Henriette Marie of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Henriette Marie von Hohenzollern (* March 2, 1702 in probably Berlin ; † May 7, 1782 at Köpenick Castle ) was a granddaughter of the Great Elector and the daughter of Philipp Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Schwedt (1669–1711), the first son of the Elector from his second marriage to Dorothea von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg . Her mother was Johanna Charlotte von Anhalt-Dessau (1682–1750), the daughter of Johann Georg II von Anhalt Dessau.
Life
On December 8, 1716, she married Prince Friedrich Ludwig von Württemberg (1698–1731) in Berlin , the only son of Duke Eberhard Ludwig von Württemberg . This marriage resulted in two children: Eberhard Friedrich (1718–1719) and Louise Friederike , married Duke of Mecklenburg , who donated a memorial plaque to her mother in the castle church in Köpenick. It is made of black polished marble with the golden inscription:
“This crypt encloses the perishable remains of the most noble princess u. Mrs. Henrietten Marien, born princess of Prussia and Brandenburg, married hereditary princess and duchess of Württemberg and Teck. She was born on March II. MDCCII wed the VIII Decem: MDCCXVI midt the Hereditary Prince Friedrich Ludwig von Württemberg. became widow on XXIII November: MDCCXXXI died in the Lord on VII May MDCCLXXXII. Her only daughter Louise Friedericke Duchess of Mecklenburg Schwerin, née Duchess v: Württemberg u: Teck, sets this monument for her. "
The inscription is attached to a dummy coffin, the crypt is under the chapel. The Prussian royal crown is placed above the inscription on the mock-up, because it also bore the title of "Royal Highness", which she had received from her uncle King Friedrich I. Since this was apparently no longer readily accepted at the time of Frederick II, this can be a hidden reference to it.
Henriette Marie von Hohenzollern died at the age of 81 in Köpenick Castle , where she spent her widow years from 1749 to 1782.
The coffin with the mummy was cremated at the end of the 1960s with the consent of the House of Hohenzollern and the former crypt was used for other purposes. The urn was buried under the epitaph. Fontane's descriptions of her life are of great entertainment value, critical historical research convey a somewhat different, more positive view of life.
Web links
literature
- Theodor Fontane : Walks through the Mark Brandenburg , Volume 4: "Spreeland" - On the Spree: Köpenick Castle .
- Heinrich Jobst Graf von Wintzingerode: Difficult princes. The Margraves of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verl., 2011. ISBN 978-3-8305-1881-5 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Henriette Marie of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Henriette Marie von Hohenzollern |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Granddaughter of the Great Elector and the daughter of Philipp Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Schwedt (1669–1711) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1702 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | unsure: Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1782 |
| Place of death | Koepenick Castle , Berlin-Koepenick |