(1879-02-02)2 February 1879 Oldenburg Castle, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, German Empire
Died
29 March 1964(1964-03-29) (aged 85) Westerstede, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Spouse
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
(m. 1906; div. 1926)
Harald von Hedemann
(m. 1927)
Names
German: Sophie Charlotte
House
Holstein-Gottorp
Father
Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Mother
Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia
Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg (German: Sophie Charlotte; 2 February 1879 – 29 March 1964) was a member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp. She was the only surviving child of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg by his first wife Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia.
Sophia Charlotte ("Lotte") is best known for her unhappy and well-publicized marriage to Prince Eitel Friedrich, second son of Wilhelm II, German Emperor. The marriage later led to divorce; Sophia Charlotte would remarry a few years later to Harald van Hedemann, a former police officer.
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