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	\| name = Sophie ~~von Hohenzllern~~		\| name = Sophie
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⚫	\| birth_name = ~~Sophie~~ ~~Johanna Maria~~ Princess of Isenburg
	\| image = Sophie Princess of Prussia (2017).jpg		\| image = Sophie Princess of Prussia (2017).jpg
			\| succession = ]<br> ]
⚫	\| ~~spouse = {{marriage\|~~]~~\|2011}}~~
			\| reign-type = Tenure
⚫	\| ~~children~~ = {{Plainlist}}
			\| reign = 25 August 2011 - present
	* Carl Friedrich
			\| caption = Sophie in 2017
⚫	* Louis Ferdinand
		⚫	\| birth_name = Princess Sophie of Isenburg
⚫	* Emma Marie
		⚫	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1978\|3\|7\|df=y}}
	* Heinrich
			\| birth_place =
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	\| ~~father~~ = ~~Franz-Alexander~~, Prince of ~~Isenburg~~		\| spouse = {{marriage\|]\|2011}}
		⚫	\| issue = {{Plainlist\|
⚫	\| mother = Countess Christine von Saurma-Jeltsch
		⚫	* ]
⚫	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1978\|3\|7\|df=y}}
		⚫	* Prince Louis Ferdinand
	\| birth_place = ], ]
		⚫	* Princess Emma Marie
			* Prince Heinrich Albert}}
			\| full name = Sophie Johanna Maria
			\| house = ]
			\| father = ]
		⚫	\| mother = Countess Christine von Saurma-Jeltsch
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			'''Sophie, Princess of Prussia''' (born '''Princess Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg''';{{efn\|In 1919 ] and ] were mandated to lose their privileges in Germany, hereditary titles were to be legally borne thereafter only as part of the surname, according to of the ].<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://www.zum.de/psm/weimar/weimar_vve.php#First_Chapter_:_The_Individual \|website=zum.de\| title=Article 109}}</ref>{{dead link\|date=August 2024}}}} 7 March 1978) is married to ], head of the formerly-ruling ].

			==Early life and education==
	'''Sophie Johanna Maria von Hohenzollern''' (née ''Princess of Isenburg'', born 7 March 1978) is the wife of ], head of the ].
		⚫	] Castle]]
		⚫	Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg was born on 7 March 1978 in ], ],<ref name=sophiehohenzollernwebsite>{{cite web\|url=http://www.preussen.de/en/family/sophie_the_princess_of_prussia.html \|title=Sophie The Princess of Prussia \|publisher=Official website of the House of Hohenzollern \|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> to Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg (1943-2018), and his wife, Countess Christine ], Baroness von und zu der Jeltsch (born 1941).<ref name="ghdaXV">''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XV. C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.271–275.</ref>
		⚫	Her father was the head of the Birstein branch of the ], a ] Catholic line of ], who lost their independence in 1815.<ref name=ghdaXV/> She has two sisters, ] and Isabelle, Dowager Princess of ], and two brothers, Alexander, 10th Prince of Isenburg, and Prince Viktor.<ref name=ghdaXV/>

		⚫	Growing up at ] Castle, the family seat in ], Sophie studied at a primary school in Birstein and at '']'' in ].<ref>{{cite web\|title= Prinzessin Sophie von Preussen\|url=http://www.preussen.de/de/familie/prinzessin_sophie_von_preussen.html\|publisher=Prussian Royal Family website\|language=German}}</ref> She then attended the boarding school ''Kloster Wald'' and passed her A-Levels as well as a trade test as a ]. Sophie studied Business Administration at the ] and ] and worked at a firm that offers consulting services for nonprofit business.<ref name=sophiehohenzollernwebsite/><ref name="WSJ">{{cite web\|last=Troianovski\|first=Anton\|author-link=Anton Troianovski\|date=26 August 2011\|title=No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze\|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904787404576530392758604496\|work=]\|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref>
	==Family and career==
⚫	Sophie was born on 7 March 1978 in ], ].<ref name=sophiehohenzollernwebsite>{{cite web\|url=http://www.preussen.de/en/family/sophie_the_princess_of_prussia.html \|title=Sophie The Princess of Prussia \|publisher=Official website of the House of Hohenzollern \|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> ~~Her parents are~~ Franz-Alexander, Prince ~~of ]~~ and his wife, ~~''née''~~ Countess Christine ~~von~~ Saurma-Jeltsch.<ref name="ghdaXV">''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XV. C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.271–275.</ref>
⚫	He is head of a ] Catholic line of ], who lost their independence in 1815.<ref name=ghdaXV/> She has two sisters (] and ~~]) and two brothers ~~(Hereditary~~ Prince ~~Alexander~~ and Prince Viktor).<ref name=ghdaXV/~~><ref name=bild>]. Gottschild, Karen. ''''.</ref~~>~~

