Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern

Queen of Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg (1715–1797)

Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern (8 November 1715 – 13 January 1797) was Queen consort of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 as the spouse of Frederick the Great. By birth, she was a daughter of Ferdinand Albrecht II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Antoinette Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; her sister Juliane von Braunschweig-Bevern was queen of Denmark. Elisabeth Christine was the longest serving queen of Prussia. Her marriage was without issue.

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