German Nobility. Third wife of King Friedrich I. of Prussia. After the death of his second wife Sophie Charlotte of Hanover and the only child of his first wife, he was urged to marry again. He choose the 23 old daughter of Duke Friedrich I. of Mecklenburg. They were married Nov. 28, 1708 in the Berlin Castle. Her life at the court was influenced by plotting, hate and slandering against her. She failed to give birth to a heir to the throne. She retired and became the nurse of her husband. She got depressions and the first signs of a mental illness began to show. The marriage that had started as a harmonic one became stressed. Religious discussions about the 'true' faith strained the relationship furthermore. She was sent to the village of Perwenitz where her illness was treated. After the Kings death in 1713 she was sent back to her family and died mentally deranged in Schwerin.
German Nobility. Third wife of King Friedrich I. of Prussia. After the death of his second wife Sophie Charlotte of Hanover and the only child of his first wife, he was urged to marry again. He choose the 23 old daughter of Duke Friedrich I. of Mecklenburg. They were married Nov. 28, 1708 in the Berlin Castle. Her life at the court was influenced by plotting, hate and slandering against her. She failed to give birth to a heir to the throne. She retired and became the nurse of her husband. She got depressions and the first signs of a mental illness began to show. The marriage that had started as a harmonic one became stressed. Religious discussions about the 'true' faith strained the relationship furthermore. She was sent to the village of Perwenitz where her illness was treated. After the Kings death in 1713 she was sent back to her family and died mentally deranged in Schwerin.
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