother Frederick to Charles sister Elisabeth Christine led to a permanent alliance of the most important North German Protestant houses Prussia and Brunswick 1 The family ties of the two dynasties resulted the alliance of Brunswick and Prussia in the Seven Years War and the career of Philippines sons in the Prussian service 2 Philippine Charlotte was described as subtle highly educated and a child of the enlightenment 3 She worked independently of an extract of the philosophical writings of Christian von Wolff in French 4 The Duchess pursued partly because of the influence of the ducal adviser Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Jerusalem the German intellectual life very closely She appreciated the poet Salomon Gessner and maintained a personal relationship Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock 5 The dramatist Lessing were also among her circle 6 As Duchess consort Philippine Charlotte s court life focused on the circle of conversation she held before and after dinner in her state apartments in the Grauer Hof to which she attracted scholars and men of letters with positions at court 7 The Brunswick court attended a few opera performances and public balls a year in accordance with court etiquette but the large expenditure of her spouse soon made it necessary to have a more economic court life 8 She raised her son Charles in reverence of her brother Frederick of Prussia gave him a humanist education with Abbe Jerusalem among his tutors and sent him on a Grand Tour with the archaeologist Winckelmann as his companion 9 In 1773 Charles I was obliged to make his son regent and in 1780 he died and was succeeded by her son The Swedish Princess Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte described her as well as her family at the time of a visit in August 1799 Our cousin the Duke arrived immediately the next morning After he left us I visited the Dowager Duchess the aunt of my consort She is an agreeable highly educated and well respected lady but by now so old that she has almost lost her memory 10 Philippine Charlotte left to the Wolfenbuttel Library her own collection of 4 000 volumes Issue EditIssueName Portrait Lifespan NotesCharles IIDuke of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel 9 October 1735 16 October 1806 Married Princess Augusta of Great Britain had issueGeorg Franz 29 September 1736 10 December 1737 Died in infancySophie Caroline MarieMargravine of Brandenburg Bayreuth 7 October 1737 21 December 1817 Married Frederick Margrave of Brandenburg Bayreuth and had no issueChristian Ludwig 13 November 1738 12 April 1742 Died in childhoodAnna AmaliaDuchess of Saxe Weimar and Eisenach 24 October 1739 10 April 1807 Married Ernest Augustus II Duke of Saxe Weimar Eisenach and had issueFrederick Augustus 29 October 1740 8 October 1805 Married Princess Friederike Sophie Charlotte Auguste of Wurttemberg Oels and had no issueAlbrecht Heinrich 26 February 1742 8 August 1761 Died unmarried Luise 18 December 1743 22 February 1744 Died in infancyWilhelm Adolf 18 May 1745 24 August 1770 Died unmarried Elisabeth ChristineCrown Princess of Prussia 8 November 1746 18 February 1840 Married Frederick William Crown Prince of Prussia and had issue The marriage was dissolved in 1769Friederike 8 April 1748 22 January 1758 Died in childhoodAugusta DorotheaAbbess of Gandersheim 2 October 1749 10 March 1810Maximilian Julius Leopold 11 October 1752 24 April 1785 Died unmarriedAncestry EditAncestors of Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia 11 16 George William Elector of Brandenburg8 Frederick William Elector of Brandenburg17 Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate4 Frederick I of Prussia18 Frederick Henry Prince of Orange9 Louise Henriette of Orange Nassau19 Amalia of Solms Braunfels2 Frederick William I of Prussia20 George Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 24 28 10 Ernest Augustus Elector of Hanover 12 21 Anne Eleonore of Hesse Darmstadt 25 29 5 Sophia Charlotte of Hanover22 Frederick V Elector Palatine 26 11 Sophia of the Palatinate 13 23 Elizabeth Stuart 27 1 Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia24 George Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 20 28 12 Ernest Augustus Elector of Hanover 10 25 Anne Eleonore of Hesse Darmstadt 21 29 6 George I of Great Britain26 Frederick V Elector Palatine 22 13 Sophia of the Palatinate 11 27 Elizabeth Stuart 23 3 Sophia Dorothea of Hanover28 George Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 20 24 14 George William Duke of Brunswick Luneburg29 Anne Eleonore of Hesse Darmstadt 21 25 7 Sophia Dorothea of Celle30 Alexandre Desmier Seigneur d Olbreuse15 Eleonore Desmier d Olbreuse31 Jacquette Poussard du Bas VandreReferences Edit Harm Klueting Wolfgang Schmale Das Reich und seine Territorialstaaten im 17 und 18 Jahrhundert LIT Verlag Berlin Hamburg Munster 2004 S 60 Harm Klueting Wolfgang Schmale Das Reich und seine Territorialstaaten im 17 und 18 Jahrhundert LIT Verlag Berlin Hamburg Munster 2004 S 60 Fraser Flora The Unruly Queen The Life of Queen Caroline Friedrich Cramer Zur geschichte Friedrich Wilhelms I und Friedrichs II Konige von Preussen Schreck 1835 S 77 Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock Horst Gronemeyer Helmut Riege Rainer Schmidt Hamburger Klopstock Ausgabe Walter de Gruyter 1988 S 258 Fraser Flora The Unruly Queen The Life of Queen Caroline Fraser Flora The Unruly Queen The Life of Queen Caroline Fraser Flora The Unruly Queen The Life of Queen Caroline Fraser Flora The Unruly Queen The Life of Queen Caroline none Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta 1927 1797 1799 af Klercker Cecilia ed Hedvig Elisabeth Charlottas dagbok The diary of Hedvig Elizabeth Charlotte in Swedish Vol VI 1797 1799 Translated by Cecilia af Klercker Stockholm P A Norstedt amp Soners forlag pp 219 220 OCLC 14111333 search for all versions on WorldCat Genealogie ascendante jusqu au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l Europe actuellement vivans Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living in French Bourdeaux Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel 1768 p 16 External links Edit Media related to Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia at Wikimedia Commons German nobilityPreceded byDuchess Antoinette of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel Duchess consort of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel1735 1780 VacantTitle next held byPrincess Augusta of Great Britain Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia amp oldid 1130447304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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