Sophie, Princess of Prussia (born Princess Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg;In 1919 royalty and

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were mandated to lose their privileges in Germany, hereditary titles were to be legally borne thereafter only as part of the surname, according t
Article 109
of the

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. 7 March 1978) is the wife of

Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia Georg Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (born 10 June 1976) is a German businessman who is the current head of the Prussian branch of the House of Hohenzollern, the former ruling dynasty of the German Empire and of the Kingdom of Prussia. ...

, head of the formerly-ruling

House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenbu ...

Early life and education

Princess Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenberg was born on 7 March 1978 in

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, to Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg (born 1943), and his wife, Countess Christine von Saurma zu der Jeltsch (born 1941).''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XV. C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.271–275. Her father is head of a mediatized Catholic line of

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, who lost their independence in 1815. She has two sisters, Archduchess Katharina of Austria-Este and Isabelle, Dowager Princess of Wied, and two brothers, Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Isenberg, and Prince Viktor. Growing up at

Birstein Birstein is a municipality on the northeastern edge of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany with approximately 6,600 inhabitants. It was the home of the former principality of Isenburg-Birstein. Geography Location The town lies at the southern ...

Castle, the family seat in

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, Sophie studied at a primary school in Birstein and at '' Marienschule Fulda'' in

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. She then attended the boarding school ''Kloster Wald'' and passed her A-Levels as well as a trade test as a

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. Sophie studied Business Administration at the

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and

Humboldt University of Berlin Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (german: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a German public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative ...

and worked at a firm that offers consulting services for nonprofit business.

Marriage and issue

On 25 August 2011, Sophie civilly married

, at

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's ''Stadthaus'' by Jann Jakobs, Mayor of Potsdam. 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. The wedding was covered live by German broadcaster RBB. The 700 guests included:

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and Princess Sarvath al-Hassan of Jordan; Prince Laurent of Belgium;

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and

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; and then Crown Princess Margareta of Romania. Following the ceremony, a reception was held on the grounds of the ''

Sanssouci Sanssouci () is a historical building in Potsdam, near Berlin. Built by Prussian King Frederick the Great as his summer palace, it is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and ...

'' palace.

Issue

Sophie and Georg Friedrich have four children: * Carl Friedrich Franz Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Prussia (born 20 January 2013) * Prince Louis Ferdinand Christian Albrecht of Prussia (born 20 January 2013) * Princess Emma Marie Charlotte Sofia of Prussia (born 2 April 2015) * Prince Heinrich Albert Johann Georg of Prussia (17 November 2016)

Ancestry

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sophie, Princess of Prussia 1978 births Living people German princesses German Roman Catholics House of Hohenzollern House of Isenburg People from Frankfurt Prussian princesses