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Kronprinzessin. Prinzessin Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern, spätere Königin von Preußen. Am frühen Morgen des 8. November 1715 wurde Elisabeth geboren. Nach der Geburt von zwei Söhnen war sie das dritte Kind von Ferdinand Albrecht II. und seiner Frau. Elisabeth wurde im lutherischen Glauben unterrichtet.
Silver coin of Charles I, dated 1765. Painting by Antoine Pesne. Charles was the eldest son of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. He fought under Prince Eugene of Savoy against the Ottoman Empire before inheriting the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from his father in 1735. Through his mother he was first cousins with ...
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1715–1797), Queen of Prussia for over 46 years; Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1721-1792), Prussian field marshal from 1758 to 1766. Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1729–1796), Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1752 to 1766
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia (1746–1840), daughter of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; wife of Frederick William II of Prussia. Elizabeth Antonovna of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1743–1782), daughter of Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, imprisoned by Empress Elizabeth of Russia along with her ...
From a selection two women were deemed eligible: Maria Victoria of Savoy-Carignan (a niece of Prince Eugene of Savoy) and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel (1691–1751). In the end political and genealogical considerations swung the choice in favour of the German princess from the ancient lineage of the Welfs (Guelphs).
Biography. Anthony Ulrich was the second son of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.His mother's sister, Elizabeth, wife of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, arranged for his marriage to HSH Duchess Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (known as "Anna Leopoldovna"), daughter of Charles Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and ...
