Background
Friederike was a daughter of Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt and his wife Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia. Her mother was a sister of Frederick the Great.
Friederike was a daughter of Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt and his wife Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia. Her mother was a sister of Frederick the Great.
Friederike was described as witty and charming. Her husband inherited the Dukedom of Württemberg in 1795-1797. Her siblings included Elisabeth Louise, Princess Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia and Philippine, Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel.
The current reigning monarchs Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, King Juan Carlos I of Spain, King Harald V of Norway, King Willem-Alexander I of the Netherlands, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, King Albert II of Belgium and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg are all her direct-line descendants.
Titles and styles 18 December 1736 – 2 November 1753 Her Serene Highness Margravine Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt 2 November 1753 – 20 May 1795 Her Serene Highness Duchess Friederike of Württemberg 20 May 1795 – 23 December 1797 Her Serene Highness The Duchess of Württemberg 23 December 1797 – 9 March 1798 Her Serene Highness The Dowager Duchess of Württemberg.