		⚫	==Marriage and issue==
⚫	] Castle]]
		⚫	On 25 August 2011, Sophie civilly married ], at ]'s ''Stadthaus'' by Jann Jakobs, Mayor of Potsdam.<ref name="welt">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/prominente/article13565306/Die-preussische-Prinzenhochzeit-beginnt-ganz-privat.html \|title=Die preußische Prinzenhochzeit beginnt ganz privat \|last=Van der Kraat \|first=Marion \|date=25 August 2011 \|work=]}}</ref> The religious wedding took place at the ] on 27 August 2011, in commemoration of the 950th anniversary of the founding of the House of Hohenzollern.<ref name="abc">{{cite web\| title=Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia and Sophie Princes: Germany Set for Its Own Royal Wedding\|work=]\|date=27 August 2011\| url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/georg-friedrich-prince-prussia-germany-set-royal-wedding/story?id=14389085\|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="people">{{cite web\| title=Princess Sophie of Isenburg's Wedding Dress: All the Details\|work=] \|date=31 August 2011 \|first=Kim \|last=Peiffer\| url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20395222_20524408,00.html\|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref> The wedding was covered live by German broadcaster ].<ref name="wsj._NoTi">{{Cite web \|title=No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze \|last=Troianovski \|first=Anton \|work=WSJ \|date=26 August 2011 \|access-date=8 May 2021 \|url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904787404576530392758604496 \|quote=}}</ref> The 700 guests included: ] and ]; ]; ] and ]; and then ]. Following the ceremony, a reception was held on the grounds of the '']'' palace.<ref name="independent">{{cite web\| title=Kaiser Wilhelm junior gives Germany its own royal wedding\|work=]\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/kaiser-wilhelm-junior-gives-germany-its-own-royal-wedding-2344704.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/kaiser-wilhelm-junior-gives-germany-its-own-royal-wedding-2344704.html \|archive-date=24 May 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\|date=27 August 2011\|first=Enjoli\|last= Liston \|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="local">{{cite web\|date= 27 August 2011\|title=Kaiser heir weds princess in Potsdam\|work=The Local\| url=http://www.thelocal.de/society/20110827-37219.html\|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref>
⚫	Growing up at ] Castle, the family seat in ], Sophie studied at a primary school in ] and at ~~St. Mary~~'~~s school (~~]) in ].~~<ref name=bild/>~~<ref>{{cite web\|title= Prinzessin Sophie von Preussen\|url=http://www.preussen.de/de/familie/prinzessin_sophie_von_preussen.html\|publisher=Prussian Royal Family website\|language=German}}</ref> She then attended the boarding school ''Kloster Wald'' and passed her A-Levels as well as a trade test as a ]. ~~She undertook internships in her country's ], and in London, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.<ref name=sophiehohenzollernwebsite/><ref name=bild/>~~ Sophie studied Business Administration at the ] and ] and ~~works~~ at a firm that offers consulting services for nonprofit business.<ref name=sophiehohenzollernwebsite/><ref name="WSJ">{{cite web\| title=No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze \|~~first=Anton \|last=Troianovski \|work=] \|~~ url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904787404576530392758604496 \|~~date~~=26 ~~August~~ ~~2011~~ \|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref>

