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Her siblings included Friederike Dorothea, Duchess of Württemberg and Elisabeth Louise, Princess of Prussia. Her paternal grandparents were Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt and Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau. Her maternal grandparents were Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.
Three places, all established in 1778 and incorporated into Wolfhagen in 1971, are named after Philippine: Philippinenburg (German) Philippinendorf (German) Philippinenthal (German).