List of Prussian consorts

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The Queen of Prussia was the queen consort of the ruler of the Kingdom of Prussia, from its establishment in 1701 to its abolition in 1918. As all rulers of Prussia had to be male, there was never a Queen regnant of Prussia. Until 1806, the Queen of Prussia was also Electress of Brandenburg; after 1871, she was also German Empress. Until 1772, her title was Queen in Prussia (see King in Prussia).

Duchess of Prussia

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
110px Dorothea of Denmark Frederick I of Denmark
(Oldenburg)
1 August 1504 1 July 1526 11 April 1547 Albert I
Coat of Arms of Brunswick-Lüneburg.svg Anna Marie of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
23 April 1532 26 February 1550 20 March 1568
husband's death
20/21 March 1568
Jakob Seisenegger 004.jpg Marie Eleonore of Cleves William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
(Berg)
25 June 1550 14 October 1573 1 June 1608 Albert II Frederick
AnnaPreußenBrand.jpg Anna of Prussia Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)
3 July 1576 30 October 1594 28 August 1618
husband's accession
23 December 1619
husband's death
30 August 1625 John Sigismund
110px Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
(Palatinate-Simmern)
19 November 1597 24 July 1616 23 December 1619
husband's accession
1 December 1640
husband's death
26 April 1660 George William
Louisehenriettevannassau.jpg Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
(Orange-Nassau)
7 December 1627 7 December 1646 18 June 1667 Frederick William
Dorothea von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.jpg Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)
28 September 1636 13 June 1668 29 April 1688
husband's death
6 August 1689
110px Sophia Charlotte of Hanover Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover
(Hanover)
30 October 1668 8 October 1684 29 April 1688
husband's accession
18 January 1701
became Queen
1 February 1705 Frederick

Queens in Prussia

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Queen Ceased to be Queen Death Spouse
110px Sophia Charlotte of Hanover Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover
(Hanover)
30 October 1668 8 October 1684 18 January 1701
elevated from Duchess
1 February 1705 Frederick I
Sophie Luise von Mecklenburg-Schwerin.jpg Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow
(Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
6 May 1685 28 November 1708 25 February 1713
husband's death
29 July 1735
110px Sophia Dorothea of Hanover George I of Great Britain
(Hanover)
16 March 1687 28 November 1706 25 February 1713
husband's accession
31 May 1740
husband's death
28 June 1757 Frederick William I
110px Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Brunswick-Bevern)
8 November 1715 12 June 1733 31 May 1740
husband's accession
19 February 1772
ceased to be Queen in Prussia
13 January 1797 Frederick II

Queens of Prussia

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Queen Ceased to be Queen Death Spouse
110px Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Brunswick-Bevern)
8 November 1715 12 June 1733 19 February 1772
became Queen of Prussia
17 August 1786
husband's death
13 January 1797 Frederick II
Friederike Luise von Hessen-Darmstadt.jpg Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
(Hesse-Darmstadt)
16 October 1751 14 July 1769 17 August 1786
husband's accession
16 November 1797
husband's death
25 February 1805 Frederick William II
Louise, Queen of Prussia by Vigee-Lebrun (1801, Schloss Charlottenburg).jpg Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
(Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
10 March 1776 24 December 1793 16 November 1797
husband's accession
9 July 1810 Frederick William III
110px Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
13 November 1801 29 November 1823 7 June 1840
husband's accession
2 January 1861
husband's death
14 December 1873 Frederick William IV
Augusta von Preussen.jpg Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
(Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)
30 September 1811 11 June 1829 2 January 1861
husband's accession
9 March 1888
husband's death
7 January 1890 William I
Victoria, Princess Royal.jpg Victoria of the United Kingdom Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom
(Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
21 November 1840 25 January 1858 9 March 1888
husband's accession
15 June 1888
husband's death
5 August 1901 Frederick III
Philip Alexius de Laszlo - Auguste Viktoria, Deutsche Kaiserin, 1908.jpg Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg)
22 October 1858 27 February 1881 15 June 1888
husband's accession
9 November 1918
husband's abdication
11 April 1921 William II

Spouses of the pretenders

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Philip Alexius de Laszlo - Auguste Viktoria, Deutsche Kaiserin, 1908.jpg Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg)
22 October 1858 27 February 1881 9 November 1918
husband's abdication
11 April 1921 William II
100px Hermine Reuss Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
(Reuss)
17 December 1887 5 November 1922 4 June 1941
husband's death
7 August 1947 William II
100px Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
20 September 1886 6 June 1905 4 June 1941 20 July 1951
husband's death
6 May 1954 Crown Prince William
100px Kira Kirillovna of Russia Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia
(Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov)
9 May 1909 4 May 1938 20 July 1951 8 September 1967 Prince Louis Ferdinand
Sophie of Isenburg Franz Alexander, Prince of Isenburg
(Isenburg)
7 March 1978 25 August 2011 Incumbent Prince Georg Friedrich

See also