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Princess Friederike Sophie Wilhelmine of Prussia (3 July 1709 – 14 October 1758) was a princess of Prussia (the older sister of Frederick the Great) and a composer. She was the eldest daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, and a granddaughter of George I of Great Britain.
Jun 29, 2024 · Wilhelmina (born July 3, 1709, Berlin, Prussia [Germany]—died Oct. 14, 1758, Bayreuth, Upper Franconia) was the sister of Frederick the Great of Prussia and margravine of Bayreuth (from 1735). She shared the unhappy childhood of her brother, whose friend and confidante she remained most of her life.
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Wilhelmine of Prussia (1709-1748), Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, was the eldest sister of King Frederick II of Prussia. Highly cultivated and deeply interested in the sciences, she formed a small book collection in her Berlin years.
From a historical point of view it was due to Margravine Wilhelmine that Bayreuth became a milestone in the art and cultural history of Germany. She died at the age of 49 on 14 October 1758 and was buried in the palace church.
She was the sister and close confidant of her brother Frederick II (the Great) of Prussia. A talented composer, and lutenist, she took an active interest in the arts and, following her marriage to Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, she transformed Bayreuth into a miniature Versailles - rebuilding the Palace, their summer...
Princess Friederike Sophie Wilhelmine of Prussia (3 July 1709 – 14 October 1758) was a princess of the German Kingdom of Prussia (the older sister of Frederick the Great) and composer. She was the eldest daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, and granddaughter of George I of Great Britain.
In this informative animated film about Margravine Wilhelmine, you will learn about her early years in Berlin and Potsdam, about her first impressions of the small town of Bayreuth, to which she became married, and about her creative work. The explanatory film about Margravine Wilhelmine – Bayreuth. Watch on.
