Sophie Prinzessin von Preussen

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Sophie Prinzessin von Preussen (born Sophie Johanna Maria Prinzessin von Isenburg;[a] 7 March 1978) is the wife to Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preussen, head of the Prussian branch of the House of Hohenzollern.

Tenure25 August 2011 – present
BornSophie Johanna Maria Prinzessin von Isenburg
(1978-03-07) 7 March 1978 (age 48)
Frankfurt, West Germany
Spouse
Issue
  • Carl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Prussia
  • Prince Louis Ferdinand
  • Princess Emma Marie
  • Prince Heinrich Albert
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Sophie
Sophie in 2017
Consort of the Head of the House of Hohenzollern
Princess of Prussia
Tenure25 August 2011 – present
BornSophie Johanna Maria Prinzessin von Isenburg
(1978-03-07) 7 March 1978 (age 48)
Frankfurt, West Germany
Spouse
Issue
  • Carl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Prussia
  • Prince Louis Ferdinand
  • Princess Emma Marie
  • Prince Heinrich Albert
Names
Sophie Johanna Maria
HouseIsenburg
FatherFranz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg
MotherCountess Christine von Saurma-Jeltsch
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Early life and education

Birstein Castle

Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg was born on 7 March 1978 in Frankfurt, West Germany,[2] to Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg (1943–2018), and his wife, Countess Christine Saurma von und zu der Jeltsch (born 1941).[3] Her father was the head of the Birstein branch of the House of Isenburg, a mediatized Catholic line of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, who lost their independence in 1815.[3] She has two sisters, Archduchess Katharina of Austria-Este and Isabelle, Dowager Princess of Wied, and two brothers, Alexander, 10th Prince of Isenburg, and Prince Viktor.[3]

Growing up at Birstein Castle, the family seat in Hesse, Sophie studied at a primary school in Birstein and at Marienschule Fulda in Fulda.[4] She then attended the boarding school Kloster Wald and passed her A-Levels as well as a trade test as a dressmaker. Sophie studied Business Administration at the University of Freiburg and Humboldt University of Berlin and worked at a firm that offers consulting services for nonprofit business.[2][5]

Marriage and issue

On 25 August 2011, Sophie civilly married Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preussen, at Potsdam's Stadthaus by Jann Jakobs, Mayor of Potsdam.[6] The religious wedding took place at the Church of Peace on 27 August 2011, in commemoration of the 950th anniversary of the founding of the House of Hohenzollern.[7][8] The wedding was covered live by German broadcaster RBB.[9] The 700 guests included: Prince Hassan bin Talal and Princess Sarvath al-Hassan of Jordan; Prince Laurent of Belgium; Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor; and then Crown Princess Margareta of Romania. Following the ceremony, a reception was held on the grounds of the Sanssouci palace.[10][11]

Upon her marriage, she has been known by the courtesy title Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Princess of Prussia.

Sophie and Georg Friedrich have four children.[12]

Honours

Ancestry

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Ancestors of Sophie Prinzessin von Preussen
8. Franz Joseph, 4th Prince of Isenburg
4. Franz-Ferndinand, 5th Prince of Isenburg
9. Princess Friederike of Solms-Braunfels
2. Franz-Alexander, 6th Prince of Isenburg
10. Count Alexander Mikhailovich Tolstoy
5. Countess Irina Aleksandrovna Tolstaya
11. Irina Mikhailovna Raievskya
1. Princess Sophie of Isenburg
12. Count Johann Wolfgang von Saurma, baron von und zu der Jeltsch
6. Count Johann Franz Achatius Maria von Saurma, baron von und zu der Jeltsch
13. Countess Karoline von Schaffgotsch genannt Semperfrei von und zu Kynast und Greiffenstein
3. Countess Christine von Saurma, baroness von und zu der Jeltsch
14. Count Ludwig von Maldeghem
7. Countess Maria Blanca von Maldeghem
15. Countess Marie Blanka Dezasse de Petit Verneuille
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