		⚫	Upon her marriage, she has been known by the ] Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Princess of Prussia.
⚫	==Marriage==
⚫	On 21 ~~January~~ 2011, ], ~~the~~ ~~head~~ of the ], ~~announced the couple's engagement. The civil wedding was conducted in~~ ]'s ~~city hall~~ by ~~Mayor~~ Jann Jakobs on 25 ~~August 2011,~~<ref name="welt">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/prominente/article13565306/Die-preussische-Prinzenhochzeit-beginnt-ganz-privat.html \|title=Die preußische Prinzenhochzeit beginnt ganz privat \|last=Van der Kraat \|first=Marion \|date=25 August 2011 \|work=]}}</ref> ~~and the~~ religious wedding took place at the ] on 27 August 2011, in commemoration of the 950th anniversary of the founding of the House of Hohenzollern.<ref name="abc">{{cite web\| title=Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia and Sophie Princes: Germany Set for Its Own Royal Wedding\|~~publisher~~=]\|date=27 August 2011\| url=~~http~~://abcnews.go.com/International/georg-friedrich-prince-prussia-germany-set-royal-wedding/story?id=14389085\|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="people">{{cite web\| title=Princess Sophie of Isenburg's Wedding Dress: All the Details\|work=] \|date=31 August 2011 \|first=Kim \|last=Peiffer\| url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20395222_20524408,00.html\|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref> Following the ceremony, a reception was held on the grounds of the '']'' ~~summer~~ palace ~~of ]~~.<ref name="independent">{{cite web\| title=Kaiser Wilhelm junior gives Germany its own royal wedding\|work=]\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/kaiser-wilhelm-junior-gives-germany-its-own-royal-wedding-2344704.html\|date=27 August 2011\|first=Enjoli\|last= Liston \|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="local">{{cite web\|date= 27 August 2011\|title=Kaiser heir weds princess in Potsdam\|work=The Local\| url=http://www.thelocal.de/society/20110827-37219.html\|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref>

			Sophie and Georg Friedrich have four children<ref name="bunt_Geor">{{Cite web \|title=Georg Friedrich & Sophie von Preußen: Ihre Zwillinge sind so groß geworden! \|author=Charlot Brutscher \|work=BUNTE.de \|date=20 September 2017 \|access-date=8 May 2021 \|url= https://www.bunte.de/royals/royals-weltweit/deutscher-adel/georg-friedrich-sophie-von-preussen-ihre-zwillinge-sind-so-gross-geworden.html \|quote=}}</ref>
	==Children==
	On 20 January 2013, Sophie gave birth to twin sons, ''Carl Friedrich'' Franz Alexander and ''Louis Ferdinand'' Christian Albrecht. Carl Friedrich, the elder of the two, is the ] to the House of Hohenzollern. Their third child, ''Emma Marie'' Charlotte Sophie, was born on the 2 April 2015. The couple's fourth child, ''Heinrich'' Albert Johann Georg, was born on 17 November 2016.

			==Honours==
	==Titles and styles==
			* {{flagicon\|German Empire}} ]: Knight of the ]
	* 7 March 1978 – 25 August 2011: '']'' Princess Sophie of Isenburg
			* {{flagicon\|German Empire}} ]: Grand Mistress Dame Grand Cross of the ]
⚫	* 25 ~~August~~ ~~2011~~ – ~~present:~~ '']'' The Princess of Prussia


			==Ancestry==
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			\|15= 15. Countess Marie Blanka ]
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			===Notes===
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Princess of Prussia

Sophie

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
(1978-03-07) 7 March 1978 (age 46)

Spouse

Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia (m. 2011)

Issue

Carl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Prussia
Prince Louis Ferdinand
Princess Emma Marie
Prince Heinrich Albert

Names
Sophie Johanna Maria

House

Isenburg

Father

Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg

Mother

Countess Christine von Saurma-Jeltsch

Sophie, Princess of Prussia (born Princess Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg; 7 March 1978) is married to Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preussen, head of the formerly-ruling House of Hohenzollern.

Early life and education

Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg was born on 7 March 1978 in Frankfurt, West Germany, to Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg (1943-2018), and his wife, Countess Christine Saurma, Baroness von und zu der Jeltsch (born 1941). Her father was the 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. She has two sisters, Archduchess Katharina of Austria-Este and Isabelle, Dowager Princess of Wied, and two brothers, Alexander, 10th Prince of Isenburg, and Prince Viktor.

