Sophie, Princess of Prussia

Sophie, Princess of Prussia (born Princess Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg;^{[lower-alpha 1]} 7 March 1978) is married to Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preussen, head of the formerly-ruling House of Hohenzollern.

Sophie
Sophie in 2017
Consort of the Head of the House of Hohenzollern Princess of Prussia
Tenure	25 August 2011 - present
Born	Princess Sophie of Isenburg (1978-03-07) 7 March 1978 (age 46)
Spouse	Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia ​ ​ (m. 2011)​
Issue	Carl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Prussia Prince Louis Ferdinand Princess Emma Marie Prince Heinrich Albert
Names Sophie Johanna Maria
House	Isenburg
Father	Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg
Mother	Countess Christine von Saurma-Jeltsch

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, Baroness 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 is known by the courtesy title Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Princess of Prussia.

Sophie and Georg Friedrich have four children^[12]

Honours

• House of Hohenzollern: Knight of the Imperial and Royal Order of the Black Eagle
• House of Hohenzollern: Grand Mistress Dame Grand Cross of the Imperial and Royal Order of Louise

Ancestry

Ancestors of Sophie, Princess of Prussia

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 Tolstoya 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

References

1. "Article 109". zum.de.
2. "Sophie The Princess of Prussia". Official website of the House of Hohenzollern. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
3. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.271–275.
4. "Prinzessin Sophie von Preussen" (in German). Prussian Royal Family website.
5. Troianovski, Anton (26 August 2011). "No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
6. Van der Kraat, Marion (25 August 2011). "Die preußische Prinzenhochzeit beginnt ganz privat". Welt.
7. "Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia and Sophie Princes: Germany Set for Its Own Royal Wedding". ABC News. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
8. Peiffer, Kim (31 August 2011). "Princess Sophie of Isenburg's Wedding Dress: All the Details". People. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
9. Troianovski, Anton (26 August 2011). "No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze". WSJ. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
10. Liston, Enjoli (27 August 2011). "Kaiser Wilhelm junior gives Germany its own royal wedding". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
11. "Kaiser heir weds princess in Potsdam". The Local. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
12. Charlot Brutscher (20 September 2017). "Georg Friedrich & Sophie von Preußen: Ihre Zwillinge sind so groß geworden!". BUNTE.de. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

Notes

1. In 1919 royalty and nobility were mandated to lose their privileges in Germany, hereditary titles were to be legally borne thereafter only as part of the surname, according to of the Weimar Constitution.^{[1][dead link]}