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 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 7 March 1978 | ||||
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| House | Isenburg | ||||
| Father | Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg | ||||
| Mother | Countess Christine von Saurma-Jeltsch | ||||
Sophie, Princess of Prussia (born Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg; [1] 7 March 1978) is married to Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preussen, head of the formerly-ruling House of Hohenzollern.
Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg was born on 7 March 1978 in Frankfurt, West Germany, [2] to Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg (born 1943), and his wife, Countess Christine Saurma, Baroness von und zu der Jeltsch (born 1941). [3] Her father is 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, Hereditary 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]
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]
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