Growing up at Birstein Castle, the family seat in Hesse, Sophie studied at a primary school in Birstein and at Marienschule Fulda in Fulda. 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.

Marriage and issue

On 25 August 2011, Sophie civilly married Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preussen, at Potsdam's Stadthaus by Jann Jakobs, Mayor of Potsdam. 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. The wedding was covered live by German broadcaster RBB. 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.

Upon her marriage, she has been known by the courtesy title Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Princess of Prussia.

Sophie and Georg Friedrich have four children

Honours

House of Hohenzollern: Knight of the Imperial and Royal Order of the Black Eagle
House of Hohenzollern: Grand Mistress Dame Grand Cross of the Imperial and Royal Order of Louise

Ancestry

Ancestors of Sophie, Princess of Prussia

8. Franz Joseph, 4th Prince of Isenburg

4. Franz-Ferndinand, 5th Prince of Isenburg

9. Princess Friederike of Solms-Braunfels

2. Franz-Alexander, 6th Prince of Isenburg

10. Count Alexander Mikhailovich Tolstoy

5. Countess Irina Aleksandrovna Tolstoya

11. Irina Mikhailovna Raievskya

1. Princess Sophie of Isenburg

12. Count Johann Wolfgang von Saurma, baron von und zu der Jeltsch

6. Count Johann Franz Achatius Maria von Saurma, baron von und zu der Jeltsch

13. Countess Karoline von Schaffgotsch genannt Semperfrei von und zu Kynast und Greiffenstein

3. Countess Christine von Saurma, baroness von und zu der Jeltsch

14. Count Ludwig von Maldeghem

7. Countess Maria Blanca von Maldeghem

15. Countess Marie Blanka Dezasse de Petit Verneuille

References

"Article 109". zum.de.
^ "Sophie The Princess of Prussia". Official website of the House of Hohenzollern. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.271–275.
"Prinzessin Sophie von Preussen" (in German). Prussian Royal Family website.
Troianovski, Anton (26 August 2011). "No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
Van der Kraat, Marion (25 August 2011). "Die preußische Prinzenhochzeit beginnt ganz privat". Welt.
"Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia and Sophie Princes: Germany Set for Its Own Royal Wedding". ABC News. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
Peiffer, Kim (31 August 2011). "Princess Sophie of Isenburg's Wedding Dress: All the Details". People. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
Troianovski, Anton (26 August 2011). "No Titles, No Subjects, No Problem: Germans Join Royal Wedding Craze". WSJ. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
Liston, Enjoli (27 August 2011). "Kaiser Wilhelm junior gives Germany its own royal wedding". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
"Kaiser heir weds princess in Potsdam". The Local. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
Charlot Brutscher (20 September 2017). "Georg Friedrich & Sophie von Preußen: Ihre Zwillinge sind so groß geworden!". BUNTE.de. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

Notes

In 1919 royalty and nobility were mandated to lose their privileges in Germany, hereditary titles were to be legally borne thereafter only as part of the surname, according to of the Weimar Constitution.

Titles in pretence
Sophie, Princess of Prussia House of IsenburgBorn: 9 May 1909
VacantTitle last held byGrand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia	— TITULAR — German Empress Queen of Prussia 25 August 2011 – persent Reason for succession failure: German monarchies abolished in 1918	Incumbent

v t e Prussian princesses by marriage
Generations indicate marriage to descendants Frederick I, the first King of Prussia
1st generation	Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
2nd generation	Duchess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel Margravine Elisabeth Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt
3rd generation	Duchess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick Landgravine Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
4th generation	Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg
5th generation	Princess Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princess Marianne of the Netherlands Princess Luise of Anhalt-Bernburg
6th generation	Victoria, Princess Royal Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
7th generation	Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
8th generation	Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Ina Marie von Bassewitz Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt
9th generation	Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia Princess Magdalena Reuss of Köstritz Lady Brigid Katherine Rachel Guinness Princess Henriette of Schönaich-Carolath
10th generation	Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia
11th generation	Princess Sophie of Isenburg

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